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CHEMISTRY0620/53
Paper 5 Practical Test May/June 2022

 1 hour 15 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: The materials and apparatus listed in the confidential instructions

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● Notes for use in qualitative analysis are provided in the question paper.

For Examiner’s Use

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1  ou are going to investigate the reaction between aqueous sodium  hydroxide and two different
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solutions of dilute hydrochloric  acid with different concentrations, labelled Q and R, using two
different indicators.

Read all of the instructions carefully before starting the experiments.



Instructions
You are going to do three experiments.

(a) Experiment 1
● Fill the burette with dilute hydrochloric acid Q. Run some of the dilute hydrochloric acid
out of the burette so that the level of the dilute hydrochloric acid is on the burette scale.
Record the burette reading in the table.
● Use a measuring cylinder to pour 25 cm3 of the aqueous sodium hydroxide for
Question 1 into a conical flask.
● Add five drops of methyl orange indicator to the conical flask.
● Stand the conical flask on a white tile.
● Slowly add dilute hydrochloric acid from the burette to the conical flask, while swirling the
flask, until the solution just changes colour.
● Record the burette reading in the table and complete the table.

Experiment 1

final burette reading / cm3

initial burette reading / cm3

volume of dilute hydrochloric acid Q added / cm3

Experiment 2
● Empty the conical flask and rinse it with distilled water.
● Rinse the burette with distilled water and then with dilute hydrochloric acid R.
● Repeat Experiment 1 using dilute hydrochloric acid R instead of dilute hydrochloric acid Q.

Experiment 2

final burette reading / cm3

initial burette reading / cm3

volume of dilute hydrochloric acid R added / cm3

Experiment 3
● Empty the conical flask and rinse it with distilled water.
● Repeat Experiment 2 using thymolphthalein indicator instead of methyl orange indicator.

Experiment 3

final burette reading / cm3

initial burette reading / cm3

volume of dilute hydrochloric acid R added / cm3

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(b) Determine the simplest whole number ratio of the volumes of dilute hydrochloric acid R used
in Experiment 2 and Experiment 3.

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(c) 
Use your ratio in (b) to deduce the volume of dilute hydrochloric acid Q needed when
Experiment 1 is repeated using thymolphthalein indicator instead of methyl orange indicator.

 volume of hydrochloric acid Q = ........................................ [2]

(d) Compare the concentration of dilute hydrochloric acid Q used in Experiment 1 to the
concentration of dilute hydrochloric acid R used in Experiment 2.
Explain your answer.

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(e) S
 tate how the results change, if at all, if the aqueous sodium  hydroxide is warmed before
adding the dilute hydrochloric acid. Give a reason for your answer.

effect on results ..........................................................................................................................

reason ........................................................................................................................................
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(f) State the advantage of using a pipette instead of the measuring cylinder in these experiments.

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(g) Explain why a white tile is used in these experiments.

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(h) At the start of Experiment 2 the burette was rinsed with distilled water and then with dilute
hydrochloric acid R.

(i) State what was removed from the burette when it was rinsed with distilled water.

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(ii) State what was removed from the burette when it was rinsed with dilute hydrochloric acid R.

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(iii) Explain why the burette does not need to be rinsed at the start of Experiment 3.

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(i) A
 fter the burette was filled with dilute hydrochloric acid at the start of Experiment 1, some of
the acid was run out of the burette.

One reason for running the acid out of the burette is to make sure the level of the hydrochloric acid
is on the scale.

 ive one other reason why it is important to run some acid out of the burette after it has been
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filled for the first time in an experiment.

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2 You are provided with solid S.

Do the following tests on solid S, recording all of your observations at each stage.

tests on solid S


To the boiling tube containing solid S add about 20 cm3 of distilled water. Stopper the boiling tube and
shake the mixture to dissolve solid S and form solution T. Divide solution T into six approximately
equal portions in six test-tubes.

(a) State the colour change that occurred when distilled water was added to solid S to form
solution T.

from solid S .................................................. to solution T ................................................... [1]

(b) Test the pH of the first portion of solution T.

 pH = .............................. [1]

(c) To the second portion of solution T, add the strip of magnesium ribbon.
Record your observations.

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(d) (i) To the third portion of solution T, add the aqueous potassium iodide.

Keep the product for use in (ii).



Record your observations.

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(ii) To the product from (i) add the aqueous sodium thiosulfate. Gently shake the test-tube.
Record your observations.

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(e) To the fourth portion of solution T, add about 1 cm depth of dilute nitric acid followed by a few
drops of aqueous barium nitrate.
Record your observations.

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(f) T o the fifth portion of solution T, add about 1 cm depth of dilute nitric acid followed by a few
drops of aqueous silver nitrate.
Record your observations.

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(g) To the sixth portion of solution T, add aqueous ammonia dropwise and then in excess.
Record your observations.

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(h) Identify solid  S.

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3 When solution  A and solution B are mixed they react slowly to form iodine.
Starch solution is added to the mixture to act as an indicator.
When a certain amount of iodine is made there is a sudden colour change to blue-black.

Plan an investigation to find the effect of temperature on the rate of the reaction between solution A
and solution B.

You are provided with solution A, solution B, starch solution and common laboratory apparatus.

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Notes for use in qualitative analysis

Tests for anions

anion test test result

carbonate (CO32–) add dilute acid effervescence, carbon dioxide

produced

chloride (Cl –) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add white ppt.
[in solution] aqueous silver nitrate

bromide (Br –) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add cream ppt.
[in solution] aqueous silver nitrate

iodide (I–) acidify with dilute nitric acid, then add yellow ppt.
[in solution] aqueous silver nitrate

nitrate (NO3–) add aqueous sodium hydroxide, then ammonia produced

[in solution] aluminium foil; warm carefully

sulfate (SO42–) acidify, then add aqueous white ppt.

[in solution] barium nitrate

sulfite (SO32–) add dilute hydrochloric acid, warm sulfur dioxide produced
gently and test for the presence of will turn acidified aqueous
sulfur dioxide potassium manganate(VII) from
purple to colourless

Tests for aqueous cations

cation effect of aqueous sodium hydroxide effect of aqueous ammonia

aluminium (Al 3+) white ppt., soluble in excess, giving a white ppt., insoluble in excess
colourless solution

ammonium (NH4+) ammonia produced on warming –

calcium (Ca2+) white ppt., insoluble in excess no ppt., or very slight white ppt.

chromium(III) (Cr3+) green ppt., soluble in excess grey-green ppt., insoluble in excess

copper(II) (Cu2+) light blue ppt., insoluble in excess light blue ppt., soluble in excess,
giving a dark blue solution

iron(II) (Fe2+) green ppt., insoluble in excess green ppt., insoluble in excess

iron(III) (Fe3+) red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess

zinc (Zn2+) white ppt., soluble in excess, giving a white ppt., soluble in excess, giving a
colourless solution colourless solution

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Tests for gases Flame tests for metal ions

gas test and test result metal ion flame colour

ammonia (NH3) turns damp red litmus paper blue lithium (Li+) red

carbon dioxide (CO2) turns limewater milky sodium (Na+) yellow

chlorine (Cl 2) bleaches damp litmus paper potassium (K+) lilac

hydrogen (H2) ‘pops’ with a lighted splint copper(II) (Cu2+) blue-green

oxygen (O2) relights a glowing splint

sulfur dioxide (SO2) turns acidified aqueous

potassium manganate(VII) from
purple to colourless

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