Commonly Asked

Questions for ATP

Paper 6
Cambridge IGCSE™
Chemistry 0620

Compiled: by: Ahmed Bushry /sh. Maaungoodhoo School

PAPER 6 COMMONLY ASKED IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

FOR TEMPERATURE TYPE GRAPHS

1. Why should solid be heated gently and then strongly?
- Tube might crack
- Solid might spit out of the tube

2. why a copper can should not be used in place of the polystyrene cup in
these experiments?
- copper is a good conductor of heat
- so, more heat is lost to surroundings (temperature readings will be lower)

3. When doing the experiments, what would be the advantage of taking the
temperature readings every 15 seconds?
- more readings
- better / smoother graph

6. What happens to temperature if solution is left for 1 hour or 2 hours?

- Room temperature
- Because All heat will be lost to surrounding

7. How would the temperature changes differ if the experiments were

repeated using 80cm3 instead of 40cm3 of distilled water?
- half as much lower temperature change
- (Because) double the volume of water (so, takes more time to heat)

8. When carrying out the experiments, what would be a disadvantage of

taking the temperature readings only every 30 seconds?
• fewer data / less detail / fewer readings / graph not as good (better to take
readings like in 5 second interval, as fast & more as possible)

9. What is an improvement to the experiment?

- Use burette instead of measuring cylinder because it is more accurate
- Use polystyrene cup to minimize heat loss (to surrounding)
- Use lid (if polystyrene cup is used) to prevent heat loss

10. How to improve RELIABLITY of the experiments?

- Repeat the experiment and take average AND compare

: by: Ahmed Bushry /sh. Maaungoodhoo School

Compiled
9. What are advantages and disadvantages of using following equipment?

Advantage Disadvantage
Measuring cylinder
Not accurate
easy and quick to use
(as burette/ pipette)

Advantage Disadvantage
Burette
More accurate than measuring (not as fast as using a
cylinder measuring cylinder)

Advantage Disadvantage
Pipette Inaccurate (difficulty) in time
More accurate than measuring
measurement
cylinder
Slower

Advantage Disadvantage
Beaker
Easy to use Difficult to swirl, mix and shake

Advantage Disadvantage
Conical flask
Easy to swirl, mix and shake

1. Why is cotton wool used on flask?

- It prevents escape (spitting out) of acid
- Allows gas to escape

3. How to clean a metal?

- Use sand paper (this must be done for metal rods before electrolysis)
 FOR RATE OF REACTION TYPE GRAPHS

1. Why should solid be crushed?

- It increases surface area for faster rate of reaction

2. What is the purpose of glass rod?

- To mix and speed up the dissolving of solids

3. Explain in terms of particles, why rate of reaction was greatest in this

experiment (IF CONCENTRATION IS CHANGED FOR SOLUTIONS)?
- More particles of (eg:thiosulfate) per unit volume
- so, more frequent collisions between particles, so rate is highest

4.. Explain in terms of particles, why rate of reaction was greatest in this
experiment (IF TEMPERATURE IS CHANGED IN EXPERIMENT)?
- At higher temperature, particles get more energy and move faster
- so, more frequent collisions between particles, so rate is highest

5. Suggest the effect on the results of using a 100cm3 conical flask instead of
a 250cm3 conical flask. Explain your answer.
- less time taken for color to appear (cross or text to disappear)
- (Because) the 100cm3 conical flask will have more depth

6. State why a 25.0 cm3 pipette could not be used to measure the volume of
something in an experiment.
- pipette measures a fixed volume / 25cm3. only

7. Suggest why it is important to replace the bung in the conical flask

immediately after adding the magnesium ribbon.
- to minimise gas loss / escape

8. What is an improvement to the experiment?

- Use burette instead of measuring cylinder because it is more accurate

9. How to improve RELIABLITY of the experiments?

- Repeat the experiment and take average AND compare
 10. Why is this experiment done in fume cupboard?
- It releases harmful gases that are toxic

