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O-LevelChemistryChemistry of the Environment5070/21 · May/June 2018 · Q16 Marks

Choose from the gases to answer the questions. argon carbon dioxide carbon monoxide ethane hydrogen methane neon ozone sulfur dioxide sulfur trioxide Each gas can be used once, more than once or not at all. Which gas:

  1. (a)is used to manufacture margarine[1]
  2. (b)is used as a food preservative[1]
  3. (c)has a molecule that contains only eight atoms[1]
  4. (d)is formed from bacterial decay of vegetable matter[1]
  5. (e)is formed in photochemical smog[1]
  6. (f)completely combusts to form only a gas that turns limewater milky?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] 1(a) hydrogen
  2. [1] 1(b) sulfur dioxide
  3. [1] 1(c) ethane
  4. [1] 1(d) methane
  5. [1] 1(e) ozone
  6. [1] 1(f) carbon monoxide

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Topic
Chemistry of the Environment, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Structured question, 6 marks.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2018 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 1.

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