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Cambridge IGCSE
Chemistry
0620
For examination in June and November 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Also available for examination in March 2016, 2017 and 2018
in India only.
This syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge
International Level1/Level 2 Certificate (QN: 500/5701/7).
Cambridge Secondary 2
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Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2. Teacher support............................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Support materials
2.2 Resource lists
2.3 Training
6. Syllabus content............................................................................................................ 15
7. Practical assessment .................................................................................................... 31
7.1 Teaching experimental skills
7.2 Description of components, Paper 5 Practical Test and Paper 6 Alternative to Practical
7.3 Notes for use in qualitative analysis
8. Appendix ....................................................................................................................... 35
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
9. Other information.......................................................................................................... 40
10. Additional information for England, Wales and Northern Ireland................................... 41
Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1 Why choose Cambridge?
Recognition
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and qualifications for learners aged 5 to 19. We are part of Cambridge Assessment, a department of the
University of Cambridge, trusted for excellence in education. Our qualifications are recognised by the
worlds universities and employers.
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by schools, universities and employers as equivalent in demand to UK GCSEs. Learn more at
www.cie.org.uk/recognition
Excellence in education
Our mission is to deliver world-class international education through the provision of high-quality curricula,
assessment and services.
More than 9000 schools are part of our Cambridge learning community. We support teachers in over 160
countries who offer their learners an international education based on our curricula and leading to our
qualifications. Every year, thousands of learners use Cambridge qualifications to gain places at universities
around the world.
Our syllabuses are reviewed and updated regularly so that they reflect the latest thinking of international
experts and practitioners and take account of the different national contexts in which they are taught.
Cambridge programmes and qualifications are designed to support learners in becoming:
confident in working with information and ideas their own and those of others
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Prior learning
Learners in England who are beginning this course should normally have followed the Key Stage 3
programme of study within the National Curriculum for England.
Other candidates beginning this course should have achieved an equivalent level of general education.
Progression
Cambridge IGCSE Certificates are general qualifications that enable candidates to progress either directly to
employment, or to proceed to further qualifications.
Candidates who are awarded grades A* to C for this qualification are well prepared to follow courses leading
to Level 3 AS and A Level GCE Chemistry, Cambridge Pre-U Chemistry, IBCertificates in Chemistry or the
Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry.
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Teacher support
2.
Teacher support
2.3 Training
We offer a range of support activities for teachers to ensure they have the relevant knowledge and skills to
deliver our qualifications. See www.cie.org.uk/events for further information.
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Experimental techniques
2.1 Measurement
2.2.1 Criteria of purity
2.2.2 Methods of purification
3. Atoms, elements and compounds
3.1 Atomic structure and the Periodic Table
3.2.1 Bonding: the structure of matter
3.2.2 Ions and ionic bonds
3.2.3 Molecules and covalent bonds
3.2.4Macromolecules
3.2.5 Metallic bonding (Extended candidates only)
4. Stoichiometry
4.1 Stoichiometry
4.2 The mole concept (Extended candidates only)
5.
6.
Chemical energetics
Chemical reactions
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4. Assessment at a glance
All candidates must enter for three papers.
Core candidates take:
Paper 1
Paper 2
45 minutes
and:
and:
Paper 3
1 hour 15 minutes
Paper 4
1 hour 15 minutes
80 marks
80 marks
or:
1 hour 15 minutes
Paper 6
1 hour
Practical Test
This paper will test assessment objective AO3.
Alternative to Practical
This paper will test assessment objective AO3.
40 marks
40 marks
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Candidates who have studied the Core syllabus content, or who are expected to achieve a grade D or below
should be entered for Paper 1, Paper 3 and either Paper 5 or Paper 6. These candidates will be eligible for
grades C to G.
Candidates who have studied the Extended syllabus content (Core and Supplement), and who are expected
to achieve a grade C or above should be entered for Paper 2, Paper 4 and either Paper 5 or Paper 6. These
candidates will be eligible for grades A* to G.
Availability
This syllabus is examined in the June and November examination series. This syllabus is also available for
examination in March for India only.
