Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Solids, liquids and gases

Solids, liquids and gases — practice question

The diagram presents part of the structures of three substances, P, Q and R, at room temperature and pressure.
(a)[5]

Describe P, Q and R in terms of their bonding, how their particles are arranged, and how their particles move.

(b)[2]

Describe the change in the volume of substance R inside the syringe. Explain your answer using particles.

(c)[3]

Which two of the following are physical changes? Explain your answer. A Substance P reacts with concentrated sulfuric acid. B Iodine is formed when chlorine is added to an aqueous solution of substance P. C Substance P boils at $1330^\circ\text{C}$. D Substance P dissolves easily in water.

(d)[2]

State one further use of graphite and explain how that use is linked to its structure.

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This 12-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: P is held together by ionic bonding / ionic

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