Q1.
A limestone quarry is in an area of natural beauty and near several villages.
The company operating the quarry wants planning permission to build a new cement works in
the quarry.
The diagram shows some of the substances used and produced at a cement works.
(a)
Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
Write the correct number in the box to complete each sentence.
(i)
The formula shows that calcium carbonate, CaCO3,
contains
different elements.
(1)
(ii)
Calcium carbonate, CaCO3, contains a total number of
atoms.
(1)
(b)
The company wants the new cement works because the nearest cement works is 100 km
from the quarry. The company argues that a new cement works sited inside the quarry
would reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
Suggest why the new cement works might reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
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(1)
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(c)
Residents from the villages near the quarry are concerned that there will be atmospheric
pollution from the new cement works.
(i)
Name and explain how one of the emissions from the chimney causes atmospheric
pollution.
Name of emission: ...........................................................................................
Explanation: .....................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
Suggest what the company could do to reduce this atmospheric pollution.
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(1)
(Total 6 marks)
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Q2.
Bags of readi-to-mix concrete contain three ingredients.
Readi-to-mix Concrete
contains
cement
crushed rock
sand
Complete each sentence by choosing the correct words from the box.
clay
limestone
salt
slaked lime
water
Cement is made by heating.......................................... and ......................................... in a rotary
kiln.
To make concrete, the contents of the bag of readi-to-mix concrete must be mixed with
............................................................................... .
(Total 3 marks)
Q3.
Portland cement was invented by Joseph Aspdin, a builder from Leeds. The flow diagram
shows how cement is made.
(a)
What are the two raw materials used to make cement?
1 .....................................................................
2 .....................................................................
(1)
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(b)
Cement is mixed with three substances to make concrete.
Choose from the list the three substances used.
crushed rock
slag
iron ore
soda
quicklime
sand
water
1 .....................................................................
2 .....................................................................
3 .....................................................................
(3)
(Total 4 marks)
Q4.
Portland cement was invented by Joseph Aspdin, a builder from Leeds. The flow diagram
shows how cement is made.
(a)
(i)
Name the raw material X used to make cement.
..........................................................................................................................
(1)
(ii)
In the kiln the raw materials are heated to about 1500°C.
The limestone (calcium carbonate) is broken down at this temperature.
Complete the word equation for this reaction.
calcium carbonate → ........................................ + carbon dioxide
(1)
(iii)
Suggest one major cost of this process other than the cost of the raw materials.
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(1)
(b)
Cement can be used to make concrete.
Name two substances that must be mixed with cement to make concrete.
1 .....................................................................
2 .....................................................................
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
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Q5.
Limestone contains calcium carbonate.
(a)
Calcium carbonate has the formula CaCO3.
Complete the sentence by writing in the correct numbers.
The formula of calcium carbonate is made up of 1 calcium atom, ............ carbon atom(s)
and ............ oxygen atom(s).
(2)
(b)
When limestone is heated it forms two other compounds.
(i)
State one safety precaution that you should take when heating limestone.
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(ii)
Name the white solid produced.
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(iii)
Why does a piece of limestone lose mass as it is heated?
...........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(d)
A company wants to quarry limestone. There are some houses near the quarry.
Residents in the houses say that they do not want a quarry next to them.
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(i)
Suggest two reasons why they do not want the quarry next to them.
1 ........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
2 ........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
Suggest one possible benefit to the residents of having a quarry near their houses.
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(1)
(Total 8 marks)
Q6.
Limestone has been called the Earth’s most useful rock.
(a)
Limestone contains calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
(i)
Complete the table to show the number of atoms of each element in the formula of
calcium carbonate.
Calcium has been done for you.
Element
Number of atoms in the formula CaCO3
Calcium, Ca
1
Carbon, C
Oxygen, O
(2)
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(ii)
The diagram below represents a carbon atom.
Use words from the box to label the parts of this atom.
bond
electron
molecule
nucleus
(2)
(b)
At a cement works, limestone is mixed with clay and heated in a kiln.
Use the information in the diagram to answer these questions.
(i)
Name the fuel that is used to heat the limestone and clay.