This syllabus is available to private candidates.
Detailed timetables are available from www.cie.org.uk/examsofficers
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Paper
1 and 2
Paper
3 and 4
Paper
5 and 6
Weighting of
AO in overall
qualification
63%
63%
50%
37%
37%
30%
100%
20%
30%
50%
20%
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Syllabus content
All candidates should be taught the Core syllabus content. Candidates who are only taught the Core syllabus
content can achieve a maximum of grade C. Candidates aiming for grades A* to C should be taught the
Extended syllabus content. The Extended syllabus content includes both the Core and the Supplement.
In delivering the course, teachers should aim to show the relevance of concepts to the learners everyday
lives and to the world around them. The syllabus content has been designed so as to allow teachers
to develop flexible programmes which meet all of the general aims of the syllabus while drawing on
appropriate local and international contexts.
Scientific subjects are, by their nature, experimental. Wherever possible, learners should pursue a fully
integrated course which allows them to develop their practical skills by carrying out practical work and
investigations within all of the topics listed.
1. The particulate nature of matter
Supplement
Core
State the distinguishing properties of solids, liquids
and gases
Describe the structure of solids, liquids and gases in
terms of particle separation, arrangement and types
of motion
Describe changes of state in terms of melting, boiling,
evaporation, freezing, condensation and sublimation
2. Experimental techniques
2.1 Measurement
Core
Name appropriate apparatus for the measurement
of time, temperature, mass and volume, including
burettes, pipettes and measuring cylinders
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Syllabus content
Supplement
Supplement
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Describe the formation of ionic bonds
between metallic and non-metallic
elements
Describe the lattice structure of ionic
compounds as a regular arrangement of
alternating positive and negative ions
Supplement
D
escribe the electron arrangement in
more complex covalent molecules such
as N2, C2H4, CH3OH and CO2
E
xplain the differences in melting point
and boiling point of ionic and covalent
compounds in terms of attractive forces
3.2.4Macromolecules
Core
Supplement
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4. Stoichiometry
4.1Stoichiometry
Core
Use the symbols of the elements and write the
formulae of simple compounds
Deduce the formula of a simple compound from the
relative numbers of atoms present
Deduce the formula of a simple compound from a
model or a diagrammatic representation
Construct word equations and simple balanced
chemical equations
Supplement
Determine the formula of an ionic
compound from the charges on the ions
present
Construct equations with state symbols,
including ionic equations
Deduce the balanced equation for
a chemical reaction, given relevant
information
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6. Chemical energetics
6.1 Energetics of a reaction
Core
Describe the meaning of exothermic and endothermic
reactions
Interpret energy level diagrams showing exothermic
and endothermic reactions
Supplement
Describe bond breaking as an
endothermic process and bond forming
as an exothermic process
Draw and label energy level diagrams for
exothermic and endothermic reactions
using data provided
Calculate the energy of a reaction using
bond energies
Supplement
Describe the use of hydrogen as a
fuel reacting with oxygen to generate
electricity in a fuel cell (Details of the
construction and operation of a fuel cell
are not required.)
