O Level Chemistry 5070, topic 11.3
Fuels: past paper questions
13 Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070 questions on Fuels (11.3) from 13 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
- 13
- Papers
- 13
- Years
- 2023 to 2026
- Total marks
- 34
- Average per question
- 2.6 marks
- Largest question
- 11 marks
By type: Multiple choice 10 · Structured 3
How hard the questions are
- Recall0
- Apply1
- Analyse3
- 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
- explainAnalyse3 questions
set out purposes or reasons / make the relationships between things clear / say why and/or how and support with relevant evidence
- stateRecall3 questions
express in clear terms
- useApply3 questions
- completeApply1 question
- deduceAnalyse1 question
conclude from available information
- describeApply1 question
state the points of a topic / give characteristics and main features
- 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
- 20262
- 20255
- 20243
- 20233
By session
- May/June7
- Oct/Nov6
By paper
- Paper 110
- Paper 22
- Paper 41
Questions on this topic
Showing 13 of 13, spread across the years. Open one to write your answer and have it marked.
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2026, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
How can alkenes be manufactured?
- Try this questionQuestion 33Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Three statements about fuels are listed. 1 Fossil fuels include coal, natural gas and wood. 2 Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons.
- Try this questionQuestion 35Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Petroleum is separated in a fractionating column. Which statements are correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 35Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Two products of the separation of petroleum are the lubricating oil fraction and the kerosene / paraffin fraction. Which statement is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 32May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
X and Y are hydrocarbons obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum. Their molecular formulae are shown. X: Y: Three statements are listed.
- Try this questionQuestion 8Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Structured7 marks
Petroleum is a mixture of hydrocarbons most of which are alkanes. Table 8.1 shows some of the unbranched alkanes present in petroleum and the number of carbon atoms in one molecule of the alkane.
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Which statement is correct?
- Try this questionQuestion 34Oct/Nov 2023, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
In the fractional distillation of petroleum, different fractions are obtained at the top and bottom of the fractionating column. Which properties does the fraction obtained at the top of the fractionating column have, compared with the fraction obtained at the bottom?
- Try this questionQuestion 1Oct/Nov 2025, paper 41Structured6 marksHas a diagram
A student separates petroleum. Fig. 1.1 shows how the student assembles the apparatus. State the name of the piece of apparatus labelled A in Fig. 1.1.
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark
Petroleum is separated into useful products by fractional distillation. Which of these fractions has the lowest boiling point?
- Try this questionQuestion 35May/June 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram
The table shows some of the fractions obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum and their uses.
- Try this questionQuestion 34May/June 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark
Petroleum is separated into fractions in a fractionating column. Which property of the fractions increases from the bottom to the top of the column?
- Try this questionQuestion 5May/June 2025, paper 22Structured11 marks
The combustion of fossil fuels is used in some power stations. Some power stations use diesel oil as a fuel. One compound in diesel oil has the formula .