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1) Sample Assessment 2011 Q (1)

1. Paper chromatography can be used to separate a mixture of food dyes (M),
and identify which dyes are present. The diagram shows the apparatus used.

(a) The food dyes are placed on the paper about 2 cm up from the bottom
edge. Why is it important not to place them at the bottom of the paper?
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(1)
(b) State two observations you would make during the experiment.
1 .........................................................................................................................
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2 .........................................................................................................................
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(c) At the end of the experiment the paper is removed and dried. The diagram
shows the paper.

(i) Measure the distance moved, in centimeters, by food dye R during the
experiment.
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(1)
(ii) Which of the food dyes P, Q, R and S are present in M?
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(1)
(iii) Food dyes P and S did not move very far. Suggest one change you could
make to this experiment to help them move further.
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(1)

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2) Jan 2013 Q (2)

2 A student produces this chromatogram for four dyes, A, B, C and D.

(i) Which one of the dyes contains three colours?

(1)

(ii) Which one of the dyes contains one colour only?

(1)

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(b) Each dye is made from one or more of the colours blue, red and yellow.
The student thinks that the result for one dye is incorrect.
Suggest which result is incorrect. Explain your answer.
(2)
The incorrect result is .........................................................................................
because .............................................................................................................
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3) June 2013 Q (1)
The box shows some methods that can be used in separating mixtures.

From the box, select the best method for each of the separations.
You may use each method once, more than once or not at all.
(a) Removing sand from a mixture of sand and water.
(1)
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(b) Obtaining pure water from a salt solution.
(1)
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(c) Extracting the red dye from a sample of rose petals.
(1)
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(d) Separating the coloured dyes in a sample of green ink.
(1)
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(e) Obtaining ethanol (alcohol) from a mixture of ethanol and water.
(1)
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4) June 2013 Q (5_b)

(b) In February 2005, some companies had to remove their pizzas from sale
because the food colourings in them were found to contain the artificial dye
called Sudan 1, which is known to cause cancer.
The chromatogram shows how the dyes in the colourings were detected and
identified.

(i) Which one of the food colourings, A, B, C or D, is made up of only one

dye?
(1)
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(ii) Identify the food colourings that may have contained Sudan 1.
(1)
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(iii) Explain how the chromatogram shows that the five food colourings are
different from each other.
(1)
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5) June 2014 Q (1)

1 A student investigates some food colourings, each of which is made up of
one or more dyes.
She produces a chromatogram using the safe colourings red (SR), blue (SB)
and green (SG) and food colourings red (FR), blue (FB) and green (FG).
The diagram shows her chromatogram.

(a) How many dyes are there in SR?

(1)

(b) Complete the table by placing ticks () next to the two food colourings that
are definitely safe to use.
Explain your answer.
(2)

Food colouring Safe to use?

FR

FB

FG

explanation .........................................................................................................
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6) June 2014 Q (2)

2 This apparatus is used to separate a mixture of ethanol (boiling point 78 °C)
and water (boiling point 100 °C).

(a) What is the name of this method of separation?

(1)
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(b) Why can ethanol and water be separated by this method?
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(c) Suggest why water should enter the condenser at A rather than B.
(1)
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(d) Explain why the first liquid to be collected in the beaker is mostly ethanol.
(1)
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7) Jan 2016 Q (1)

1 The table shows the names of some common pieces of laboratory
apparatus used to make measurements.
(a) Complete the table to show the name of the quantity that can be measured
by each piece of apparatus, and a common unit used for that quantity. One
example of each has been done for you.
(6)

Apparatus Quantity Unit

Balance mass

Stop clock S

Gas syringe

Ruler

(b) Which piece of apparatus is needed to make measurements in a paper

chromatography experiment?
(1)

8) June 2016 Q (1)

1 The diagram shows the apparatus a student uses to separate a mixture of
salt and sand.
She adds the mixture to water in a beaker and then carries out the three
stages shown.

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(a) Give the names of the pieces of apparatus labelled X and Y.

(2)
X .........................................................................................................................
Y .........................................................................................................................
(b) (i) A liquid that dissolves substances is a
(1)

(ii) The clear liquid that forms in stage 1 is a

(1)

(c) (i) At which stage, 1, 2 or 3, is the sand collected?

(1)
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(ii) At which stage, 1, 2 or 3, is the salt collected?
(1)
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(d) What happens to the water in stage 3?
(1)
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9) Jan 2017 Q (1_a)

1 The box contains the names of some substances.

Choose a substance from the box that best matches each description.
Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.
(a) Which substance is a mixture?
(1)
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10) Jan 2018 Q (1_a)
1 These pieces of apparatus are used in chemistry experiments.

(a) Name these pieces of apparatus.

(4)
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Q.........................................................................................................................
R.........................................................................................................................
S..........................................................................................................................

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11) Jan 2019 Q (1)

1 The diagram shows six pieces of apparatus that are used in the laboratory.

The table lists the names of four pieces of apparatus.

Complete the table by giving a letter, A, B, C, D, E or F, to identify each piece
of apparatus listed.
(4)

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