0654.C11.3.06 — Name the uses of the fractions as: (a) . refinery gas fraction for gas used in heating and cooking (b) . gasoline / petrol fraction for fuel: past paper questions

Real questions on 0654.c11.3.06 — name the uses of the fractions as: (a) . refinery gas fraction for gas used in heating and cooking (b) . gasoline / petrol fraction for fuel

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1. 0654/42 · May/June 2026 · Q8c(ii)[1]

   State one use for the naphtha fraction. nett teen teen

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2. 0654/33 · October/November 2023 · Q2a(iii)[1]

   State one use for bitumen.

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3. 0654/33 · May/June 2023 · Q8a(iii)[1]

   State the name of one fraction not shown in Fig. 8.1.

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4. 0654/33 · May/June 2023 · Q8a(iv)[2]

   State one use for each of the fractions shown in Fig. 8.1. refinery gas diesel oil

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5. 0654/33 · October/November 2021 · Q5a(ii)[1]

   State one use for the refinery gas fraction.

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6. 0654/33 · May/June 2019 · Q11b(i)[1]

   Suggest the purpose of the part of the apparatus labelled W.

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7. 0654/33 · May/June 2019 · Q11b(ii)[1]

   Explain why ethanol can be separated from water by fractional distillation.

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What examiners said

Very few candidates were able to suggest a use for bitumen such as road surfacing.

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0654/33 Q2(a)(iii) (Cambridge)

Most candidates were able to name one of the fractions not shown in the diagram. Bitumen was the most popular.

— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0654/33 Q8(a)(iii) (Cambridge)

Many candidates correctly suggested that refinery gas is used for heating or cooking. Few candidates suggested that diesel oil is used as a fuel for cars and trucks. There were many vague answers about diesel oil being used for cars.

— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0654/33 Q8(a)(iv) (Cambridge)