IGCSE CHEMISTRY ASSIGNMENT 01

IGCSE Chemistry Assignment One

Name:………………………………………………………………. Max. Mark: 48 Your Mark: ............. = ………… %

Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Use black ink throughout.

The first 15 questions should be answered by drawing a circle around the letter next to the correct
answer.

Remember: the marks will act as a guide as to how much you need to write. If an answer is worth
two marks you will need to state two facts, or one fact and an explanation.

In any questions involving calculations you may use a calculator and, in these questions, it is very
important that you show your working and explain how you arrived at the answer.

1. The diagrams show the arrangement of the particles in three different physical states of
substance X.

Which statement about the physical states of substance X is correct?

A Particles in state 1 vibrate about fixed positions.

B State 1 changes to state 2 by diffusion.

C State 2 changes directly to state 3 by condensation.

D The substance in state3 has a fixed volume.

(1 mark)

2. An aqueous solution is coloured. Which method of separation would show that the solution
contained ions of different colours?

A chromatography

B crystallisation

C distillation

D filtration

(1 mark)

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3. The table gives the solubility of four substances in ethanol and water. A mixture containing all
four substances is added to ethanol, stirred and filtered. The solid residue is then added to
water, stirred and filtered. The filtrate is evaporated to dryness, leaving a white solid.

Which is the white solid?

solubility in
ethanol water
A insoluble insoluble
B insoluble soluble
C soluble insoluble
D soluble soluble
(1 mark)

4. Ethanol and water are completely miscible. This means that they form only one layer when they
are mixed together.

Which method is used to separate ethanol from water?

A crystallisation

B filtration

C fractional distillation

D precipitation

(1 mark)

5. The diagram shows the result of dropping a purple crystal into water.

Which processes take place in this experiment?

chemical reaction diffusing dissolving

A   
B   
C   
D   
(1 mark)

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6. The four pieces of apparatus shown below are used in chemical experiments.

Which statement about the apparatus is correct?

A The pipette measures the volume of a gas given off in a reaction.

B The thermometer measures the density of a solution.

C The measuring cylinder measures the mass of a substance used in an experiment.

D The burette measures the volume of liquid added during a titration.

(1 mark)

7. The diagram shows a cup of tea.

Which row describes the water particles in the air above the cup compared with the water
particles in the cup?

moving faster closer together

A  
B  
C  
D  
(1 mark)

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8. Which diagram shows the process of diffusion?

(1 mark)

9. Which method is most suitable to obtain zinc carbonate from a suspension of zinc carbonate in
water?

A crystallisation

B distillation

C evaporation

D filtration

(1 mark)

10. A student investigates how the concentration of an acid affects the speed of the reaction with a
0.5g mass of magnesium at 30oC.

The student has a beaker, concentrated acid, water and the apparatus below:

P a balance; Q a clock; R a measuring cylinder; S a thermometer

Which pieces of apparatus does the student use?

A P, Q and R only.

B P, Q and S only.

C Q, R and S only.

D P, Q, R and S.

(1 mark)

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11. When there is no wind, the scent of flowers can be detected more easily on a warm evening
than on a cold evening.

This is because the molecules of the scent ….1…. ….2…. than in colder conditions.

Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2.

gap 1 gap 2
A condense nearer to the flowers
B condense further from the flowers
C diffuse nearer to the flowers
D diffuse further from the flowers
(1 mark)

12. The boiling point of liquid X is lower than that of water. To test a student, a teacher covers up
the numbers on a thermometer. The student then places the thermometer in boiling liquid X.

The diagram represents part of the stem of the thermometer.

What could the temperature reading on the thermometer be?

A 75.5°C

B 84.5°C

C 104.5°C

D 105.5°C

(1 mark)

13. Some students are asked to describe differences between gases and liquids.

Three of their suggestions are:

Which suggestions are correct?

A 1 only

B 2 only

C 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3

(1 mark)

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14. A coloured liquid vaporises easily at room temperature. Some of this liquid is placed at the
bottom of a sealed gas jar.

Which diagram shows the appearance of the jar after several hours?

(1 mark)

15. Measurements are made on some pure water: its boiling point; its freezing point and its pH.

Sodium chloride is now dissolved in the water and the measurements repeated.

Which measured values change?

boiling point freezing point pH

A   
B   
C   
D   
(1 mark)

16. The states of matter are solid, liquid and gas. The diagram below shows how the molecules are
arranged in these three states.

a. State the name given to the change of state labelled

i. A __________________________________

ii. B __________________________________

iii. C __________________________________

(3 marks)

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b. Which one of the following best describes the movement of the molecules in the liquid
state? Tick only one box.

The molecules are not moving from place to place

The molecules are sliding over each other
The molecules are moving freely
(1 mark)

c. When nitrogen dioxide is cooled it forms a yellow liquid and then pale yellow crystals. These
crystals are heated and the temperature is measured every minute. The following graph can
be drawn.

i. Describe the arrangement and movement of the molecules in the region A-B.

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ii. Name the change that occurs in the region B-C.

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(4 marks)
(Total 8 marks)

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17. The diagram below shows the apparatus used to separate a mixture of water, boiling point
100oC, and ethanol, boiling point 78oC.

a. Complete the boxes to name the apparatus. (2 marks)

b. Label the arrows on the condenser. (1 mark)

c. Identify one mistake in the apparatus.

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(1 mark)

d. Which liquid would collect first? Explain your answer.

___________________________________________________________________________

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(2 marks)

e. Why would it be better to use an electrical heater instead of a Bunsen Burner to heat the
water and ethanol mixture?

___________________________________________________________________________

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(1 mark)
(Total 7 marks)

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18. The diagram shows the changes of state when zinc vapour is cooled slowly to room
temperature.

Explain what happens during these changes in terms of:

 the distance between particles

 the type of motion shown by the particles

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(Total 4 marks)

19. A bottle of fizzy water stated that ‘when evaporated completely the mass of solid residue
remaining is 200mg/dm3 of water’.

Plan an experiment to check the mass of solid formed when the fizzy water is completely
evaporated. You are provided with a 500cm3 bottle of the water. You can use the space below
to draw a diagram of the apparatus you would use if you wish.

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(Total 4 marks)

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20. A student investigated the colours present in a fruit drink. The drink was tested to check that no
artificial colours had been added. The apparatus below was used.

a.
i. Name the method used. ____________________________________________________

(1 mark)

ii. Why is there a glass cover on the beaker?

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(1 mark)

b. When should the paper be removed from the beaker?

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(1 mark)

c. The diagram shows the results of the experiment.

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i. How many different coloured compounds were present in the fruit drink?

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(1 mark)

ii. Are there any of the artificial colours present in the fruit drink? Explain your answer.

________________________________________________________________________

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(2 marks)
(Total 6 marks)

21. Three dye mixtures, J, K and L were spotted onto a piece of chromatography paper. Three pure
dyes, X, Y and Z, were also spotted onto the same piece of paper. The diagram shows the result
of this chromatography.

a. Suggest why the base line was drawn using pencil and not in ink.

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(1 mark)

b. Which dye mixture, J, K or L, contains a dye which does not move during the
chromatography?

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(1 mark)

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c. Which dye mixture, J, K or L, contains both dye X and dye Y?

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(1 mark)

d. Which dye mixture, J, K or L, does not contain dye Z?

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(1 mark)
(Total 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR ASSIGNMENT 48 MARKS

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