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Cambridge IGCSE 0620 & 0971

Past paper solutions, chapter by chapter

Every question worked through and set out the way the mark scheme reads it, filed under the syllabus chapter it belongs to. Pick a chapter and it opens in Google Drive, so you can read it on a phone, download it, or print it the night before the paper.

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Topic 01 Being written

States of matter

Particle model, changes of state, the heating curve and diffusion.

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Topic 02 Being written

Atoms, elements and compounds

Atomic structure, isotopes, electron shells, ionic, covalent and metallic bonding.

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Topic 03 Being written

Stoichiometry

Formulae, balanced equations, relative masses, the mole and reacting masses.

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Topic 04 Being written

Electrochemistry

Electrolysis of molten and aqueous compounds, electrode products and half equations.

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Topic 05 Being written

Chemical energetics

Exothermic and endothermic change, pathway diagrams and bond energy.

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Topic 06 Being written

Chemical reactions and redox

Rate of reaction, collision theory, reversible reactions, equilibrium and redox.

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Topic 07 Being written

Acids, bases and salts

Acid and base properties, pH, indicators, oxides, salt preparation and titration.

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Topic 08 Being written

The Periodic Table

Groups and periods, Group I, Group VII, transition elements and noble gases.

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Topic 09 Being written

Metals and extraction

Properties and alloys, the reactivity series, extraction, rusting and its prevention.

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Topic 10 Being written

Chemistry of the environment

Water treatment and testing, fertilisers, air quality and climate change.

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Topic 11 Being written

Organic chemistry

Homologous series, crude oil, alkanes, alkenes, alcohols, acids and polymers.

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Topic 12 Being written

Experimental techniques and analysis

Measurement, purity, separation, chromatography and the tests for ions and gases.

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Chapters marked "being written" are on the way. The solutions are MrChemCoach's own worked answers; the original Cambridge question papers stay with Cambridge Assessment International Education.