Quelpr
2 marksNon-Metals

CSEC Chemistry · January 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(ii)

In the Caribbean, housing development can lead to the removal of trees and plants.

Explain ONE way in which this may affect the water cycle.

The mark scheme is shown once you've answered.

Practise this question

Other parts of this question

  1. 5(a)(i)Name the TWO by-products.[2 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)a)Write balanced ionic equations for the production of chlorine.[2 marks]
  3. 5(a)(ii)b)Write balanced ionic equations for the production of ONE of the named by-products in (i) above.[2 marks]
  4. 5(b)(i)Identify TWO physical processes by which water leaves the atmosphere and ONE physical process by which water enters the atmosphere.[3 marks]
  5. 5(c)(i)Write a balanced chemical equation to show the action of heat on the hydroxide of R.[1 mark]
  6. 5(c)(ii)Predict what will happen to the carbonates of R and T when heated strongly.[2 marks]
  7. 5(c)(iii)State a reason why it is more likely to find R rather than T combined with other substances in nature.[1 mark]

More practice: the rest of this paper · more Non-Metals questions · all CSEC Chemistry past papers