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CAIE IGCSE Chemistry Ethanol as Solvent and Fuel

CAIE IGCSE Chemistry Ethanol as Solvent and Fuel
Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620 syllabus for exams in 2026, 2027 and 20282026–2028

Practise recalling ethanol's major uses as a solvent and fuel and distinguishing these applications from statements about its manufacture or bonding.

How this is tested

  • state that ethanol is used as a solvent for substances that dissolve in organic liquids
  • state that ethanol is used as a fuel because its combustion releases useful energy

Question 1(d)

[Maximum number: 1]

A list of substances is shown.

Table for Question 1(d) — CAIE IGCSE Chemistry

Answer the questions using the list of substances.
Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.
State which of the substances:

is used as a fuel