Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry Coursebook (fourth edition)

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Write out and complete the following sentences about this separation using words from the list below. condenser higher

crystallisation lower

distillation solid

flask volatile

heavy vapour

Fractional is used to separate a mixture of water and ethanol. The temperature at the top of the fractionating column is than the temperature at the bottom. The more liquid evaporates and moves further up the column. It eventually reaches the where the changes to a liquid.

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[Cambridge IGCSE® Chemistry 0620/21, Question 3(c, d), November 2012]

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A student placed a crystal of silver nitrate and a crystal of potassium iodide in a dish of water. After an hour she observed that: ◆ the crystals had disappeared ◆ a yellow precipitate had appeared near the middle of the dish. dish of water yellow precipitate crystal of silver nitrate at the start

crystal of potassium iodide

after an hour

Use your knowledge of the kinetic particle theory and reactions between ions to explain these observations.

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[Cambridge IGCSE® Chemistry 0620/21, Question 6(a), November 2012]

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Vanadium has two isotopes. 50 23

51 23

V

V

a Define the term isotope. b An atom contains protons, electrons and neutrons. Complete the table to show the number of protons, electrons and neutrons in these two isotopes of vanadium. Isotope

Number of protons

50 23

V

Number of electrons

23

[1]

Number of neutrons

23

51 23

V

28

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c Write out and complete these sentences using words from the list. cancer

extra

industry

influenza

medicine

Two types of isotopes are radioactive and are used in for treating patients with

non

-radioactive. Radioactive isotopes .

[Cambridge IGCSE® Chemistry 0620/21, Question 2(a–c), June 2011]

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