PROGRAM SKOR A* CHEMISTRY IGCSE 2021- SLOT 6 : 24 Sept2021 Chapter 11: Air & Water

PROGRAM SKOR A* CHEMISTRY IGCSE 2021

Chapter 11: Air and Water
11.1 Water
11.2 Air
11.3 Nitrogen and Fertilizers
11.4 Carbon dioxide and Methane

SECTION A: MULTIPLE - CHOICE QUESTIONS

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SECTION B: SHORT-ANSWER AND STRUCTURED QUESTIONS

QUESTION 1

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QUESTION 2

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QUESTION 6

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QUESTION 7

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Exercise Paper 2(Multiple choice question)

Sulphur and Carbonates

Oct/Nov 2004 0620/01 Q34
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May/June 2007 0620/01 Q36

2. When limestone is heated very strongly in air, lime is made.
What is the formula of limestone and of lime?

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Oct/Nov 2007 0620/01 Q36

3 When calcium carbonate is heated, compound X and a gas are formed.
What is the name of X and what is its use?

Mei/Jun 2015 0620/12 Q34

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Oct/Nov 2016 0620/21 Q33

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Oct/Nov 2016 0620/21 Q34

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Oct/Nov 2016 0620/22 Q33

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Mei/Jun 2021 0620/21 Q31

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Exercise Paper 4 Particulate Nature of Matter

Sulphur and Carbonates

Oct/Nov 2011 0620/32 Q2

1. Sulfur is needed for the production of sulfuric acid. Two of the major sources of
sulfur are
● underground deposits of the element sulfur,
● sulfur compounds from natural gas and petroleum.
(a) Explain why sulfur and its compounds are removed from these fuels before they
are burned.
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(b) Sulfur dioxide is made by spraying molten sulfur into air. The sulfur ignites and
sulfur dioxide is formed. (i) Suggest why molten sulfur is used in the form of a fi ne
spray.
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.............................................................................................................................. [2]

(ii) Explain why traces of sulfur dioxide act as a preservative in fruit juices.
.............................................................................................................................. [1]

(iii) State another use of sulfur dioxide.

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(c) Describe how sulfur dioxide is changed into sulfur trioxide. Give the reaction
conditions and an equation.
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(d) Complete the following equations for the formation of sulfuric acid from sulfur
trioxide.
SO3 + ............... → H2S2O7
H2S2O7 + ………. → ..........H2 SO4 [2]

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Oct/Nov 2013 0620/33 Q4

2. Sulfuric acid is a strong acid. Hexanesulfonic acid is also a strong acid. It has similar
properties to sulfuric acid.
(a) Sulfonic acids are made from alkanes and oleum, H2S2O7.
C6H14 + H2S2O7 → C6H13SO3H + H2SO4
(i) Describe how oleum is made from sulfur by the Contact process. Give equations
and reaction conditions.
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May/June 2015 0620/33 Q3

3. Quicklime, which is calcium oxide, is made by heating limestone in a furnace.

The reaction does not come to equilibrium.

(a) Suggest why the conversion to calcium oxide is complete.
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(b) Calcium hydroxide, slaked lime, is made from calcium oxide. Write an equation
for this reaction.
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(c) Calculate the maximum mass of calcium oxide which could be made from 12.5
tonnes of calcium carbonate. 1 tonne = 1 × 106 g.
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(d) Limestone is used in agriculture to reduce the acidity of soil and for the
desulfurisation of fl ue gases in power stations. (i) Most crops thrive in soils whose
pH is close to 7. Calcium carbonate, which is insoluble in water, and calcium oxide,
which is slightly soluble in water, are both used to reduce the acidity of soils.
Suggest two advantages of using calcium carbonate for this purpose.
1. ..................................................................................................................................
2. ............................................................................................................................. [2]

(ii) Explain the chemistry of desulfurisation of flue gases.

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(iii) Give one other use of calcium carbonate.

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May/June 2016 0620/33 Q7

4. (d) Sulfuric acid is a compound.

(i) What is the meaning of the term compound?
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(ii) Sulfur is used to make sulfuric acid. Give one source of sulfur.
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(iii) Sulfur is oxidised by air to form sulfur dioxide. Give one use of sulfur dioxide.
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May/June 2016 0620/41 Q5

5. Sulfuric acid is produced by the Contact process. The steps of the Contact process
are shown.

(a) Sulfur is a common starting material for the Contact process. Name a source of
sulfur.
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(b) Describe step 2, giving reaction conditions and a chemical equation. Reference
to reaction rate and yield is not required
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(c) Step 3 involves adding sulfur trioxide to concentrated sulfuric acid to form oleum.
Complete the chemical equation for this reaction.
H2SO4 + SO3 → ................................ [1]

(d) Dilute sulfuric acid is a typical acid. A student adds excess dilute sulfuric acid to
a sample of solid copper(II) carbonate in a test-tube. (i) Give three observations the
student would make.
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(ii) Give the names of all products formed.

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Feb/Mac 2017 0620/32 Q2

6. The diagram shows a blast furnace for extracting iron.

(a) (i) On the diagram write

● the letter A to show where air is blown into the furnace

● the letter W to show where waste gases exit the furnace. [2]

(ii) How do you know from the information in the diagram that slag is less dense than

molten iron?

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(b) Limestone (calcium carbonate) is one of the raw materials added to the blast

furnace. Calcium carbonate undergoes thermal decomposition in the blast furnace.

(i) What is meant by the term thermal decomposition?

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(ii) Complete the chemical equation for this reaction. CaCO3 →CaO + ............... [1]

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Feb/Mac 2018 0620/42 Q3

7. Limestone rock is mainly calcium carbonate, CaCO3.

The ‘limestone cycle’ is shown. Each step is numbered.

a) (i) Complete the box to give the chemical name and formula of lime. [2]

(ii) Which step involves a physical change?

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(iii) What type of reaction is step 1?

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(iv) Suggest how step 2 could be reversed.

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(v) Write a chemical equation for step 4.

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(b) Dolomite is a similar rock to limestone. Dolomite contains magnesium carbonate,

MgCO3. Write a chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium carbonate

and dilute nitric acid.

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