2 - Elemetns, Compounds and Mixtures
2 - Elemetns, Compounds and Mixtures
2 - Elemetns, Compounds and Mixtures
(a) The food dyes are placed on the paper about 2 cm up from the bottom
edge. Why is it important not to place them at the bottom of the paper?
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(b) State two observations you would make during the experiment.
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(c) At the end of the experiment the paper is removed and dried. The diagram
shows the paper.
(i) Measure the distance moved, in centimeters, by food dye R during the
experiment.
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(ii) Which of the food dyes P, Q, R and S are present in M?
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(iii) Food dyes P and S did not move very far. Suggest one change you could
make to this experiment to help them move further.
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(b) Each dye is made from one or more of the colours blue, red and yellow.
The student thinks that the result for one dye is incorrect.
Suggest which result is incorrect. Explain your answer.
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The incorrect result is .........................................................................................
because .............................................................................................................
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3) June 2013 Q (1)
The box shows some methods that can be used in separating mixtures.
From the box, select the best method for each of the separations.
You may use each method once, more than once or not at all.
(a) Removing sand from a mixture of sand and water.
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(b) Obtaining pure water from a salt solution.
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(c) Extracting the red dye from a sample of rose petals.
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(d) Separating the coloured dyes in a sample of green ink.
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(e) Obtaining ethanol (alcohol) from a mixture of ethanol and water.
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(b) Complete the table by placing ticks () next to the two food colourings that
are definitely safe to use.
Explain your answer.
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FR
FB
FG
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Balance mass
Stop clock S
Gas syringe
Ruler
Choose a substance from the box that best matches each description.
Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.
(a) Which substance is a mixture?
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10) Jan 2018 Q (1_a)
1 These pieces of apparatus are used in chemistry experiments.