CAMBRIDGE IGCSE™ CHEMISTRY: END-OF-CHAPTER TEST ANSWERS

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Answers for end-of-chapter 4 test

Question Answer Marks

1a D and E [2] 2

1b C and A [2] 2

1c C and D [2] 2

2a C6H8O7 [1] 1

2b citric acid + sodium carbonate Ž sodium citrate + carbon dioxide + water [2] 2
[1] partially correct

2c 23 × 2 + 12 + 3 × 16 = 106 [2]
correct answer without working worth [2] 2

2d 1.06/2.65 × 600 = 240 cm3 [2] 2

correct answer without working worth [2]

3a 2CH3COOH(aq) + Mg(s) Ž Mg(CH3COO)2(aq) + H2(g) 3

[1] for formulae, [1] for balancing, [1] for state symbols

3b CH2O [1] 1

3c 2 × 12 + 4 × 1 + 2 × 16 = 60 [2] 2
[1] if empirical formula used by mistake

relative molecular mass is the sum of all the relative atomic masses of the atoms
3d present in a molecule [1] relative formula mass is the sum of all the relative atomic 2
masses of the atoms present in a ‘formula unit’ of a substance [1]

3e The mass relative to the mass of 12C [1] 1

[Total: 22 marks]

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