7. Chemical reactions
7.1 Physical and chemical changes
Core
Identify physical and chemical changes, and
understand the differences between them
7.2 Rate (speed) of reaction
Core
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7.4Redox
Core
Supplement
Predict the effect of changing the
conditions (concentration, temperature
and pressure) on other reversible
reactions
Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the concept of
equilibrium
Supplement
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Supplement
Supplement
Supplement
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Supplement
Describe and explain the relationship
between Group number, number of
outer shell electrons and metallic/nonmetallic character
Supplement
Supplement
Know that transition elements have
variable oxidation states
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10. Metals
10.1 Properties of metals
Core
List the general physical properties of metals
Describe the general chemical properties of metals
e.g. reaction with dilute acids and reaction with
oxygen
Explain in terms of their properties why alloys are
used instead of pure metals
Identify representations of alloys from diagrams of
structure
10.2 Reactivity series
Core
Supplement
water or steam
the oxides
Supplement
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Supplement
Explain the uses of zinc for galvanising
and for making brass
Supplement
Discuss the implications of an
inadequate supply of water, limited to
safe water for drinking and water for
irrigating crops
Supplement
Describe the separation of oxygen and
nitrogen from liquid air by fractional
distillation
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Supplement
Describe and explain the essential
conditions for the manufacture of
ammonia by the Haber process including
the sources of the hydrogen and
nitrogen, i.e. hydrocarbons or steam and
air
Supplement
Supplement
13. Carbonates
Core
Describe the manufacture of lime (calcium oxide) from
calcium carbonate (limestone) in terms of thermal
decomposition
Name some uses of lime and slaked lime such as in
treating acidic soil and neutralising acidic industrial
waste products, e.g. flue gas desulfurisation
Name the uses of calcium carbonate in the
manufacture of iron and cement
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Supplement
Name and draw the structures of the
unbranched alkanes, alkenes (not cistrans), alcohols and acids containing up
to four carbon atoms per molecule
Name and draw the structural formulae
of the esters which can be made from
unbranched alcohols and carboxylic
acids, each containing up to four carbon
atoms
14.2Fuels
Core
Name the fuels: coal, natural gas and petroleum
Name methane as the main constituent of natural gas
Describe petroleum as a mixture of hydrocarbons
and its separation into useful fractions by fractional
distillation
Describe the properties of molecules within a fraction
Name the uses of the fractions as:
refinery gas for bottled gas for heating and
cooking
gasoline fraction for fuel (petrol) in cars
naphtha fraction for making chemicals
kerosene/paraffin fraction for jet fuel
diesel oil/gas oil for fuel in diesel engines
fuel oil fraction for fuel for ships and home heating
systems
lubricating fraction for lubricants, waxes and
polishes
bitumen for making roads
14.3 Homologous series
Core
Describe the concept of homologous series as a
family of similar compounds with similar chemical
properties due to the presence of the same functional
group
Supplement
Describe the general characteristics of
an homologous series
Recall that the compounds in a
homologous series have the same
general formula
Describe and identify structural
isomerism
14.4Alkanes
Core
Describe the properties of alkanes (exemplified by
methane) as being generally unreactive, except in
terms of burning
Supplement
Describe substitution reactions of
alkanes with chlorine
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14.5Alkenes
Core
Supplement
Supplement
Supplement
14.8.1Polymers
Core
Supplement
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Supplement
O
N
Supplement
Describe proteins as possessing the same (amide) linkages as
nylon but with different units
Describe the structure of proteins as:
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Practical assessment
7.
Practical assessment
Scientific subjects are, by their nature, experimental. It is therefore important that an assessment of
a candidates knowledge and understanding of chemistry should contain a practical component (see
assessment objective AO3).
Schools circumstances (e.g. the availability of resources) differ greatly, so two alternative ways of examining
the practical component are provided. The alternatives are:
Paper 5 Practical Test
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical (written paper).
Whichever practical assessment route is chosen, the following points should be noted:
the same assessment objectives apply
the same practical skills are to be learned and developed
the same sequence of practical activities is appropriate.
Candidates may not use textbooks in the practical component, nor any of their own records of laboratory
work carried out during their course.
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Practical assessment
Apparatus list
The list below details the apparatus expected to be generally available for both teaching and for examination
of Paper 5. The list is not exhaustive: in particular, items that are commonly regarded as standard equipment
in a chemical laboratory (such as Bunsen burners or tripods) are not included. The Confidential Instructions,
provided to Centres prior to the examination of Paper 5, will give the detailed requirements for the
examination.
one burette, 50cm3
one pipette, 25cm3
a pipette filler
two conical flasks, within the range 150cm3 to 250cm3
measuring cylinder, 50cm3, 25cm3, 10cm3
a filter funnel
beaker, squat form with lip, 250cm3 and 100cm3
a thermometer, 10C to +110C at 1C graduations
a polystyrene or other plastic beaker of approximate capacity 150cm3
clocks (or wall-clock) to measure to an accuracy of 1s (where clocks are specified, candidates may use
their own wristwatch if they prefer)
wash bottle
test-tubes (Pyrex or hard glass), approximately 125mm 16mm
boiling tubes, approximately 150mm 25mm
stirring rod.
