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IGCSE Chemistry 0620
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Chapter 1: The Particular Nature of Matter
1)
Define a Compound [1]
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When two or more elements are combined together
2)
Define a Molecule [1]
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Two or more atoms are bonded together
3)
Define Element [2]
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Substance that cannot be broken down into anything simpler
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Substance that contains only one type of atom
4)
Explain why nitrogen gas diffuses faster than chlorine gas [2]
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Nitrogen has a smaller relative molecular mass/Mr
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Therefore Nitrogen Molecules move faster than chlorine molecules
5)
Explain why a gas diffuses faster at a higher temperature [2]
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At higher temperature, molecules move faster due to having more kinetic energy
6)
What term describes the random movement of dust particles [1]
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Brownian motion
7)
Identify the particles in the air which cause the random movement of dust
particles [2]
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Nitrogen
molecules
or Oxygen
molecules
[1 Mark for
the element and 1 Mark for
mentioning molecule]
8)
Explain why the dust particles move in this way [2]
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Dust particles collide with nitrogen or oxygen
molecules
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Therefore the dust particles move randomly resulting in brownian motion
1 Chapter 2: Experimental T echniques
1)
Define a Mixture
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Two or more substances are not chemically combined
2)
What is the method of separation that can be used to obtain water from salt
solution? [1]
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Simple Distillation
3)
Which method would be most suitable to obtain crystals from an aqueous
solution of Copper(II) Sulfate [1]
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Crystallization
4)
How could the purity of the ethanol collected be checked? [2]
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Determining the melting point and boiling point
5)
How to separate and purify amino acids/glucose/color dye [1]
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Chromatography
6)
What are the solvent that can be used during chromatography [2]
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Water
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Organic solvent (ethanol)
7)
Why does the sample stay on the baseline/not move during
chromatography? And how to deal with this? [2]
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It is insoluble in the solvent
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Therefore use another solvent
8)
How to separate nitrogen from a mixture of nitrogen and oxygen? [3]
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Turn the mixture into a liquid
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Use Fractional Distillation
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Based on dif ferent boiling points
2 Chapter 3: Atoms, Element & Compounds
1)
Define an Ion [1]
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Group of atoms which has gained or lost electrons
2)
Define the Atomic Number [1]
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Number of protons in one atom of an element
3)
Define the Nucleon Number [1]
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Number of neutrons and protons in one atom of an element
4)
Define the proton number [1]
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The number of protons in an atom
5)
Define the relative atomic mass/Mr [1]
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Average mass of an atom compared to an atom of carbon
6)
What is a covalent bond?
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A shared pair of electron
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Between two atoms
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Happens between Non-metals
7)
What is Ionic bonding? [2]
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The electrostatic forces of attraction
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Between oppositely charged ions
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Happens between Metals & Non-metals
8)
Describe what happens in terms of electron loss and gain when potassium
reacts with iodine [2] (This answers applies to all types of ionic structure
just state the correct electron movement from metal and non metal and
how many electrons are transferred)
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Movement of electron from potassium to iodine
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One electron is transferred
9)
Define an isotope [2]
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Atoms of the same element
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With dif ferent number of neutrons and same number of protons
3
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