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Recycling and life-cycle assessment: Edexcel GCSE Chemistry questions

Every Edexcel GCSE Chemistry exam question on Recycling and life-cycle assessment (specification points 4.10–4.12), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q10(c)

    June 2025 · Paper 2 Higher

    6 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2025 Paper 2 Higher, question 10(c): Babies may wear bamboo nappies or disposable nappies. Both types of nappy absorb liquid. The bamboo in bamboo nappies comes from a fast growing plant. A bamboo

  2. Q5(a)

    June 2024 · Paper 1 Higher

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2024 Paper 1 Higher, question 5(a): Give two advantages of obtaining metals by recycling rather than by extracting them from their metal ores. (2) 1 2

  3. Q5(c)

    June 2024 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2024 Paper 1 Higher, question 5(c): One of the alternative biological methods of extracting metals from very low‑grade ores is bioleaching using bacteria. Give one disadvantage of this method of e

  4. Q6(c)

    June 2022 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2022 Paper 1 Higher, question 6(c): Phytoextraction is an alternative biological method that can be used to extract metals from very low-grade ores. Give one disadvantage of phytoextraction as a m

  5. Q6(b)

    November 2020 · Paper 1 Foundation

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    November 2020 Paper 1 Foundation, question 6(b): Give two advantages of recycling metals rather than extracting metals from their ores. (2) 1 2

  6. Q5(a)(i)

    June 2019 · Paper 1 Higher

    3 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2019 Paper 1 Higher, question 5(a)(i): 1 kg of the ash from these plants contained 142.0 g of nickel compounds. Calculate the percentage by mass of nickel compounds in the ash. (3) percentage by mass

  7. Q5(a)(ii)

    June 2019 · Paper 1 Higher

    1 markRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2019 Paper 1 Higher, question 5(a)(ii): Nickel is extracted from nickel compounds. State an advantage of extracting nickel by phytoextraction rather than from its ore. (1)

  8. Q6(d)(i)

    June 2019 · Paper 1 Foundation

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2019 Paper 1 Foundation, question 6(d)(i): The environmental impact of a product is assessed in a life-cycle assessment. The stages in this assessment are given below. They are not in the correct order.

  9. Q6(d)(ii)

    June 2019 · Paper 1 Foundation

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2019 Paper 1 Foundation, question 6(d)(ii): Aluminium can be obtained by recycling aluminium waste. Give two advantages of obtaining aluminium by recycling aluminium waste rather than mining the raw mater

  10. Q3(d)

    June 2018 · Paper 1 Higher

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2018 Paper 1 Higher, question 3(d): In recent years, researchers have been investigating alternative methods of extracting metals from soils. Researchers have found that growing certain plants in

  11. Q9(d)

    June 2018 · Paper 1 Foundation

    6 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    June 2018 Paper 1 Foundation, question 9(d): Aluminium is extracted from its ore by electrolysis. Iron is extracted from its ore by heating with carbon. Both metals can also be obtained by recycling. Expla

  12. Q3(e)

    Specimen · Paper 1 Foundation

    2 marksRecycling and life-cycle assessment
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    Specimen Paper 1 Foundation, question 3(e): Figure 2 gives information about aluminium and tin. metal cost of 1 kg / £ amount in Earth’s crust / % aluminium 1.31 8 tin 12.60 0.0002 Figure 2 Give two reaso
All 12 questions on Recycling and life-cycle assessment, as a list
  1. June 2025, Paper 2 Higher, Q10(c) (6 marks): Babies may wear bamboo nappies or disposable nappies. Both types of nappy absorb liquid. The bamboo in bamboo nappies comes from a fast growing plant. A bamboo
  2. June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a) (2 marks): Give two advantages of obtaining metals by recycling rather than by extracting them from their metal ores. (2) 1 2
  3. June 2024, Paper 1 Higher, Q5(c) (1 mark): One of the alternative biological methods of extracting metals from very low‑grade ores is bioleaching using bacteria. Give one disadvantage of this method of e
  4. June 2022, Paper 1 Higher, Q6(c) (1 mark): Phytoextraction is an alternative biological method that can be used to extract metals from very low-grade ores. Give one disadvantage of phytoextraction as a m
  5. November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(b) (2 marks): Give two advantages of recycling metals rather than extracting metals from their ores. (2) 1 2
  6. June 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(i) (3 marks): 1 kg of the ash from these plants contained 142.0 g of nickel compounds. Calculate the percentage by mass of nickel compounds in the ash. (3) percentage by mass
  7. June 2019, Paper 1 Higher, Q5(a)(ii) (1 mark): Nickel is extracted from nickel compounds. State an advantage of extracting nickel by phytoextraction rather than from its ore. (1)
  8. June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(d)(i) (2 marks): The environmental impact of a product is assessed in a life-cycle assessment. The stages in this assessment are given below. They are not in the correct order.
  9. June 2019, Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(d)(ii) (2 marks): Aluminium can be obtained by recycling aluminium waste. Give two advantages of obtaining aluminium by recycling aluminium waste rather than mining the raw mater
  10. June 2018, Paper 1 Higher, Q3(d) (2 marks): In recent years, researchers have been investigating alternative methods of extracting metals from soils. Researchers have found that growing certain plants in
  11. June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q9(d) (6 marks): Aluminium is extracted from its ore by electrolysis. Iron is extracted from its ore by heating with carbon. Both metals can also be obtained by recycling. Expla
  12. Specimen, Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(e) (2 marks): Figure 2 gives information about aluminium and tin. metal cost of 1 kg / £ amount in Earth’s crust / % aluminium 1.31 8 tin 12.60 0.0002 Figure 2 Give two reaso

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