O Level Chemistry 5070, topic 9.3
Alloys and their properties: past paper questions
14 Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070 questions on Alloys and their properties (9.3) from 14 papers, 2023 to 2026. Mostly multiple choice. Open the paper or try a question free.
Practising builds a set from this topic, free with an account. One question opens straight away, with no account.
- Questions
- 14
- Papers
- 14
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 57
- Average per question
- 4.1 marks
- Largest question
- 12 marks
By type: Multiple choice 9 · Structured 4 · Essay 1
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse4
- Not banded9
Derived from the command word Cambridge prints in each question, banded by a fixed table beside the syllabus's own definitions. A question printing no command word is unbanded: unknown, not middling.
Command words
- explainAnalyse4 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- nameRecall2 questions
- stateRecall2 questions
express in clear terms
- calculateApply1 question
work out from given facts, figures or information
- constructApply1 question
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- findApply1 question
- giveRecall1 question
produce an answer from a given source or recall/memory
- predictAnalyse1 question
suggest what may happen based on available information
- suggestAnalyse1 question
apply knowledge and understanding to situations where there are a range of valid responses in order to make proposals / put forward considerations
Where the questions come from
By year
- 20263
- 20254
- 20243
- 20234
By session
- May/June8
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 19
- Paper 24
- Paper 41
Questions on this topic
Showing 12 of 14, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 26May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about metals and alloys is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 25Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which elements are the major constituents of brass?
- Try this questionQuestion 26Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which diagram represents the structure of an alloy?
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2026, paper 21Structured12 marks
Iron is a transition element. Iron has good electrical conductivity. State two chemical properties that are typical of a transition element.
- Try this questionQuestion 5Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Structured11 marks
Nickel is a transition element. One of the properties of nickel is that it is a catalyst. State a reaction that uses nickel as a catalyst.
- Try this questionQuestion 4Oct/Nov 2024, paper 42Essay6 marks
Muntz metal is an alloy that contains zinc and copper. Zinc reacts with dilute sulfuric acid. Copper does not react with dilute sulfuric acid.
- Try this questionQuestion 26Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
Which diagram represents an alloy?
- Try this questionQuestion 6May/June 2026, paper 22Structured12 marks
Copper and aluminium are metals. Both metals have good electrical conductivity. Explain why both metals have good electrical conductivity.
- Try this questionQuestion 26May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about brass is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 29May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement about alloys is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 26May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Stainless steel is an alloy. It contains iron and more than one other element. Which elements other than iron are commonly used in stainless steel?
- Try this questionQuestion 7May/June 2025, paper 22Structured7 marks
Iron is used to make stainless steel. Stainless steel is used to make cutlery because it is resistant to rusting. Give one other reason why stainless steel is used to make cutlery.