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GCSE
CHEMISTRY
Higher Tier Paper 2
H
Wednesday 12 June 2019 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator
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• the periodic table (enclosed).
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Instructions 3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 7
to be marked. 8
• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
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Information 10
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
TOTAL
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box

0 1 This question is about crude oil and hydrocarbons.

Figure 1 shows a fractionating column used to separate crude oil into fractions.

Figure 1

Table 1 gives information about some of the fractions.

Table 1

Fraction Boiling point range in °C

Petroleum gases Below 30

Petrol 40–110

Kerosene 180–260

Diesel oil 260–320

Heavy fuel oil 320–400

Bitumen 400–450

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0 1 . 1 Suggest a suitable temperature for the furnace in Figure 1. box

[1 mark]

°C

0 1 . 2 Explain why diesel oil collects above heavy fuel oil but below kerosene in the
fractionating column.

Use Table 1.
[2 marks]

0 1 . 3 Suggest two reasons why bitumen is not used as a fuel.

[2 marks]

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0 1 . 4 Petrol contains mainly alkanes. box

Which of the following compounds is an alkane?

[1 mark]
Tick () one box.

C2H4

C4H8

C6H14

C8H16

Large hydrocarbon molecules in the diesel oil fraction are cracked to produce smaller
hydrocarbon molecules.

0 1 . 5 Describe the conditions needed to crack hydrocarbon molecules from the diesel oil
fraction.
[2 marks]

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0 1 . 6 Explain why large hydrocarbon molecules in the diesel oil fraction are cracked to box

produce smaller hydrocarbon molecules.

[2 marks]

0 1 . 7 Complete the equation for the cracking of C15H32

[1 mark]

C15H32 → C12H26 +

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0 2 This question is about lithium carbonate. box

Lithium carbonate is used in medicines.

Figure 2 shows a tablet containing lithium carbonate.

Figure 2

0 2 . 1 Lithium carbonate contains lithium ions and carbonate ions.

A student tested the tablet for lithium ions and for carbonate ions.

The student used:

• a metal wire
• dilute hydrochloric acid
• limewater.

Plan an investigation to show the presence of lithium ions and of carbonate ions in the
tablet.

You should include the results of the tests for the ions.
[6 marks]

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0 2 . 2 The tablet also contains other substances.

The substances in tablets are present in fixed amounts.

What name is given to mixtures like tablets?

[1 mark]

0 2 . 3 The tablet has a mass of 1.20 g and contains 700 mg of lithium carbonate.

Calculate the percentage by mass of lithium carbonate in this tablet.

[3 marks]

Percentage by mass of lithium carbonate = %

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0 3 This question is about rate of reaction. box

A student investigated the rate of the reaction between magnesium and

dilute hydrochloric acid.

The equation for the reaction is:

Mg(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → MgCl2(aq) + H2(g)

0 3 . 1 Which state symbol in the equation for the reaction does not represent one of the
three states of matter?
[1 mark]

The student determined the rate of production of hydrogen gas.

0 3 . 2 What two pieces of measuring apparatus could the student use to find the rate of
production of hydrogen gas?
[2 marks]

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Table 2 shows the results of the investigation. box

Table 2

Time in s Rate of production of gas in cm3/s

10 6.9

20 3.9

30 2.0

40 0.9

50 0.3

60 0.0

0 3 . 3 Plot the data from Table 2 on Figure 3.

You should draw a line of best fit.

[3 marks]

Figure 3

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0 3 . 4 Give three conclusions that can be drawn about the rate of reaction between box

magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid in this investigation.

Use data from Figure 3 and Table 2.

[3 marks]

0 3 . 5 The student repeated the investigation using dilute hydrochloric acid at a higher
temperature.

All the other variables were kept the same.

Which two statements are correct?

[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.

More bubbles were produced in the first 10 seconds.

The activation energy for the reaction was higher.

The magnesium was used up more quickly.

The reaction finished at the same time.

The total volume of gas collected was greater.

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0 4 This question is about the corrosion of metals. box

The corrosion of iron is called rusting.

0 4 . 1 A student investigated the rusting of iron.