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(1)
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(ii)
Limestone contains calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
Draw a ring around the correct gas in the box to complete the sentence.
argon.
The gas formed when calcium carbonate
decomposes is
carbon dioxide.
nitrogen.
(1)
(c)
The cement works starts to burn a different fuel.
Local residents are concerned because more children are suffering asthma attacks.
Residents have also noticed that parked cars are becoming dirty because of smoke
particles from the chimney.
The table shows the possible medical risk from smoke particles.
(i)
Particle size in mm
Medical effect
Larger than 0.4
No medical risks known
0.3 and smaller
Causes asthma attacks
0.2 and smaller
May cause cancer
Give two reasons why local residents are concerned about the cement works
burning a different fuel.
1 ........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
2 ........................................................................................................................
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(2)
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(ii)
The company operating the cement works stated that smoke particles from the
chimney had not changed since it started burning the different fuel.
If you were a local resident, what evidence would you like to see to help you decide if
the company’s statement is true or not?
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(2)
(Total 10 marks)
Q7.
Limestone is an important raw material.
(a)
The main compound in limestone has the formula CaCO3 .
Name the elements in this compound.
1 .................................................................................................................................
2 .................................................................................................................................
3 .................................................................................................................................
(2)
(b)
Limestone has many uses. Select from the list below two important materials made from
limestone.
cement
poly(ethene)
diesel oil
sodium hydroxide
glass
sulphuric acid
.............................................................. and ..............................................................
(2)
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(c)
The diagram shows a lime kiln. The limestone is heated by the burning coal.
(i)
Suggest why hot air is blown into the lime kiln.
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(1)
(ii)
Give two reasons why carbon dioxide is produced in the lime kiln.
Reason 1 ............................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................
Reason 2 ............................................................................................................
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(2)
(d)
(i)
Quicklime (calcium oxide) can be converted to slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) by
adding water.
Write a word equation to represent this reaction.
...................................... + ...................................... → ....................................
(1)
(ii)
Why do farmers sometimes add slaked lime to acidic soil?
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(1)
(Total 9 marks)
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Q8.
Limestone and the products of limestone have many uses.
(a)
Limestone is quarried.
Quarrying limestone has impacts that cause environmental problems.
Tick ( ) two impacts that cause environmental problems.
Impact of quarrying
Tick ( )
Puts off tourists
Causes dust pollution
Increases jobs
Increases traffic
(2)
(b)
Limestone contains calcium carbonate, CaCO3. When it is heated calcium carbonate
produces calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. The word equation for this reaction is:
calcium carbonate → calcium oxide + carbon dioxide
(i)
Complete the sentence.
The reaction when calcium carbonate is heated is called thermal .......................
(1)
(ii)
100 g of calcium carbonate was heated and produced 56 g of calcium oxide.
Calculate the mass of carbon dioxide produced.
...............................................................................................................................
....................................... g
(1)
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(c)
The flow chart shows the stages in the limestone cycle.
Complete the names of the calcium compounds formed in the flow chart.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
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Q9.
Limestone contains calcium carbonate, CaCO3
(a)
The flow chart shows the stages in the limestone cycle.
Write the name of the correct calcium compound in each empty box to complete the flow
chart.
(3)
(b)
Limestone is heated with clay to make cement.
Cement is mixed with sand to make mortar.
A student investigated the strength of six mortar mixtures. Each mortar mixture contained
100cm3 cement but each contained a different volume of sand.
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To do the investigation the student:
•
added and stirred water into each mortar mixture
•
put each mixture into the same sized moulds
•
left each mixture to set hard
•
dropped a metal ball from increasing heights until the mortar cracked
•
recorded the results in a table.
Volume of sand in cm
(i)
3
Volume of cement in cm
3
Height the metal ball was
dropped from to crack the
mortar in cm
700
100
24
600
100
30
500
100
36
400
100
37
300
100
48
200
100
54
What happens to the strength of the mortar as the volume of sand increases?
...............................................................................................................................
(1)
(ii)
The student was worried about an anomalous result.
Which result was anomalous?
Volume of sand = ................. cm3
Explain why you have chosen this result.
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(2)
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(c)
The student repeated the investigation but used six concrete mixtures.
