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CHEMISTRY0620/63
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical May/June 2020

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INFORMATION
●● The total mark for this paper is 40.
●● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

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1 A sample of rock salt contains sodium chloride and sand.

Sodium chloride is soluble in water. Sand is insoluble in water.

A student obtained dry crystals of pure sodium chloride from a lump of rock salt.
These are some of the steps the student used.

step 1 step 2 step 3

sand
rock salt
A B

grind the rock salt add the rock salt to water and heat filter the mixture
into smaller pieces while stirring with a glass rod

(a) Name the apparatus labelled A in step 1.

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(b) Explain why the mixture is heated and stirred in step 2.

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(c) (i) Name the apparatus labelled B in step 3.

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(ii) State the scientific term for the sand left on the filter paper in step 3.

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(d) Describe what the student must do after step 3 to obtain dry crystals of pure sodium chloride.

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2 A student investigated the temperature change when aqueous sodium hydroxide neutralises dilute
hydrochloric acid. The equation for the reaction is shown.

NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O

Eight experiments were done.


Experiment 1
●● A polystyrene cup was placed into a 250 cm3 beaker for support.
●● Using a measuring cylinder, 5 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide was poured into the polystyrene
cup.
●● Using a measuring cylinder, 45 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid was poured into the polystyrene
cup.
●● The mixture was stirred and the maximum temperature reached was measured using a
thermometer.
●● The polystyrene cup was rinsed with distilled water.

Experiment 2
Experiment 1 was repeated using 10 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 40 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 3
Experiment 1 was repeated using 15 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 35 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 4
Experiment 1 was repeated using 20 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 30 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 5
Experiment 1 was repeated using 30 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 20 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 6
Experiment 1 was repeated using 35 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 15 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 7
Experiment 1 was repeated using 40 cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 10 cm3 of
●● 
dilute hydrochloric acid.


Experiment 8
●●  cm3 of aqueous sodium hydroxide and 5 
Experiment 1 was repeated using 45  cm3 of
dilute hydrochloric acid.

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(a) Use the information in the description of the experiments and the thermometer diagrams to
complete the table.

volume of volume of dilute highest

thermometer
experiment aqueous sodium hydrochloric acid temperature
diagram
hydroxide / cm3 / cm3 reached / °C
30

1 5 25

20

30

2 10 25

20

30

3 15 25

20

30

4 20 25

20

30

5 30 25

20

30

6 35 25

20

30

7 40 25

20

30

8 45 25

20

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(b) Plot the results from Experiments 1 to 8 on the grid. Draw two straight lines through the points.
Extend your straight lines so that they cross.

34

32

30

highest
temperature 28
reached / °C

26

24

22
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
volume of aqueous sodium hydroxide / cm3
[4]

(c) 
The point on the graph where the two straight lines cross is where all of the
aqueous sodium hydroxide reacts with all of the dilute hydrochloric acid to form a neutral
solution.

(i) 
Use your graph to deduce the volume of aqueous sodium hydroxide and the volume of
dilute hydrochloric acid that react together to produce a neutral solution.
Show your working on the grid.

 volume of aqueous sodium hydroxide = .............................. cm3

 volume of dilute hydrochloric acid = .............................. cm3

[3]

(ii) 
Use your graph to determine the highest temperature reached if the volumes in (c)(i)
were mixed together.

 highest temperature reached = .............................. [2]

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(iii) Which solution, aqueous sodium hydroxide or dilute hydrochloric acid, was the most
concentrated?
Use your answer to (c)(i) to explain why.

most concentrated solution ..................................................................................................

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

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[1]

(d) 
On the graph, sketch the lines you would expect to obtain if a copper can was used instead of
a polystyrene cup. [2]

(e) Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using a burette, instead of a measuring cylinder,
to add the dilute hydrochloric acid directly into the polystyrene cup.

advantage ...................................................................................................................................

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disadvantage ..............................................................................................................................

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[2]

(f) How could the reliability of the results of this investigation be checked?

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3 Two solids, solid N and solid P, were analysed.

Tests were done on each solid.

tests on solid N

Tests were done and the following observations made.

tests on solid N observations

Solid N was dissolved in distilled water to

produce solution N. The solution was divided
into three equal portions in three boiling tubes.

test 1

Aqueous sodium hydroxide was added slowly white precipitate formed,

until in excess to the first portion of solution N. the precipitate dissolved in excess aqueous
sodium hydroxide forming a colourless solution

test 2

Aqueous ammonia was added slowly until in white precipitate formed,

excess to the second portion of solution N. the precipitate dissolved in excess aqueous
ammonia forming a colourless solution

test 3

Aluminium foil and aqueous sodium hydroxide effervescence was seen,

were added to the third portion of solution N. the damp red litmus paper turned blue
The mixture was heated using a Bunsen burner.
Any gas produced was tested with damp red
litmus paper.

(a) Name the gas given off in test 3.

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(b) Identify solid  N.

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tests on solid P

Solid  P was potassium iodide.

Complete the expected observations.

(c) Describe the appearance of solid P.

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(d) A flame test was done on solid P.

observations ......................................................................................................................... [1]

(e) Solid  P was dissolved in distilled water to produce solution P. Solution P was divided into three
equal portions in three test-tubes.

(i) About 1 cm depth of dilute nitric acid and a few drops of aqueous silver nitrate were added
to the first portion of solution P.

observations ........................................................................................................................

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(ii) About 1 cm depth of dilute nitric acid and a few drops of aqueous barium nitrate were
added to the second portion of solution P.

observations ........................................................................................................................

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(iii) A few drops of aqueous bromine were added to the third portion of solution P.

observations ........................................................................................................................

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4 Stayclean and Brightwhite are two brands of washing powder. Both contain sodium carbonate.
 Sodium carbonate is soluble in water and reacts with dilute sulfuric acid to produce
carbon dioxide gas.

Plan an investigation to determine which of the two washing powders, Stayclean or Brightwhite,
contains the greatest percentage of sodium carbonate.

You are provided with samples of the two washing powders and common laboratory apparatus and
chemicals.

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