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Edexcel · International GCSE · Chemistry

January 2020 — Paper 2 · Variant CR.

5 multiple-choice questions · 33 structured questions · 70 marks

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Topics covered

  • Suggested practical investigations
  • Electrolysis
  • Alcohols
  • Reversible reactions and equilibria
  • Rates of reaction
  • Chemical tests
  • Esters
  • Metallic bonding
  • Energetics
  • Crude oil
  • Elements, compounds and mixtures
  • Mathematical skills
  • Carboxylic acids
  • Group 1 (alkali metals) – lithium, sodium and potassium
  • The Periodic Table
  • Chemical formulae, equations and calculations
  • Acids, bases and salt preparations

Questions in this paper

  • Q1a(i)Elements, compounds and mixturesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q1a(ii)Elements, compounds and mixturesMCQincludes a figure
  • Q1b(i)The Periodic TableMCQ
  • Q1b(ii)The Periodic TableMCQ
  • Q1a(iii)Elements, compounds and mixtures2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2aSuggested practical investigations2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2b(iii)Suggested practical investigations1 marks
  • Q2b(ii)Mathematical skills3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2b(i)Suggested practical investigations3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3cChemical tests1 marks
  • Q3dChemical formulae, equations and calculations2 marks
  • Q3aAcids, bases and salt preparationsMCQ
  • Q3bAcids, bases and salt preparations2 marks
  • Q4b(ii)Electrolysis1 marks
  • Q4b(iv)Electrolysis1 marks
  • Q4aMetallic bonding2 marks
  • Q4b(iii)Electrolysis2 marks
  • Q4b(i)Electrolysis1 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5a(ii)Chemical tests1 marks
  • Q5a(i)Group 1 (alkali metals) – lithium, sodium and potassium2 marks
  • Q5b(i)Group 1 (alkali metals) – lithium, sodium and potassium1 marks
  • Q5c(i)Chemical formulae, equations and calculations3 marks
  • Q5b(ii)Group 1 (alkali metals) – lithium, sodium and potassium3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5c(ii)Chemical formulae, equations and calculations3 marks
  • Q6b(iii)Rates of reaction1 marks
  • Q6cEnergetics3 marks
  • Q6aCrude oil4 marks
  • Q6b(iv)Energetics3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6b(ii)Rates of reaction2 marks
  • Q6b(i)Rates of reaction2 marks
  • Q7a(ii)Alcohols1 marks
  • Q7b(i)Reversible reactions and equilibria2 marks
  • Q7c(i)Esters2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7a(i)Alcohols1 marks
  • Q7a(iii)Alcohols2 marks
  • Q7c(ii)Carboxylic acids2 marks
  • Q7a(iv)Chemical formulae, equations and calculations2 marks
  • Q7b(ii)Reversible reactions and equilibria2 marks

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