From the results the student concluded correctly that concrete was stronger than mortar.
Suggest one reason why concrete is stronger than mortar.
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(1)
(Total 7 marks)
Q10.
Limestone contains calcium carbonate, CaCO3.
At a cement works, limestone is mixed with clay and heated in a kiln.
(a)
(i)
When methane is burned in this process the waste gases contain carbon dioxide
and nitrogen.
Explain why.
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...........................................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
Complete the symbol equation for the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate.
CaCO3 → ......................... + .........................
(2)
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(b)
A different fuel is burnt at the cement works.
Suggest one reason the company may give for using this different fuel at the cement
works.
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(1)
(c)
The cement works continue to burn the different fuel.
Local residents are concerned because more children are suffering asthma attacks.
Residents have also noticed that parked cars are becoming dirty because of smoke
particles from the chimney.
The table shows the possible medical risk from smoke particles.
Particle size in mm
Medical effect
Larger than 0.4
No medical risks known
0.3 and smaller
Causes asthma attacks
0.2 and smaller
May cause cancer
It is also recommended that to avoid damage to health, the concentration of any particles
should be no higher than 2 parts per million (ppm).
Scientists were brought in to monitor the emissions from the cement work’s chimney.
They positioned four sensors around the cement works to monitor airborne smoke
particles.
These four sensors only detect particle sizes larger than 0.5 mm and measure the
concentration of particles in ppm. The scientists reported that the particle sensors showed
that the average concentration of particles was 1.8 ppm. The scientists concluded that
there was no risk to health.
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(i)
Explain why the local residents objected to the positions of the four sensors.
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...........................................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
What evidence did the scientists use to conclude that there was no risk to health?
...........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(iii)
The local residents were still concerned that there was a risk to health, even though
the average concentration of particles was 1.8 ppm.
Explain why.
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(3)
(Total 11 marks)
Q11.
(a) Limestone is a hard rock that is used as a building material.
Limestone was used by the Egyptians to make plaster.
Reaction 1 – calcium carbonate, CaCO3, was decomposed by heating limestone
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
Reaction 2 – water was added to the solid produced to make slaked lime
CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2
Reaction 3 – a mixture of slaked lime and water was used as plaster. After the plaster
had set it became even harder with age
Ca(OH)2 + CO2 → CaCO3 + H2O
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(i)
Name the solid formed when calcium carbonate decomposed.
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(ii)
Use the reactions to explain how the plaster became even harder with age.
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(3)
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(b)
A gardener wanted to make a step up to his greenhouse door. He decided to use a mixture
of cement and sand to make mortar.
He experimented using mixtures with different cement to sand ratios.
•
The mortar mixtures were put in the same sized mould.
•
Each mortar mixture was allowed to set hard.
•
He then dropped a metal ball from increasing heights until the set mortar cracked.
•
He recorded his results in a table.
(i)
Volume of sand
Volume of cement
in cm3
in cm3
Height the metal ball
dropped to crack the set
mortar in cm
800
100
17
700
100
24
600
100
30
500
100
36
400
100
37
300
100
48
200
100
54
What is the relationship between the volume of sand and the strength of the mortar?
...........................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................
(1)
(ii)
The gardener was not sure about some of his results.
Use the results to explain why.
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(2)
(Total 7 marks)
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Q12.
Limestone is mainly calcium carbonate.
(a)
Quicklime is produced by heating limestone.
(i)
Complete the word equation for this reaction by writing the chemical name of the
solid and the gas produced.
calcium carbonate →
................................. + ................................. .
(2)
(ii)
What is the name for this type of chemical reaction?
..........................................................................................................................
(1)
(b)
Quicklime is used in self-heating cans.
The diagram shows a self-heating can designed to raise the temperature of coffee to
60 °C.
The button on the base of the can is pushed. The foil separator breaks, allowing water to
mix with the quicklime. After about 3 minutes, the can is opened by the ring pull. Insulating
materials are used inside the walls of the can to prevent either the lips or the fingers from
being burned.
(i)
Explain why the coffee becomes hot.
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..........................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
(2)
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(ii)
Suggest two reasons why it is not possible to re-use this self-heating can.
1 .......................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................