This is the method used.

1. Set up the test tubes as shown in Figure 4.

2. Leave the test tubes for 1 week.

3. Examine the nails for signs of rust.

Figure 4

Explain what would happen to the nails in each of the test tubes.
[5 marks]

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0 4 . 2 Magnesium is fixed to some steel ships.

Explain how this prevents the steel from rusting.

[2 marks]

0 4 . 3 Explain why aluminium window frames do not corrode after they are made.
[2 marks]

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0 5 This question is about combustion of fuels. box

0 5 . 1 Some central heating boilers use wood as a fuel.

Suggest two reasons why wood is more sustainable than natural gas as a fuel for
central heating boilers.
[2 marks]

Natural gas is mainly methane.

When methane burns it can produce both carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

0 5 . 2 Explain the process by which carbon monoxide can be produced when methane is
burned.
[2 marks]

0 5 . 3 Balance the equation for the combustion of methane to produce carbon monoxide.
[1 mark]

CH4(g) + O2(g) → CO(g) + H2O(l)

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0 5 . 4 Propane burns to form carbon dioxide and water. box

The equation for the reaction is:

C3H8(g) + 5 O2(g) → 3 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(l)

3.60 dm3 carbon dioxide is produced when a sample of propane is burned in

7.25 dm3 oxygen.

Calculate the volume of unreacted oxygen.

Give your answer in cm3

[4 marks]

Volume of unreacted oxygen = cm3

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0 6 Figure 5 shows a surfer on a surfboard. box

Figure 5

Surfboards are made from polymers.

Surfboards have a poly(styrene) core and an outer skin.

0 6 . 1 Figure 6 shows the displayed structural formula of poly(styrene).

Figure 6

Figure 7 shows an incomplete displayed structural formula of the monomer styrene.

Complete Figure 7.
[2 marks]

Figure 7

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The outer skin of surfboards contains a polyester. box

Two monomers, A and B, are needed to make the polyester.

Figure 8 shows how these two monomers are represented.

Figure 8

Monomer A Monomer B

0 6 . 2 Name the functional group in monomer B.

[1 mark]

0 6 . 3 Monomers A and B join together to produce a polyester and a small molecule.

Name the small molecule.

[1 mark]

0 6 . 4 Why does this type of polyester melt when it is heated?

[2 marks]

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The outer skin of surfboards is a composite material. box

The composite material contains glass fibres surrounded by a polyester.

0 6 . 5 Draw one line from each material to the description of that material.
[2 marks]

Material Description of the material

Hydrocarbon

Glass fibres Matrix

Monomer

Polyester Polypeptide

Reinforcement

0 6 . 6 The outer skin makes the surfboard more expensive.

Suggest two reasons why an outer skin is added to the poly(styrene) core.
[2 marks]

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0 7 A large amount of aluminium sulfate was accidentally added to the drinking water box

supply at a water treatment works.

0 7 . 1 Describe a test to show that the drinking water contained aluminium ions.

Give the result of the test.

[3 marks]

Test

Result

0 7 . 2 Describe a test to show that the drinking water contained sulfate ions.

Give the result of the test.

[2 marks]

Test

Result

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0 7 . 3 Plan an investigation to find the total mass of dissolved solids in a 100 cm3 sample of box

the drinking water.

Your investigation should produce valid results.

[4 marks]

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0 8 Titan is a moon of the planet Saturn. box

Table 3 shows the percentages of the gases in the atmosphere of Titan.

Table 3

Percentage of gas in
Gas
atmosphere (%)

Nitrogen 98.4

Methane 1.4

Other gases 0.2

0 8 . 1 Some scientists think that living organisms could have evolved on Titan.

Explain why these organisms could not have evolved in the same way that life is
thought to have evolved on Earth.

Use Table 3.
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0 8 . 2 Saturn has other moons. box

The other moons of Saturn have no atmosphere.

Titan is warmer than the other moons of Saturn because its atmosphere contains the
greenhouse gas methane.

Explain how this greenhouse gas keeps Titan warmer than the other moons of Saturn.
[3 marks]

0 8 . 3 The atmosphere of Titan contains small amounts of propene.

