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Science paper
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Stage 6 Page Mark
Name ……………………………………………….
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Date ………………………………………………… 2
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question 5
paper. 6
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You should show all your working on the question paper.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] 9
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at the end of each question or part question. 11
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The total number of marks for this paper is 40. 13
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Total
1. This question is about melting point and boiling point.

(a) Describe the change of state that happens at the melting point.

from to [1]

(b) What is meant by the words boiling point?

[1]

(c) Ethanoic acid has a melting point of 17 °C and a boiling point of 118

°C. Room temperature is 25 °C.

Tick () one box to show if ethanoic acid is a solid, liquid or gas at
room temperature.

solid

liquid

gas

Explain your answer.

[2]
2. Glucose dissolves in water to make glucose solution.

The table shows the maximum mass of glucose that dissolves in 100 g of water
at different temperatures.
temperature maximum mass of glucose
in °C in g
10 40

20 47

30 54

40 61

50 67

60 75

a. Describe the relationship between the temperature of the water and the
maximum mass of glucose dissolved.
Explain your answer using ideas about

particles. Description

explanation

[2]

b. Identify the solvent and the solute in the glucose solution.

The solvent is .

The solute is .
[1]
 c. Dissolving glucose in water is a physical change.

Explain why dissolving is a physical change.

[1]

3.
• Carlos and Mike decide to test one more salt solution.

This solution contains 25 g of salt in 100 cm3 of water.

Predict the change in mass in this experiment.

change in mass = g [1]

(a) Describe one possible safety risk in this investigation and how to reduce this
risk.
safety risk

how to reduce this risk

[2]

(b) Tick () the box that shows the independent variable in this investigation.

change in mass

mass of salt in salt solution

temperature of oven

time in the oven

[1]
(c) Tick () the box that shows a variable that is controlled to
make the investigation fair.

change in mass

mass of salt in salt solution

mass of beaker and salt solution at start

mass of beaker and salt solution after 8 hours

temperature of the oven

[1]

4. Blessy has two substances:

 a colourless solution called vinegar

 a white solid called washing soda.
Blessy adds vinegar to some washing soda.

A chemical reaction takes place.

Carbon dioxide gas and liquid water are made.

A solution of sodium ethanoate is also made.

a. Complete the table to name the reactants and products in this chemical
reaction.

name of reactants name of products

 [2]

One way that Blessy knows a chemical reaction happens is because she
sees a gas is made.

b. Describe one observation Blessy makes that shows a gas is made.

[1]

c. Suggest two other observations Blessy makes that show a chemical

reaction takes place.
observat
ion 1
observat

ion 2

[2]

5. Boiling and evaporation of water are both physical changes that are
reversible.

a. Describe how to reverse boiling and evaporation.

[1]

(b) Write down the name of the process that is the reverse of
boiling and evaporation.
[1]

9 What is the change of state when water boils?

To [1]
 (c) Describe two differences between boiling and

evaporating. 1

d. Write down the name of one other physical change.

[1]

6. Blessy mixes different solids with a liquid.

She uses this equipment.

gas syringe

thermometer

Liquid
solid

Here are her results.

solid Results
A produces a gas which collects in the gas syringe
B mixture increases in temperature
C solid dissolves and the mixture gets colder
D mixture changes colour
E solid remains in the liquid and temperature stays the same
 a. How many of the solids have a chemical reaction with the liquid?

Circle the correct number.

1 2 3 4 5
[1]

b. Solid A produces a gas which collects in the gas syringe. Blessy

measures the mass of the gas syringe when it is empty. Blessy

measures the mass of the gas syringe when it is full of gas.

Complete the sentence.

The mass increases because the gas inside the syringe has

.
[1]

c. Blessy writes some notes about mixing solid A with a liquid.

The gas is carbon dioxide.

Solid A is copper carbonate.

The name of the liquid at the end is copper sulfate.

The only liquid in the flask at the start is dilute sulfuric acid.

Complete the sentences.

The reactants of this reaction are

The products of this reaction are

.
[2]
d. Blessy uses four books to find some information about sulfuric acid. She

finds the same information in every book.

boiling point = 337 °C

melting point = 10 °C

Explain why this information is always the same for sulfuric acid.

[1]

e. Substances have properties.

Complete the sentence.

Two different properties are electrical conductivity and

conductivity.

[1]

7. Mia makes and eats an ice lolly.

ice lolly

Mia puts the orange juice in a freezer to make her ice lolly.
a. Orange juice is mostly made of water.
Suggest the temperature at which orange juice in the ice lolly changes state.
 °C

[1]

(b) Complete the sentences to explain what happens to the orange juice when Mia
makes her ice lolly.

Orange juice changes from a to a .

This is a change.
[2]

C Complete the sentences to explain what happens to the ice lolly when Mia eats her ice
lolly.
When an ice lolly is placed in the mouth, it .

The ice lolly changes from a to a .

[2]

8. Oxygen is a gas found in the atmosphere.

a. Oxygen has a very low melting point.

What is meant by the words melting point?

[2]

(b) One of the properties of oxygen gas is that it is colourless.

Suggest two other properties of oxygen gas.

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[2]
9. Aiko investigates how many grams of a substance dissolves in 100 cm3
of water at different temperatures.

In her first experiment she:

 measures 100 cm3 of water

 measures the temperature of the water
 keeps adding the substance until it no longer dissolves
 measures the mass of substance added.

Aiko then repeats the experiment but increases the temperature of the water.

a. Describe what happens to the particles of the

substance when it dissolves in water.

Use ideas about the particle model.

[1]

b. Write down the name of the equipment Aiko

uses to accurately measure 100 cm3 of water.
[1]

c. Look at the thermometer reading for one of the

experiments.

C
90

80

70

Write down the temperature reading shown on the thermometer.

°C [1]
 e. Look at a graph of Aiko’s results.

60

50

40

mass of
30
substance
dissolved
in g
20

10

0
0 20 40 60 80 100

temperature of water
in C

Describe how increasing the temperature affects the mass of substance

dissolved.

[2]

f. Hot water is dangerous.

Suggest one thing Aiko does to stay safe in her experiment.

[1]