"Describe" questions — Cambridge International IGCSE Chemistry (0620)

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How to answer

Say WHAT happens, in order. No reasoning. Structure: 1. First X. 2. Then Y. 3. Then Z. Assessment Objective: AO1. Every "describe" answer on this spec is marked against exactly this pattern.

Sample questions

  1. Describe how a pure, dry sample of sodium chloride could be prepared by reacting sodium hydroxide solution with dilute h…
  2. A student investigates the reactivity of four metals: aluminium, iron, platinum, and potassium. Using knowledge of the r…
  3. Poly(ethene) is made from ethene by a process called addition polymerisation. Describe what happens to ethene molecules …
  4. Describe how paper chromatography can be used to find out whether a sample of ink contains a mixture of dyes or a single…
  5. Describe what is observed when dilute hydrochloric acid is added to sodium carbonate, and state two other types of subst…
  6. Iron rusts when it is exposed to both oxygen and water. Describe what happens to the iron atoms during rusting in terms …
  7. A student has a mixture of sand and salt dissolved in water. Describe how the student could obtain a pure, dry sample of…
  8. Copper sulfate is a compound. Describe four ways in which a compound differs from a mixture.

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