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Chemistry 5070/41May/June 2023

Cambridge O-Level · Alternative to Practical · worked solutions for every part, with the mark scheme

4
questions
40
marks
60
minutes

Topics Experimental Contexts · Observations and Measurements · Analysis, Conclusions and Evaluation · Planning Experiments and Investigations · Use of Techniques, Apparatus and Materials · Qualitative Analysis

Q16MExperimental ContextsFree sample

A student uses chromatography to separate the dyes in a food colouring.

Fig. 1.1 shows the apparatus the student uses.

(a)

Name apparatus X.

______

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(b)

State why it is important to have a lid on X.

______

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(c)

State why the start line is:

  • above the level of the solvent
  • drawn in pencil.

above the level of the solvent ______

drawn in pencil ______

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(d)

The RfR_f value of one of the dyes in the food colouring is 0.60.

In the separation this dye travels 5.7 cm5.7\text{ cm}.

Calculate the distance travelled by the solvent during the separation.

distance travelled by solvent = ______ cm\text{cm}

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