0653.C2.2.06 — State that: (a). Group VIII noble gases have a full outer shell (b). the number of outer-shell electrons is equal to the group number in Gro: past paper questions

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1. 0653/21 · October/November 2024 · Q23[1]

   Which statement explains why the elements in Group VIII of the Periodic Table are unreactive?

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2. 0653/42 · May/June 2024 · Q8a[4]

   Complete Table 8.1.

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3. 0653/42 · May/June 2024 · Q8b(i)[1]

   Identify one substance in Table 8.1 that has a pH less than 3.

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4. 0653/42 · May/June 2024 · Q8b(ii)[1]

   Identify one covalent substance in Table 8.1 that has a pH greater than 5.

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5. 0653/42 · May/June 2024 · Q8c[3]

   Explain how the position of magnesium in the Periodic Table and the electronic structure of magnesium relate to its metallic character.  ,

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6. 0653/42 · February/March 2024 · Q2a(i)[1]

   contains a full outer shell of electrons.

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7. 0653/33 · October/November 2023 · Q5b(i)[1]

   State the name of this process.

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8. 0653/33 · October/November 2023 · Q5b(ii)[1]

   State the name of the fraction used for bottled gas for heating and cooking.

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What examiners said

Some candidates knew the term fractional distillation. Credit was not awarded to those candidates who wrote just distillation.

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0653/33 Q5(b)(i) (Cambridge)

Few candidates knew that the fraction used for bottled gas is refinery gas.

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0653/33 Q5(b)(ii) (Cambridge)