[Date] Pearson Edexcel
GCE In
Chemistry
(9CH0) Paper 03
: General and Practical Principles
in Chemistry
[Author name]
[COMPANY NAME]
,Instructions
• Use
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is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HB or B).
• in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all
• Answer
provided
the questions in the spaces
questions.– there may be more space than
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• The
• The
total mark for this paper is 120.
marks for each question are shown in brackets
• For the question marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
your ability to structure your answer logically, showing the points that you
• make are related or follow on from each other where appropriate.
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Advice
• Read
•
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Show all your working in calculations and include units where appropriate.
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces
provided.
1 Alkanes are often used as fuels.
(a) Complete the equation for the complete combustion of
hexane. State symbols are not required. (1)
(d) Adding cyclic hydrocarbons to fuels results in more efficient
combustion. These compounds can be made by reforming straight-
chain alkanes.
Write an equation for the reforming of pentane into a cyclic hydrocarbon, using
skeletal formulae for the organic compounds.
State symbols are not required.
(2)
2
, (Total for Question 1 = 7 marks)
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