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(2)
(Total 7 marks)
Q13.
Magnesium chloride is a useful salt.
The flow diagram shows how it can be made.
(i)
Describe how calcium hydroxide can be made from limestone.
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.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
(2)
(ii)
Write a word equation for the neutralisation of magnesium hydroxide with a suitable acid to
form magnesium chloride.
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(2)
(Total 4 marks)
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M1.
(a)
(i)
3 / three
1
(ii)
5 / five
1
(b)
any one from:
•
less / no transport
accept less / no distance
•
less / no (fossil) fuel used
ignore references to carbon dioxide / carbon emissions
1
(c)
(i)
carbon dioxide / CO2
for a correct emission
1
(causes) global warming / climate change / greenhouse gas
explanation must be correct for named emission
ignore ozone layer
or
(cement) particles / smoke (1)
(causes) asthma / dust / (global) dimming (1)
accept breathing problems
or
sulfur dioxide / SO2 / nitrogen oxides / NOx (1)
(causes) acid rain (1)
do not accept nitrogen or water vapour for emissions
do not accept no named emission
1
(ii)
absorb / trap / capture / filter / pass through water / scrub / electrostatic attraction
ignore condense / off setting / different fuel
1
[6]
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M2.
clay
1
limestone
1
water
1
[3]
M3.
(a) limestone
clay
both for 1 mark
1
(b)
water
sand
crushed rock
for 1 mark each
1
[4]
M4.
(a)
(i)
clay
for one mark
(ii)
calcium oxide / quicklime / CaO
for one mark
(iii)
sensible answers such as cost of fuel etc. / accept a wide range
of appropriate answers
for one mark
3
(b)
sand
gravel (owtte) e.g. crushed rock
water
any two for 1 mark each
2
[5]
M5.
(a)
1 / one
1
3 / three
1
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(b)
(i)
(wear safety) glasses / masks / gloves
accept do not handle hot objects / use
tongs or accept other safety points
such as, ‘tie hair back’
1
(ii)
calcium oxide
accept quicklime
1
(iii)
carbon dioxide / CO2 is given off
accept a gas is given off
1
(d)
(i)
any two from:
•
dust / atmospheric pollution
•
noise
•
eyesore
•
destroys habitats
•
(extra) traffic
•
any other named pollution or description of pollution
2
(ii)
any one from:
•
employment
•
increases local trade / makes money
•
future development of quarry recreation / park / lake / reservoir
do not accept cheaper houses / land /
new roads
1
[8]
M6.
(a)
(i)
1
1
3
1
(ii)
nucleus
1
electron
1
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(b)
(i)
methane / CH4
accept natural gas
ignore air
do not allow other gases
1
(ii)
carbon dioxide
1
(c)
(i)
any two from:
•
medical risks
•
asthma
•
cancer
•
dirt
•
causes global warming / global dimming / greenhouse effect / acid rain
ignore death
accept effect on health
accept difficulty breathing/ lung disease
allow smoke particles
allow harmful for the environment
2
(ii)
any two from:
•
have a test done / scientific evidence
•
independent (evidence)
•
comparison of smoke particles / when different
fuels used
•
medical evidence or more / less asthma attacks or
cancer or dirt on cars
2
[10]
M7.
(a) calcium
carbon
oxygen
2 correct for 1 mark
3 correct for 2 marks
2
(b)
cement
glass
each for 1 mark
2
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(c)
(i)
allows coal to bum / flushes out CO2
for 1 mark
1
(ii)
produced by burning coal
produced by decomposition of limestone
each for 1 mark
2
(d)
(i)
calcium oxide + water → calcium hydroxide
or quicklime + water → slaked lime
for 1 mark
(allow composite equation from these two)
1
(ii)
to neutralise it / because it is alkaline or basic
for 1 mark
1
[9]
M8.
(a)
causes dust pollution
1
increases traffic
1
(b)
(i)
decomposition
1
(ii)
44(g)
1
(c)
(calcium) hydroxide
1
(calcium) carbonate
1
substances must be in the order shown
[6]
M9.
