AL NOOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

BRITISH SENIOR SECTION

PRE-MODEL EXAMINATION 2020 - 2021(E- Assessment)

Subject: CHEMISTRY Date: 2/2/2021

Grade: IGCSE Time: 45 Minutes

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

 Answer all questions on a separate A4 paper with margin on both the sides, page
numbers and your name class and division on all the pages you hand in.
 Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
 Do not use correction fluid.
 You can use a calculator wherever appropriate.
 You must write clearly the question number and show all necessary working clearly;
no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
 You will have to remain live in the Zoom meeting with your camera switched on while
taking the test. The camera should be kept at an angle to get the view of both the
student and the answer script.
 Scan all the pages with your smart phone using Scan App (Cam Scanner/ Adobe Scan)
in portrait only.
 If there is any technical issue in uploading, take the photograph of the entire script
and e-mail it to your subject teacher and try uploading later.
 The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

SECTION SECTION-A SECTION-B THEORY MCQ PERCENTAGE

Max. Marks 16 14 30 40 100

Marks
Obtained

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 Theory Extended – Section A
1) Hydrogen is produced when steam is passed over hot coke (carbon).
This reaction is endothermic.
H2O(g) + C(s)  CO(g) + H2(g)
a) (i) On the axes below draw a labelled energy profile diagram for the reaction to show:
• the reactants and products
• the enthalpy change for the reaction
• the activation energy of the reaction.

[2]
(b) The mixture of gases produced when steam is passed over hot coke also contains
hydrogen sulfide, H2S, as an impurity. Fossil fuels also contain small amounts of sulfur.
(i) Describe how the combustion of fossil fuels leads to the formation of acid rain.
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(ii) Describe one effect of acid rain on buildings.
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c) Hydrogen can also be used to produce energy in a fuel cell.

i. What type of energy is produced?

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ii. What else is produced as well as energy?
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d) Metals can also be used in cells. Two different metals can be dipped into an acid while
connected to a voltmeter.

i. Which one of the two metals in the acid will react with the acid, becoming an ion?
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ii. Which one of the metals is oxidised? Explain your answer.
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f) Which one of the two metals will be the positive (+) side of the cell?
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g) If the zinc electrode was replaced with a magnesium one, what would happen to the reading
on the voltmeter? Explain your answer.
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2. Some metals can be obtained by heating their oxides with carbon.

(a) The diagram shows a blast furnace used to produce iron from iron ore.

(i) Give the name of an iron ore.

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(ii) Explain the role of the hot air in the furnace.
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(iii) Iron(III) oxide can be reduced by carbon.
Balance the equation for this reaction.
Fe2O3 + ................... C → .................. Fe + ................ CO 2 [1]
(iv) Limestone is one of the raw materials added to the blast furnace.
Explain how limestone removes the impurity, silica (SiO2), from the furnace.
You may use equations to help your answer.
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3. Tin(ll)hydroxide undergoes thermal decomposition.
i) What is thermal decomposition?
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ii) Construct a symbol equation for the thermal decomposition of tin(ll)hydroxide.
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Alternative to practical – Section B
3. A student performed tests on two solids Q and R. Q was a white crystalline solid and R was
chromium(lll) bromide. The tests and some of the results are given in the table below. Complete
the table.
Tests on substance Q
tests Observations
Tests on substance Q

Appearance white crystals

a) Flame test the flame was bright yellow

b) Hydrochloric acid was added and bubbles of gas formed

the
solution warmed.
gas changed potassium manganite (Vll) from purple
c) The gas was tested with potassium to colourless
manganate (VII) solution.

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f) Identify the gas tested in part c.
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g) Identify substance Q.
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Tests on substance R
Solution R was divided into two portions and tests were conducted.
d) To the first portion drops of aqueous sodium hydroxide were added to solution R.
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Excess aqueous sodium hydroxide was then added.
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e) To the second portion nitric acid was added followed by aqueous silver nitrate.
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3. A student carried out experiments at different temperatures using the apparatus shown
below.

Experiment 1
Dilute sodium hydrogencarbonate solution was added to dilute hydrochloric acid at a
temperature of 25 °C. Readings of the gas syringe were taken every 30 seconds for three
minutes and are shown below.

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Experiment 2 The student repeated the experiment but, this time, at a temperature of 40 °C.
The readings are shown below.

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Use the diagrams of the syringes to enable you to complete the results table.
Volume of gas/cm3
Time/s Temperature 25 °C Temperature 40 °C

30

60

90

120

150

180

[2]
b) Plot your results on the grid provided and complete the graphs with two smooth labelled lines.
You can use a normal graph paper and attach with the paper you are uploading.

[4]
c) Which point on your graph appears to be inaccurate? Explain your answer.
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d) Sketch on the grid the line you would expect if experiment 2 was repeated using a more
concentrated solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate. [1]

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e) The student noticed during experiment 1 that the reading on the thermometer decreased
during the experiment. What does this tell you about the reaction?
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