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Tutorial 1 (July 2024) Question Paper (June Intake 2024)

Chemistry IGCSE 0624

STUDENT NAME: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIME ALLOWED: 1 hour 30 minutes

ROLL NO:/SECTION _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SCORES: / 35

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

● Write your name, class and roll number at the top of the page.
● Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Do NOT use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● You should show all your working on the question paper.
● The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
● The total number of marks for this paper is 50.

Answer all questions

Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box ☒. If you change your mind about an answer, put a
line through the box ☒ and then mark your new answer with a cross ☒.

1 This question is about states of matter.

(a) The diagram shows how the particles of a substances are arranged in two different states.

(i) Complete the diagram to show how particles are arranged in the liquid state.
(1)
(ii) Identify the state of matter in which the particles have the most energy.
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 (b) The state symbols (s), (l), (g) and (aq) are often used in chemistry.
The table shows some physical changes.
Complete the table by giving the state symbol before and after each change.
(3)

(c) Explain why hot water evaporates more quickly than cold water.
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(Total for Question 1 = 7 marks)

2 Substances can be classified as elements, mixtures or compounds.

(a) Each box represents an element, a mixture or a compound.

(i) Which box represents a mixture?

(1)
☒ A 1
☒ B 2
☒ C 3
☒ D 4
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 (ii) Which two boxes represent an element?
(1)
☒ A 1 and 2
☒ B 2 and 3
☒ C 1 and 3
☒ D 3 and 4

(iii) Explain why Box 5 represents a compound.

(2)

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(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)

3 Hydrated copper(II) sulfate is a soluble blue solid. A large crystal of this solid is placed at the bottom of a
beaker of water.
The diagram shows the beaker immediately after placing the crystal in it, and after two days.

(a) After two days, the crystal becomes smaller and the liquid near the bottom of the beaker becomes
blue.
Which statement explains these observations?
(1)
☒ A the crystal dissolves
☒ B the crystal freezes
☒ C the crystal melts
☒ D the crystal sublimes

(b) After two weeks, the crystal has disappeared.

Which statement best describes the appearance of the liquid in the beaker after two weeks?
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 (1)
☒ A it is all blue
☒ B it is all brown
☒ C only the lower part is blue
☒ D only the upper part is blue

(c) The formula of the compound in the crystal is CuSO4.5H2O

(i) How many different elements are shown in the formula
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(ii) How many atoms are shown in the formula?
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(Total for Question 3 = 4 marks)

4 This question is about the separation of mixtures.

(a) The table shows some methods used to separate mixtures.
(i) Place a tick (√) in one box in each row of the table to show the best method of separation for
each mixture.
(4)

(ii) Which of the mixtures P, Q, R or S contains an undissolved solid?

(1)

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(b) Pure dry crystals of magnesium nitrate can be obtained from magnesium nitrate solution by
crystallisation.
These steps describe the method, but the steps are in the wrong order.
A allow the solution to cool to room temperature
B heat the solution to evaporate some of the water
C pour the mixture of crystals and solution through filter paper

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 D put the crystals in a warm place to dry
E dip a glass rod into the solution to see if crystals form
Write a letter in each box to show the correct order.
One has been done for you.
(2)

(Total for Question 4 = 7 marks) '

5 Chromatography is used to analyse mixtures.

A student does a chromatography experiment to analyse the composition of green food colouring in
sweets.
She places four known dyes, A, B, C and D, and the green food colouring on chromatography paper.
The diagram shows the student’s apparatus at the start of her experiment.

(a) The diagram shows that the student makes two mistakes when setting up her apparatus.
State the two changes that the student should make so that her experiment works.
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 (b) Another student does the chromatography experiment correctly.
The diagram shows her chromatogram at the end of the experiment.

(i) Explain what the chromatogram shows about the composition of the green food colouring.
(3)

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(ii) The distance between the start line and the spot for dye C is 6.2 cm.
Calculate the Rf value of dye C.
(3)

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 Rf value = ------------------------------

(iii) Suggest why dye A does not move.

(1)

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(Total for Question 5 = 9 marks)

6 The solubility of a solid in water is the maximum mass of the solid that can dissolve in 100 g of water at
a given temperature.

An aqueous solution containing this maximum mass can be described as a saturated solution.
The graph shows the solubilities of three solids at different temperatures.

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 (a) (i) What is the relationship between solubility and temperature for solid A?
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(ii) Which solid is the most soluble at 30°C?

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(b) Explain what you would observe if a saturated solution of solid A were cooled
from 90°C to 20°C.
(2)

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(Total for Question 6 = 4 marks)

TOTAL SCORE = 35 MARKS

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