0654.C11.6.01 — Describe the complete combustion of ethanol: past paper questions
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- 0973/31 · May/June 2026 · Q9a(ii)[1]
Identify one type of power station that produces carbon dioxide when generating power.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2026 · Q7e[2]
(e) Sulfur dioxide is an air pollutant. Complete the sentence to describe the reaction that produces sulfur dioxide to cause air pollution. Sulfur dioxide produced from .......... fossil fuels WHICH CONTAIN .......... compounds.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2026 · Q8b[2]
Ethene reacts with hydrogen to make ethane, C,Hg. Ethane undergoes complete combustion. Write the balanced symbol equation for the complete combustion of ethane.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2025 · Q6a(i)[1]
Write the word equation for the complete combustion of methane.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2025 · Q6a(ii)[1]
State a different product obtained from the incomplete combustion of methane.
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · October/November 2025 · Q8c(ii)[3]
The equation for the complete combustion of petrol is shown. C 9 H 20 + 14O 2 9CO 2 + 10H 2 O Calculate the maximum volume of carbon dioxide, in dm 3 measured at room temperature and pressure, that is made from 6.4 kg of petrol. The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm 3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.). vol...
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2025 · Q8c(v)[2]
State the two products of the complete combustion of octane. and
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2024 · Q11b(i)[2]
State the two products of the complete combustion of ethene.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2024 · Q5b(ii)[2]
Write the word equation for the complete combustion of ethanol. + +
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2024 · Q5c(i)[1]
State the name of substance X.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2024 · Q5c(iii)[1]
State one other method of making ethanol.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2023 · Q5b(i)[2]
State the name of the two compounds from Table 5.1 that are possible products of the combustion of compound E.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2022 · Q11b[1]
Carbon dioxide is made during the complete combustion of substance R. State the name of the other product made in this reaction.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2021 · Q8a(iii)[2]
Gasoline is obtained from petroleum. State the two products of the complete combustion of gasoline.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2020 · Q11d[3]
Fig. 11.3 shows apparatus the student uses to measure the change in mass when ethanol burns in air. burner ethanol balance Fig. 11.3 The mass of the burner and ethanol decreases during the experiment. Suggest why.
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · October/November 2019 · Q8a[2]
State the products of complete combustion of a hydrocarbon.
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What examiners said
Many candidates wrote just carbon and hydrogen as products in this reaction, not appreciating there is a reaction with oxygen. Others broke down octane into other smaller hydrocarbons like methane and propane.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0973/31 Q8(c)(v) (Cambridge)
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