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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education

0620/61

Paper 6 Alternative to Practical

October/November 2012
1 hour

Candidates answer on the Question Paper.

No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part
question.
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This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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A student reacted dry ammonia gas with hot copper(II) oxide.

The apparatus used is shown below.
The equation for the reaction is
2NH3 + 3CuO 3Cu + N2 + 3H2O

copper(II) oxide
dry
ammonia
gas

nitrogen and
water vapour

(a) Indicate with an arrow where the heat is applied.

[1]

(b) The colour of the copper(II) oxide would change

from ............................... to ...............................

[2]

(c) Draw a labelled diagram to show how liquid water could be obtained from the water
vapour produced.

[2]
(d) Suggest the effect of nitrogen on a lighted splint.
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Electricity was passed through aqueous copper(II) sulfate using inert electrodes as shown in
the diagram below.
Copper was deposited at one of the electrodes.

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aqueous
copper(II)
sulfate
(a) Name a suitable material for the electrodes.
..................................................................................................................................... [1]
(b) At which electrode was copper deposited?
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(c) Give one other observation seen during the electrolysis.
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The electrode at which copper was deposited was removed at intervals, washed, dried and
weighed.
The results are shown in the table on page 4.
(d) (i) Suggest how the electrode was washed?
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(ii) How could the electrode be dried quickly?
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Table of results
mass of
electrode / g

total increase
in mass / g

3.75

0.00

10

4.00

0.25

20

4.25

0.50

30

4.50

40

4.75

50

4.90

60

4.90

70

4.90

time / min

(e) Complete the table by calculating the total increase in mass for the remaining time
intervals.
[1]
(f) Plot the points on the grid below. Draw a graph with two intersecting straight lines.
1.20

1.00

0.80
total
increase
in mass / g
0.60

0.40

0.20

0.00
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

time / min
[3]
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(g) Suggest why the last three readings were the same.
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A student carried out an experiment to find the mass of magnesium oxide formed when
magnesium burns in air.
A strip of magnesium ribbon was loosely coiled and placed in a weighed crucible, which was
then reweighed.
The crucible was heated strongly for several minutes. During the heating, the crucible lid was
lifted and replaced several times as in the diagram below.

crucible

heat
The magnesium was converted into magnesium oxide. After cooling, the crucible and contents
were reweighed.
(a) Describe the appearance of the
(i) magnesium .......................................................................................................... [1]
(ii) magnesium oxide. ............................................................................................... [1]
(b) Name the element that reacted with the magnesium.
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(c) Why was the lid lifted during heating?
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(d) Suggest why the mass of the magnesium oxide was found to be lower than expected.
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A student investigated the speed of reaction when iodine was produced by the reaction of
solution L with potassium iodide at different temperatures.

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Five experiments were carried out.

Experiment 1
A burette was filled with the aqueous solution L to the 0.0 cm3 mark.
10.0 cm3 of solution L was added from the burette into a boiling tube and the initial temperature
of the solution was measured.
Using a measuring cylinder, 5 cm3 of aqueous potassium iodide and 3 cm3 of aqueous sodium
thiosulfate were poured into a second boiling tube. Starch solution was added to this boiling
tube and the mixture shaken.
The mixture in the second boiling tube was added to the solution L, shaken and the clock
started. These chemicals reacted to form iodine which reacted with the starch. When a blue
colour appeared, the clock was stopped and the time measured and recorded in the table.
The final temperature of the mixture was measured.
Experiment 2
Experiment 1 was repeated but solution L was heated to about 40 C. The temperature of the
solution was measured before adding the mixture in the second boiling tube.
When a blue colour appeared, the clock was stopped and the time measured and recorded
in the table. The final temperature of the mixture was measured.
Experiment 3
Experiment 2 was repeated, heating solution L to about 50 C.
Experiment 4
Experiment 2 was repeated, heating solution L to about 60 C.
Experiment 5
Experiment 2 was repeated, heating solution L to about 70 C.

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(a) Use the thermometer diagrams in the table to record the temperatures and complete the
table.

experiment

final
initial
average
thermometer
thermometer
temperature temperature
temperature
diagram
diagram
/ C
/ C
/ C
30

30

25

25

20

20

45

30

40

25

35

20

50

45

45

40

40

35

65

45

60

40

55

35

75

50

70

45

65

40

time / s

215

105

60

40

35

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(b) Plot the results on the grid below and draw a smooth line graph.
250

200

time / s

150

100

50

0
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

average temperature / C
[5]
(c) From your graph, work out the time taken for the blue colour to appear if solution L was
heated to 80 C. The final temperature of the reaction mixture was 64 C.
Show clearly on the grid how you obtained your answer.
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(d) Suggest the purpose of the starch solution in the experiments.
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(e) (i) In which experiment was the reaction speed fastest?
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(ii) Explain, using ideas about particles, why this experiment was the fastest.
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(f) Predict the effect on the time and speed of the reaction in Experiment 5 if it was repeated
using a less concentrated solution of L.
time ...................................................................................................................................
speed .......................................................................................................................... [2]
(g) Why was a burette used to measure solution L instead of a measuring cylinder?
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A mixture of two solids, M and N, was analysed.

Solid M was zinc sulfate which is water-soluble and solid N was insoluble.
The tests on the mixture, and some of the observations, are in the table.
Complete the observations in the table.
tests

observations

Distilled water was added to the mixture in a

boiling tube and shaken. The contents of the
tube were filtered and the filtrate and residue
kept for the following tests.

tests on the filtrate

The filtrate was divided into four portions.

(a) (i)

(ii)

Drops of aqueous sodium hydroxide

were added to the first portion of the
filtrate.
Excess aqueous sodium hydroxide
was then added.

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Drops of aqueous ammonia were

added to the second portion of the
filtrate.
Excess aqueous ammonia was then
added.

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(b) About 1 cm3 of dilute nitric acid followed

by silver nitrate solution was added to the
third portion of the filtrate.

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(c) About 1 cm3 of dilute nitric acid followed by

barium nitrate solution was added to the
fourth portion of the filtrate.

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observations

tests on the residue

(d) Appearance of the residue.

black solid

(e) Dilute hydrochloric acid was added to

a little of the residue. The mixture was
heated and the gas given off was tested
with damp blue litmus paper.

effervescence
pungent gas, bleached litmus paper

(f) Aqueous hydrogen peroxide was added

to a little of the residue. The gas given off
was tested.

effervescence
glowing splint relit

(g) Identify the gas given off in test (e).

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(h) Identify the gas given off in test (f).
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(i) What conclusions can you draw about solid N?
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Which is the more pure - limestone or marble?

Calcium carbonate is found in limestone and in marble. All carbonates react with hydrochloric
acid to form chlorides. Calcium carbonate is insoluble in water but calcium chloride is water
soluble.
Most impurities in limestone and marble are insoluble.
Plan an experiment to find out which of limestone and marble contain most insoluble impurities.
You are provided with common laboratory apparatus.
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