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Edexcel International A Level Chemistry past-paper questions on 5.3.2 Dealing with polymer waste, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 13 questions on Dealing with polymer waste, as a list
- June 2024, AS Unit 1, Q20(b) (4 marks): Incineration and recycling are two methods of disposing of polymer waste. Give one advantage and one disadvantage for each method. (4) Incineration advantage di
- October 2023, AS Unit 1, Q20(e) (2 marks): Incinerators used to dispose of polymer waste have a system to remove waste gases. Suggest why these systems contain solid calcium hydroxide and why it is finel
- January 2023, AS Unit 1, Q22(b)(ii) (2 marks): Over 70 million tonnes of poly(propene) are produced each year. State two problems with the disposal of polymers such as poly(propene). (2)
- October 2022, AS Unit 1, Q17(d) (2 marks): Give two ways in which chemists can help minimise problems caused by the disposal of polymers. (2)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q23(a)(i) (1 mark): Name the process that forms these gases in landfill. (1)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q23(b) (2 marks): Suggest two advantages of incineration over landfill. (2)
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q23(c) (1 mark): Environmental groups prefer recycling to both landfill and incineration. Suggest one advantage of recycling. (1)
- October 2021, AS Unit 1, Q15(d) (2 marks): State one advantage and one disadvantage of using incineration for the disposal of polymers, other than the effect on climate. (2)
- January 2021, AS Unit 1, Q17 (1 mark): Which of these is not a way of limiting global problems caused by polymer disposal? A developing biodegradable polymers B exporting polymer waste C removing tox
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q20(a)(iii) (1 mark): State the meaning of the term biodegradable. (1)
- October 2020, AS Unit 1, Q20(a)(iv) (3 marks): Give three advantages of biodegradable polymers. (3)
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q22(e)(i) (1 mark): State a hazard associated with hydrogen chloride. (1)
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q22(e)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest how the hydrogen chloride could be removed from the waste gases produced in an incinerator. (1)
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