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Practical assessment
test
test result
carbonate (CO3 )
chloride (Cl )
[in solution]
white ppt.
bromide (Br)
[in solution]
cream ppt.
iodide (I)
[in solution]
yellow ppt.
nitrate (NO3 )
[in solution]
ammonia produced
sulfate (SO42)
[in solution]
white ppt.
sulfite (SO32)
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ammonium (NH4+)
calcium (Ca2+)
chromium(III) (Cr3+)
copper (Cu2+)
iron(II) (Fe2+)
3+
iron(III) (Fe )
2+
zinc (Zn )
ammonia (NH3)
chlorine (Cl 2)
hydrogen (H2)
oxygen (O2)
flame colour
lithium (Li )
red
sodium (Na+)
yellow
potassium (K+)
2+
copper(II) (Cu )
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lilac
blue-green
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88
Ra
radium
133
87
Fr
francium
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Th
thorium
232
Ac
140
90
139
89
actinium
Ce
cerium
La
58
rutherfordium
Rf
104
178
hafnium
Hf
72
91
zirconium
lanthanum
57
actinoids
89103
lanthanoids
5771
89
yttrium
48
40
titanium
Ti
22
Mn
231
protactinium
Pa
91
141
Tc
55
43
Nd
60
seaborgium
Sg
106
184
tungsten
74
96
238
uranium
144
92
neptunium
Np
93
promethium
Pm
61
bohrium
Bh
107
186
rhenium
Re
75
molybdenum technetium
Mo
52
42
manganese
Cr
chromium
25
24
praseodymium neodymium
Pr
59
dubnium
Db
105
181
tantalum
Ta
73
93
niobium
Nb
51
41
vanadium
23
27
28
plutonium
Pu
150
94
samarium
Sm
62
hassium
Hs
108
190
osmium
Os
76
101
ruthenium
Ru
56
44
iron
Fe
Co
29
30
Ni
Ds
110
195
platinum
Pt
78
106
palladium
Pd
59
46
nickel
Cu
Rg
111
197
gold
Au
79
108
silver
Ag
64
47
copper
Cn
112
201
mercury
Hg
80
112
cadmium
Cd
65
48
zinc
Zn
americium
Am
152
95
europium
Eu
63
curium
Cm
157
96
gadolinium
Gd
64
berkelium
Bk
159
97
terbium
Tb
65
californium
Cf
163
98
dysprosium
Dy
66
Mt
192
109
iridium
Ir
77
103
rhodium
Rh
59
45
cobalt
The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.)
actinoids
lanthanoids
Ba
barium
Cs
56
55
caesium
88
85
Sr
strontium
Rb
rubidium
45
39
40
38
39
37
Sc
scandium
Ca
calcium
24
20
23
19
potassium
21
Mg
magnesium
Na
sodium
9
12
7
11
einsteinium
Es
165
99
holmium
Ho
67
204
thallium
Tl
115
81
indium
In
70
49
gallium
Ga
27
31
aluminium
Al
11
13
boron
name
atomic symbol
Be
beryllium
Li
26
fermium
Fm
167
100
erbium
Er
68
flerovium
Fl
114
207
lead
Pb
82
119
tin
Sn
73
50
germanium
Ge
28
32
silicon
Si
12
14
carbon
mendelevium
Md
169
101
thulium
Tm
69
209
bismuth
Bi
83
122
antimony
Sb
75
51
arsenic
As
31
33
phosphorus
14
15
nitrogen
nobelium
No
173
102
ytterbium
Yb
70
livermorium
Lv
116
polonium
Po
84
128
tellurium
Te
79
52
selenium
Se
32
34
sulfur
16
16
oxygen
lawrencium
Lr
175
103
lutetium
Lu
71
astatine
At
127
85
iodine
80
53
bromine
Br
35.5
35
chlorine
Cl
19
17
fluorine
VIII
radon
Rn
86
131
xenon
Xe
84
54
krypton
Kr
40
36
argon
Ar
20
18
neon
Ne
4
10
helium
VII
hydrogen
atomic number
Key
VI
He
IV
III
1
Group
II
lithium
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Appendix
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Appendix
Associations
CLEAPSS is an advisory service providing support in practical science and technology.