Describe a test to show that propene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.

Give the result of the test.

[2 marks]

Test

Result

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0 9 Some students investigated the rate of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide, H2O2 box

The equation for the reaction is:

2 H2O2(aq) → 2 H2O(l) + O2(g)

The catalyst for the reaction is manganese dioxide.

0 9 . 1 Describe a test to identify the gas produced in the reaction.

Give the result of the test.

[2 marks]

Test

Result

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Student A investigated the effect of the particle size of manganese dioxide on the rate box

of the reaction.

This is the method used.

1. Measure 25 cm3 of 0.3 mol/dm3 hydrogen peroxide solution into a conical flask.

2. Add a spatula of fine manganese dioxide powder to the conical flask.

3. Measure the volume of gas produced every minute for 10 minutes.

4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 with some coarse manganese dioxide lumps.

0 9 . 2 The method student A used did not give valid results.

What two improvements could student A make to the method to give valid results?
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.

Measure the increase in mass of the conical flask and contents.

Measure the volume of gas produced every 2 minutes.

Place the conical flask in a water bath at constant temperature.

Use 0.05 mol/dm3 hydrogen peroxide solution.

Use a mass of 1 g manganese dioxide each time.

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Student B used a method which gave valid results. box

Figure 9 shows student B’s results.

Figure 9

0 9 . 3 Determine the mean rate of reaction in cm3/s between 2 and 4 minutes for coarse
manganese dioxide lumps.

Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

Use data from Figure 9.

[3 marks]

Mean rate of reaction = cm3/s

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Hydrogen peroxide molecules must collide with manganese dioxide particles for box

catalysis to take place.

0 9 . 4 Student B repeated the experiment with coarse lumps of manganese dioxide.

Student B used the same volume of 0.2 mol/dm3 hydrogen peroxide instead of
0.3 mol/dm3 hydrogen peroxide.

Sketch on Figure 9 the curve you would expect to see.

Assume that the reaction is complete after 9 minutes.

[2 marks]

0 9 . 5 The rate of reaction is different when manganese dioxide is used as a fine powder
rather than coarse lumps.

Explain why.

You should answer in terms of collision theory.

[2 marks]

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1 0 This question is about reversible reactions and equilibrium. box

Hydrogen is used to produce ammonia in the Haber process.

The hydrogen is made in two stages.

Stage 1 is the reaction of methane and steam to produce carbon monoxide and
hydrogen.

The equation for the reaction is:

CH4(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ CO(g) + 3 H2(g)

1 0 . 1 Calculate the atom economy for the formation of hydrogen in stage 1.

Relative atomic masses (Ar): H=1 C = 12 O = 16

[2 marks]

Atom economy = %

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1 0 . 2 Explain why a low pressure is used in stage 1. box

Give your answer in terms of equilibrium.

[2 marks]

1 0 . 3 Stage 2 uses the carbon monoxide produced in stage 1.

The carbon monoxide is reacted with more steam to produce carbon dioxide and
more hydrogen.

The equation for the reaction in stage 2 is:

CO(g) + H2O(g) ⇌ CO2(g) + H2(g)

What is the effect of increasing the pressure on the equilibrium yield of hydrogen in
stage 2?
[1 mark]

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Figure 10 shows the percentage yield of ammonia produced at different temperatures box

and pressures in the Haber process.

Figure 10

A temperature of 450 °C and a pressure of 200 atmospheres are used in the

Haber process.

1 0 . 4 A student suggested that a temperature of 350 °C and a pressure of 285 atmospheres

could be used instead of those used in the Haber process.

Determine how many times greater the percentage yield of ammonia obtained would
be.

Use Figure 10.

[3 marks]

Percentage yield = times greater

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1 0 . 5 A pressure of 285 atmospheres is not used in the Haber process instead of box

200 atmospheres.

Give one reason why.

[1 mark]

1 0 . 6 How does Figure 10 show that the forward reaction in the Haber process is
exothermic?
[1 mark]

1 0 . 7 World production of ammonia is now about 30 times greater than it was in 1950.

Suggest why the demand for ammonia has increased.

[2 marks]

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