11. Why should solid be crushed?

- It increases surface area for faster rate of reaction

12. What is the purpose of ice or cold water?

- To Cool down the gas and condense back it to liquid

13. Suggest why it is important to replace the bung in the conical flask
immediately after adding the magnesium ribbon.
- to minimise gas loss / escape

22. State the advantage of measuring the volume of gas collected every 10
seconds rather than every 20 seconds.
- more readings /data
- better / smoother graph

23. Suggest how would you use limewater to test the gas produced in
a reaction [3 marks]
- use a delivery tube /
• to bubble / pass gas through limewater
• in second test-tube / flask

15. How to carry out flame test?

- Use clean wire to put solid sample into the blue hot flame of
bunsen burner - observe the color of flame

17. What is the purpose of the suction pump

• to suck gases

1. Why is cotton wool used on flask?

- It prevents escape (spitting out) of acid
- Allows gas to escape

3. How to clean a metal?

- Use sand paper (this must be done for metal rods before electrolysis)
 : by: Ahmed Bushry /sh. Maaungoodhoo School
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Paper 6 – Common Important questions on Titration

1. What is the purpose of titration

- to prepare soluble salts of group 1 or 2
- to find volume or concentration of acid or alkali needed for neutralization
reaction

2. Name a suitable indicator that can be used in titration

- methyl orange
- thymolphthalein

3. Why universal indicator is not suitable to use in titration?

- it does not give a sharp color change

4. Name the color change of indicator used during titration

If conical flask has alkali If conical flask has acid
Methyl orange Yellow to orange Red orange to yellow
Thymolphthalein Blue to colorless Colorless to blue

5. Name the main equipment used in titration

- volumetric pipette
- burette
- conical flask
- indicator (methyl orange or thymolphthalein)

6. What readings do must take during a titration?

- Initial reading of burette
- final reading of burette
7. what is effect on results or volume, if alkali is warmed during titration? why?
- no effect
- temperature does not affect concentration, it only affects rate

8. Why is conical flask rinsed with distilled water before experiment 2?

- to clean and remove residue (impurities) from experiment 1

9. what will be effect on results, if conical flask was rinsed with distilled water?
- No effect
- it does not change the moles (amount) of alkali added.
(moles of alkali added is still same)

10.What will be effect on results, if conical flask was rinsed with alkali?
- If rinsed with alkali,
- it will increase the moles (amount) of alkali added, so more volume of acid
solution will be needed

11.What will be effect on results, if conical flask was not dried after rinsing with
distilled water? why?
- No effect even if not dried
- Because, it does not change the moles (amount) of alkali added.
(moles of alkali added is still same)

12.Why is a white tile used in titration?

- to see the colour change clearly/easily/accurately/better

13.Identify a mistake student made during the titration?

- mistake was to use a measuring cylinder
- student should use volumetric pipette or burette to measure volume
14.Suggest how accuracy of the titration experiment can be improved?
- Use a volumetric pipette or burette to measure volume
- because it is more accurate than using a measuring cylinder

15. Suggest how reliability of titration results can be checked?

- Repeat the experiment, take average (or mean) and compare

16. Why using 50cm3 or more of solution can cause a problem

- This is more volume than that can fit into burette
- so, will have to use two burettes

17. Suggest a different method, other than titration to find concentration of acid
or alkali solutions
- Any (one) of below methods is acceptable

Precipitate • add equal volume of dilute hydrochloric acid

method • measure mass / height of precipitate formed
(most important • - more mass/ height of precipitate is the one which is more
method) concentrated

• use a pH meter
pH method • to measure pH of the solutions
• highest pH is the one which is more concentrated

• add equal volume of dilute hydrochloric acid

Temperature • measure temperature change using thermometer
method • highest temperature change is the one which is more
concentrated

18. Why do we rinse the burette (not conical flask) with hydrochloric acid
before experiment 2?
- to remove water (in burette)