http://www.cleapss.org.uk
Publications
CLEAPSS Laboratory Handbook, updated 2009 (available to CLEAPSS members only)
CLEAPSS Hazcards, 2007 update of 1995 edition (available to CLEAPSS members only)
UK Regulations
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) 2002 and subsequent amendment in 2004
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2677/contents/made,
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3386/contents/made
a brief guide may be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg136.pdf
(b) Give a reason/Give reasons is another way of asking candidates to explain why something happens.
6.
Describe requires the candidate to state in words (using diagrams where appropriate) the main points.
7. Discuss requires the candidate to give a critical account of the points involved.
8. Outline implies brevity (i.e. restricting the answer to giving essentials).
9.
Predict implies that the candidate is expected to make a prediction not by recall but by making a logical
connection between other pieces of information.
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10. Deduce implies that the candidate is not expected to produce the required answer by recall but by
making a logical connection between other pieces of information.
11.
Suggest is used in two main contexts, i.e. either to imply that there is no unique answer (e.g. in
chemistry, two or more substances may satisfy the given conditions describing an unknown), or to
imply that candidates are expected to apply their general knowledge of the subject to a novel situation,
one that may be formally not in the syllabus many data response and problem solving questions are
of this type.
12. Find is a general term that may variously be interpreted as calculate, measure, determine, etc.
13. Calculate is used when a numerical answer is required. In general, working should be shown, especially
where two or more steps are involved.
14. Measure implies that the quantity concerned can be directly obtained from a suitable measuring
instrument (e.g. length using a rule, or mass using a balance).
15. Determine often implies that the quantity concerned cannot be measured directly but is obtained from a
graph or by calculation.
16. Estimate implies a reasoned order of magnitude statement or calculation of the quantity concerned,
making such simplifying assumptions as may be necessary about points of principle and about the
values of quantities not otherwise included in the question.
17.
Sketch, when applied to graph work, implies that the shape and/or position of the curve need only be
qualitatively correct, but candidates should be aware that, depending on the context, some quantitative
aspects may be looked for (e.g. passing through the origin, having an intercept).
In diagrams, sketch implies that simple, freehand drawing is acceptable; nevertheless, care should be
taken over proportions and the clear exposition of important details.
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Other information
9.
Other information
Language
This syllabus and the associated assessment materials are available in English only.
Entry codes
To maintain the security of our examinations, we produce question papers for different areas of the world,
known as administrative zones. Where the component entry code has two digits, the first digit is the
component number given in the syllabus. The second digit is the location code, specific to an administrative
zone. Information about entry codes can be found in the Cambridge Guide to Making Entries.
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Prior learning
Learners in England who are beginning this course should normally have followed the Key Stage 3
programme of study within the National Curriculum for England.
Other candidates beginning this course should have achieved an equivalent level of general education.
Progression
Cambridge IGCSE Certificates are general qualifications that enable candidates to progress either directly to
employment, or to proceed to further qualifications.
Candidates who are awarded grades A* to C for this qualification are well prepared to follow courses leading
to Level 3 AS and A Level GCE Chemistry, Cambridge Pre-U Chemistry, IBCertificates in Chemistry or the
Cambridge International AS and A Level Chemistry.
Overlapping qualifications
Every qualification is assigned to a national classification code indicating the subject area to which it belongs.
Candidates who enter for more than one qualification with the same classification code will only have one
grade (the highest) counted for the purpose of the school and college performance tables. Centres may
wish to advise candidates that, if they take two qualifications with the same classification code, colleges are
very likely to take the view that they have achieved only one of the two qualifications. Candidates who have
any doubts about their subject combinations should seek advice, either from their centre or the institution to
which they wish to progress.
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Health and safety issues are covered in sections 6.2, 7.2 and 11.
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