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1. The equation for the reaction between aqueous lead(II) ink?

nitrate and aqueous potassium iodide is shown. A chromatography B distillation C filtration D freezing
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Pb(NO3)2(aq) + 2KI(aq)  PbI2(s) + 2KNO3(aq)
6 .A sample of a pure compound is heated until it is completely
Colourless colourless yellow colourless molten and the compound is then allowed to cool until it is
Which method could be used to separate the products? completely solid again. The graph shows how the temperature
A chromatography B crystallisation of the compound changes with time.
C distillation D filtration
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2 . A gas Y, is less dense than air, very soluble in water
and is an alkali. Which method is used to collect a dry
sample of the gas?

When are liquid and solid both present?

A P to Q and R to S B P to Q
C Q to R D R to S
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7 .What is the most suitable way of investigating the different food
colourings in some drinks?
A crystallization B filtration
C fractional distillation D paper chromatography
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8. A gas, X, is less dense than air and insoluble in water.
Which method cannot be used to collect the gas?

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3. Aqueous hydrogen peroxide undergoes catalytic decomposition as
shown in the equation below.
2H2O2(aq)  2H2O(l) + O2(g)
The diagram shows part of the apparatus used to measure the rate of
decomposition.

Which piece of apparatus is connected at position X?

A burette B gas syringe w03/q2
C measuring cylinder D pipette
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4. A mixture of two substances is spotted on to a piece of A It freezes at exactly 0oC.
chromatography paper. The paper was inserted into a beaker containing B It turns anhydrous copper(II) sulphate blue.
a liquid. C It turns cobalt(II) chloride paper pink.
D When it evaporates, it leaves no residue.
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10. At which temperature does a concentrated aqueous
solution of sodium chloride begin to boil?
A 96oC B 99oC C 100oC D 104oC
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11. The diagram
shows the
chromatogram of S o lv e n t f r o n t four
For separation of the substances to occur the mixture must
different sugars
A be placed so that the spot is just below the level of the liquid.
using the same
B be soluble in the liquid.
solvent. Glucose has
C contain substances of the same Rf values.
an Rf value of 0.5.
D contain substances that are coloured.
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Which sugar is
5. Which of the following is the best method of obtaining pure water from glucose?
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12. The diagram shows 15. The diagram shows a simple laboratory apparatus for the
apparatus used to separate preparation and collection of a dry gas.
hexane (boiling point, 70oC) and
heptane (boiling point,
98oC).

Which graph would be

obtained if the temperature at
point T was plotted against the
total volume
of distillate collected?

What is the gas?

A carbon dioxide B chlorine C hydrogen D hydrogen
chloride
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16. Gas X
• has no effect either on damp red litmus paper or on damp
blue litmus paper,
• puts out both a glowing splint and a burning splint.
What is gas X?
A ammonia B carbon dioxide C chlorine D nitrogen
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17. A test-tube containing a liquid X is placed in a beaker of
boiling water. The liquid X starts to boil immediately.
What is the boiling point of liquid X?
A 100 °C
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13. The table gives data about four substances. C between 0 °C and room temperature
Which substance has particles in a disorderly arrangement at room D between room temperature and 100 °C
temperature? w07/q1
melting point / oC boiling point /oC 18. Oxygen was prepared from hydrogen peroxide and
A –114 –80 collected as shown in the diagram.
B 120 445 2H2O2  2H2O + O2
C 750 1407
D 1610 2230
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14. Substance X melts at 53oC and boils at 100oC. It does not dissolve in
water and it does not react with water. Which diagram shows the method
most suitable for separating X from a mixture of X and water?

The first few tubes of gas were rejected because the gas was
contaminated by
A water vapour. B hydrogen peroxide.
C hydrogen. D nitrogen.
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19. The table shows the boiling points of the elements found in
a sample of liquid air.
eleme argon helium neon nitroge oxygen
nt n
boiling –186 –269 –246 –196 –183
point /
°C
w05/q2 Which elements would be gaseous at –190 °C?
A argon, helium and nitrogen B argon, nitrogen and
oxygen

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C helium, neon and nitrogen D helium, neon and oxygen A A gaseous X molecule has a lower mass than a liquid X
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B Energy is released when X changes from liquid to solid.
20. Which method could be used to obtain charcoal from a C Liquid X is at a higher temperature than solid X.
mixture of powdered charcoal with sodium chloride? D Liquid X molecules vibrate about fixed positions.
A chromatography B filtration after shaking w09/q4
with water
C heating the mixture D distillation
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21. The diagram shows a chromatogram of several inks.

Which statement is correct?

A Black ink can be made by mixing green, red and yellow inks.
B Brown ink can be made by mixing blue and red inks.
C Yellow ink can be used to make brown ink.
D Yellow ink may be present in green ink.
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22. The oxidation of ethanol to ethanoic acid is often carried
out in the apparatus shown.

What is the purpose of the condenser?

A to prevent air reacting with the ethanoic acid
B to prevent any ethanol from escaping
C to prevent the ethanoic acid changing back to ethanol
D to prevent the ethanoic acid reacting with the ethanol
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23. The conical flask contains compound X which is present in
solid, liquid and gaseous states.

Which statement is correct?

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A1 Use the substances named in the table to answer the following (c) In a light bulb, the tungsten wire may get so hot that it melts and
questions. name of substance breaks. This graph shows the heating curve for tungsten.

melting boiling point % by volume in

point /°C / °C clean air
argon –189 –186 0.93
carbon dioxide Sublimes at –78 0.03
helium –270 –269 0.0005
nitrogen –210 –196 78.03
oxygen –219 –183 20.99
(a) (i) Name a monatomic gas.

(ii) Name the gas used in the Haber Process to make ammonia.

(iii) Which substances are liquids at –187 °C?

(iv) Name the substance which is a liquid over the largest range of
temperature. (i) Use the graph to give the boiling point of tungsten.

Box A represents the arrangement of particles in carbon dioxide

at –79 °C. (ii) Predict the temperature when the tungsten wire breaks.
(v) Draw a diagram in box B to show the arrangement of particles in
carbon dioxide at –77 °C.

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The percentage amounts of the same gases were measured in air from a
crowded classroom.
(b) (i) Name one gas whose percentage is higher in air from a crowded
classroom.

(ii) Name one gas whose percentage is lower in air from a crowded
classroom.

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