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O Level Physics 2023-2025 ATP Tips
O Level Physics 2023-2025 ATP Tips
O Level Physics 2023-2025 ATP Tips
Following are some questions that are repeatedly asked in P4 (5070) and P6 (0620) direcly or
indirectly.
Question 1:
Answer: To cool down the gas so that it condenses and turns into a liquid.
Question 2:
Topic: Chromatography
Answer: Because the pencil will not dissolve to interfere with dissolved dyes.
Question 3: How does the chromatogram show that a substance is pure? / Not Pure?
Answer: There is only one spot / There is more than one spot.
Question 4: Why is the baseline always drawn above the solvent level?
Answer: The dyes will dissolve and get washed away with solvent.
Topic: Electrolysis
Question 2: Explain why Magnesium/Zinc/Iron etc. is not a suitable material to be used as the
electrode.
Question 4: Suggest what can be done with solid NaCl to allow it to conduct electricity
Question 5: Suggest what can be done with solid NaCl to collect sodium at the cathode.
Question 3: The volume of acid was measured using a measuring cylinder. State one advantage
of using a pipette instead of a measuring cylinder.
Answer: Measure the volume of gas per unit time. / Measure change in mass per unit time.
Question 8: Explain why the rate of reaction is zero after -------minutes. / Explain why no more
volume of gas produces after ____ minutes.
Answer: Limiting reagent has finished. (Student will have to find from 1st line of the question
that clearly tells which reagent was used in excess, the other reagent must be limiting then)
Answer: (Read anomalous point from graph) ………… appears to be inaccurate as it doesn’t fit
the smooth curve
Answer: It increases surface area. More particles are exposed hence a faster rate.
Answer: Use bromine water, in which the alkene will decolorise it to colorless, but nothing,
happens with an alkane,
Question 3: How can you distinguish between chlorine and sodium chloride?
Answer: Add litmus paper, it will bleach with chlorine, but nothing happens to it with sodium
chloride.
Question 4: How can you distinguish between copper sulfate and copper carbonate?
Answer: Acidify with hydrochloric acid, and add barium chloride, there will be white ppt with
OR
Add hydrochloric acid, in which nothing happens with sulfate but a fizz or effervescence of
carbon dioxide will occur with carbonate.
Answer:
OR
Answer: 1) heat till the point of crystallization. 2) Leave to cool gradually. 3) Filter, dry and
Answer: Place a stirring rod in the solution and see the formation of the first crystals on it.
Question 3: Give two observations when acid reacts with Mg/ Zinc
Answer: i. Effervescence of a gas/ Bubbles of a gas ii. Metal dissolves
Question 4: Give two observations to show that acid that reacts with metal is a stronger acid.
Answer: i. The effervescence of gas produces faster/ Bubbles of gas produce faster
Question 5: State three conditions that should be kept constant to ensure a fair test
Answer: Temperature, Surface area of solid, Volume of liquid used, Concentration of liquid
used, mass of sold used.
Question 6: How could you show that the acid is strong/ weak?
Answer: Use pH paper to check the pH, if pH is less than 3 it is a strong acid if it is above 3 it is
a weak acid.
Planning question:
Here is a general outline or a checklist students must follow while writing the answer to
this question
Example:
1. Catalysts are substances that increase the rate of reaction but are unchanged at the end of
the reaction.
Top pan balance, Conical flask, Bung, gas syringe, Spatula, Filter funnel, Filter paper,
2. What to measure?
a. To check if speed is increased after adding copper II oxide, the Volume of the gas
collected will be measured
b. To check if it remains the same at the end of the reaction, the mass of copper oxide
before and after the reaction will be measured
3. How to measure?
Connect the flask to the gas syringe, place a bung and measure the volume of oxygen gas
collected after in 30 seconds.
4. Factors to keep constant.
The same volume of Hydrogen peroxide with and without a catalyst
5. Factors to change
Two experiments will be performed
Exp-1 with catalyst and
Exp-2 without catalyst
6. When will you stop?
30 seconds. (Students can choose any duration depending on the type of reaction.)
7. Calculation of results.
a. Volume of gas collected per 30 seconds for Experiment 1 and Experiment 2
b. Mass of copper oxide in Experiment 2
8. Conclusion
a. Volume of Oxygen collected in Experiment 2 should be more
b. Mass of copper II oxide should before and after the reaction should be same.
Answer:
Using a top pan balance weigh about 5g Copper II oxide, Record the mass. In a conical flask put
50cm3 of Hydrogen peroxide, connect it with a gas syringe and place the bung. Measure the
volume of oxygen collected in 30 seconds. Record the volume. Repeat the same experiment
using the same volume of Hydrogen peroxide, but add 5g copper II oxide and place the bung
immediately. Record the volume of gas collected in 30 seconds. Disconnect the apparatus, and
filter the mixture in the flask. Copper II oxide will be received as residue, dry, and weigh again.
Compare the volume of oxygen collected with and without a catalyst. The volume collected
with the catalyst should be more.
The mass of copper II oxide measured after the reaction should be 5g.
Tip: Drawing a labeled diagram of the apparatus will save students from writing a description
and will get them easy marks.