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International General Certificate of Secondary Education

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE

CHEMISTRY 0620/6
PAPER 6 Alternative to Practical
Monday 13 NOVEMBER 2000 Morning 1 hour

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Additional materials:
Mathematical tables and/or calculator

TIME 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page.
Answer all questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
You may use a calculator.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE

This question paper consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.

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1 Pure water was obtained from salt water using the apparatus shown in the diagram.
topicexperimentaltechniques
topicpurification

water out

salt water
water in
heat
pure water

(a) Complete the boxes to name the 3 pieces of equipment. [3]

(b) Name the process used in this separation.

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(c) How would you test the liquid produced to show that it was pure water?

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result ...........................................................................................................................[2]

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2 The diagram shows the movement of the ions Na+ and Cl – during the electrolysis of molten
sodium chloride.
topicelectricityandchemistry
topicelectrolysis

Electrode A Electrode B

Na+

Cl–

Na+ Cl–

(a) Which electrode, A or B, is the positive electrode? Explain your choice.

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(b) Which ion is attracted to the cathode?

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(c) Name the two elements formed by the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride.

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(d) Give one expected observation during this electrolysis.

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3 A student investigated the solubility of potassium chlorate in water at various temperatures.
topicexperimentaltechniques
topicsolubility

Experiment 1

The student was provided with a clean boiling tube containing 5 g of potassium chlorate.
A burette was filled with pure water and 12.0 cm3 of water added to the boiling tube. The
mixture of potassium chlorate and water was heated carefully until all of the solid had
dissolved. The boiling tube was removed from the heat and the solution allowed to cool. The
solution was stirred with a thermometer.
The temperature at which crystals of solid first appeared was taken.

Experiment 2

From the burette, 1.0 cm3 more of water was added into the boiling tube and contents from
Experiment 1. The experiment was repeated exactly as before to find the temperature at
which crystals first appeared. The boiling tube was dipped for short periods of time in a
beaker of cold water to speed up the cooling.

Experiment 3

From the burette, 1.0 cm3 more of water was added into the boiling tube and contents from
Experiment 2. The experiment was repeated as before. This procedure was repeated for
Experiments 4 and 5 with two more successive additions of 1.0 cm3 of water.
At the end of Experiment 5, the total volume of water in the boiling tube was 16.0 cm3.

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Record, in the table, the total volume of water used for each experiment. Use the
thermometer diagrams to read the temperatures at which crystals first appear and record the
values in the table.

Table of results

total volume thermometer temperature at which

experiment
of water/cm3 diagrams crystals first appear/°C

80

1 12.0 75

70

80

2 75

70

70

3 65

60

70

4 65

60

60

5 55

50

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(a) Plot your results on the grid and draw a straight line graph. [4]

100

80
temperature at which crystals
first appear/ °C

60

40

20
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
total volume of water/ cm3

(b) (i) From your graph, find the temperature at which crystals of potassium chlorate
would first appear if the total volume of water in the solution was 11.0 cm3. Show
on the grid how you obtained your answer.

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(ii) Substance N is less soluble in water than potassium chlorate. Sketch on the grid
the straight line graph you would expect for N. Label this line. [2]

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(c) How would the student know when the potassium chlorate was completely dissolved in
the water?

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(d) Suggest, with a reason, how the results would be different if 2.5 g of potassium chlorate
were used instead of 5 g.

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(e) (i) Which result appears to be inaccurate?

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(ii) Explain one improvement which could be made to the experimental procedure to
obtain more accurate results.

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explanation ..............................................................................................................

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4 Two different solutions, O and P, were tested. The tests and some of the observations are in
the following table.
topicacids,basesandsalts
topicidentificationofionsandgases

Solution O was aqueous ammonia and solution P was a calcium salt dissolved in water.
Complete the observations in the table.

tests observations

Tests on solution O

(a) Appearance of solution O. ................................................................

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(b) Solution O was tested with Universal

Indicator paper. colour .....................................................

Record the pH. pH ......................................................[2]

(c) (i) To 1 cm3 of aqueous copper(II)

sulphate was added a few drops of
solution O. ................................................................

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(ii) An excess of solution O was added. ................................................................

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Tests on solution P.

(d) To 1 cm3 of solution P was added a no visible reaction

few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid
and then aqueous barium chloride.

(e) To 1 cm3 of solution P was added

aqueous sodium hydroxide drop by
drop with shaking. ................................................................

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An excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide

was added to the mixture. ............................................................[1]
To the mixture was added one spatula
measure of aluminium powder.
The mixture was boiled and the gas
tested with damp Universal Indicator
paper. paper turned blue

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tests observations

(f) To solution P was added solution O,

drop by drop with shaking. ................................................................

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An excess of solution O was added to
the mixture. ................................................................

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(g) What gas is given off in test (e)?

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(h) What conclusion can you draw about the identity of solution P?

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5 The following is an account of the preparation of zinc sulphate crystals, ZnSO4.7H2O.
topicacids,basesandsalts
topicpreparationofsalts

Pour 50 cm3 of dilute sulphuric acid into a small beaker. Warm the acid. Add a spatula
measure of zinc oxide and stir. Repeat until zinc oxide is in excess. Filter off the excess of
zinc oxide. Heat the filtrate until it is on the point of crystallising. Leave it to cool. When
crystals have formed, filter off the crystals and dry them with filter paper.

(a) Why is the acid heated?

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(b) Why is the mixture stirred with a glass rod and not a metal spatula?

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(c) Why does it not matter if the volume of sulphuric acid is not exactly 50 cm3?

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(d) Draw a diagram to represent the filtration apparatus.

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(e) How would you know that the point of crystallising had been reached?

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(f) Why are the crystals dried with a filter paper and not in an oven?

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(g) How would the method differ if zinc carbonate were used instead of zinc oxide?

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topicairandwater
topiccarbonates
Are egg shells pure calcium carbonate?
Calcium carbonate is found in egg shells. All carbonates react with hydrochloric acid to form
chlorides. Calcium carbonate is insoluble in water but calcium chloride is soluble. Most impurities
in egg shells are insoluble. Plan an experiment to find out if egg shells are 100% calcium
carbonate.

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