(a)
calcium oxide
1
calcium hydroxide
1
calcium carbonate
1
substances must be in the order shown
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(b)
(i)
strength of mortar decreases (as volume of sand increases)
1
(ii)
400 (cm3)
1
any one from:
•
37cm is an anomalous result/should be 42cm
•
most results/pattern change by 6cm
1
(c)
contains aggregate
accept bonding is stronger
1
[7]
M10.
(a)
(i)
oxygen / air reacts with carbon / methane (to form carbon dioxide)
accept from the decomposition / reaction of calcium carbonate
ignore CO2 from the air
1
nitrogen is (unreacted) from the air
1
(ii)
CaO
1
CO2
any order
ignore words
any incorrect balancing max 1 mark
1
(b)
any one from:
•
more energy / efficient
allow converse for present fuel
•
from a sustainable / renewable resource
•
produces less / no carbon dioxide / greenhouse gases / global warming
ignore no pollution / environmental damage
•
more profit or money for local economy
accept fuel is cheap(er)
•
more readily available
it = different fuel
1
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(c)
(i)
any two from:
•
not near where people / residents live
accept not between cement works and where people live
ignore sensors are unsightly
•
not positioned where concentration of particles was likely to be highest
•
not positioned downwind
2
(ii)
the average / concentration was 1.8(ppm) or the average / concentration
was below 2(ppm)
accept 1.8(ppm) is less than 2.0 (ppm)
1
(iii)
any three from:
•
children / people suffering asthma attacks
•
result was an average
•
readings (at some (2/3) sensors) could have been higher than 2ppm
•
sensors did not detect particles below 0.5mm
•
small particles / particles below 0.5mm / 0.4mm / 0.3mm / 0.2mm could (still)
cause cancer / asthma
ignore global dimming or cars becoming dirty or position of
sensors
3
[11]
M11.
(a)
(i)
calcium oxide / quicklime
allow calcium monoxide
do not accept calcium dioxide
ignore chemical formulae
1
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(ii)
any three from:
•
carbon dioxide / CO2
•
(carbon dioxide) reacts (with the calcium hydroxide / slaked
lime / plaster)
allow reaction 3 identified
do not allow incorrect reaction
ignore mixes, unless they state the correct product
•
limestone / calcium carbonate / CaCO3 forms
allow marble / chalk
•
water is lost / evaporates
it = plaster
allow moisture
ignore dries
3
(b)
(i)
as the amount / volume of sand decreases the strength of the
mortar increases
accept as sand decreases the mortar is stronger / harder to crack
allow as sand decreases the mortar increases
allow converse
ignore references to height of metal ball
1
(ii)
any two from:
•
400 / 5th result is anomalous
accept two results (36 and 37 / 400 and 500 / 4th and 5th) are almost
the same
accept result at 400 should be 42
•
the interval between the others is similar or the interval
is about 6/7
allow the other results fit a pattern / are on a straight line
•
he has only one set of results
allow he has only done it once
ignore reliable
2
[7]
M12.
(a)
(i)
calcium oxide / CaO
1
carbon dioxide / CO2
products can be in either order
ignore chemical names other than calcium oxide or carbon dioxide
1
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(ii)
(thermal) decomposition
accept endothermic
1
(b)
(i)
(chemical) reaction / react
accept calcium hydroxide / slaked lime produced
ignore incorrect products
1
energy / heat released / exothermic
ignore gets hot / heats up
if neither mark awarded then allow ‘mixing the chemicals heats up
the coffee’ for 1 mark
1
(ii)
any two from:
•
foil has been broken(*)
•
ring pull used(*)
(*)if neither mark awarded accept ‘cannot / difficult to repair’ for 1
mark
ignore button pushed
•
quicklime and / or water mixed / reacted
accept reaction not reversible
accept cannot / difficult to replace quicklime / water / chemicals
2
[7]
M13.
(a)
(i)
heat (the limestone)
accept decompose limestone
accept heat with coke
1
add water / slake
dependent on 1st mark unless they say add water to the calcium
oxide
1
(ii)
magnesium hydroxide +
hydrochloric acid
1
→ magnesium chloride + water / H2O
1 mark for each side of the equation
(if a symbol equation is given then give 1 mark for correct formulae
(all) and 1 mark for balancing)
1
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