0653.C8.2.01 — Describe the Group I alkali metals, lithium, sodium and potassium, as relatively soft metals with general trends down the group, limited to:: past paper questions
Real questions on 0653.c8.2.01 — describe the group i alkali metals, lithium, sodium and potassium, as relatively soft metals with general trends down the group, limited to:
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- 0653/01 · Specimen 2025 · Q20[1]
Which statement describes the trends shown by the elements down Group I of the Periodic Table?
See it on the paper → - 0653/32 · May/June 2025 · Q4a(i)[1]
Circle the gas that forms when sodium reacts with water.
See it on the paper → - 0653/32 · May/June 2025 · Q4a(ii)[1]
State one way the reaction of potassium with water is different from the reaction of sodium with water.
See it on the paper → - 0653/32 · February/March 2025 · Q4a[2]
Melting point and boiling point are properties of the elements in Group I. These properties show a trend down Group I. State two other properties that show a trend down Group I.
See it on the paper → - 0653/33 · May/June 2024 · Q5b[2]
Lithium, Li, sodium, Na, and potassium, K, are in Group I of the Periodic Table. State the trend in the melting point and the trend in the reaction with water of these elements going down Group I. melting point reaction with water
See it on the paper → - 0653/12 · October/November 2023 · Q22[1]
Which statement about elements in Period 3 of the Periodic Table is correct?
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · February/March 2022 · Q2b(i)[2]
Use the information in Fig. 2.1 and Table 2.1 to identify the group of the Periodic Table to which element X belongs. Explain your answer. group explanation
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · February/March 2022 · Q2b(ii)[1]
Element Y is not in the same group of the Periodic Table as element X. Explain how information in Table 2.1 shows that elements X and Y are in different groups.
See it on the paper → - 0653/42 · February/March 2022 · Q2b(iii)[1]
Identify element Y.
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What examiners said
Hydrogen was identified by many candidates. There was no pattern to the incorrect answers that were chosen in roughly equal numbers. Candidates should be aware that the elements reacting are sodium metal, and water, made up from hydrogen and oxygen. Therefore, chlorine and carbon dioxide can both be excluded as products.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/32 Q4(a)(i) (Cambridge)
Many candidates knew that potassium is more reactive than sodium, and they described a difference in many ways. In addition to the mark scheme, examples of acceptable answers included a statement to say that the reaction with potassium is more vigorous or that it produces a lilac flame.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0653/32 Q4(a)(ii) (Cambridge)
The question required two properties of the Group I metals that show a trend going down Group 1. Many candidates found this challenging. General properties of metals, for example electrical and heat conductivity, were not accepted because there was no obvious trend down the group.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0653/32 Q4(a) (Cambridge)
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