Question

Answer Notes Marks

number
1 a i M1 35 on lines 1 and 3 1
M2 44 on line 2 1
ii isotopes 1

iii same number of electrons (in outer shell) Ignore references to protons and neutrons 1
OR unless incorrect, eg different numbers of
same electron arrangement or configuration protons, same number of neutrons
iv M1 79Br Accept just 79 1
M2 79 is closer to 79.9/more accurate value Accept 79 is closer to relative atomic mass 1
M2 dependent on M1

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number
1 b iii M1 (sodium bromide) ionic bonding / + and – ions Reject covalent bonding / shared 1
electrons
M2 (hydrogen bromide) attraction between molecules Accept dipole-dipole attractions / van 1
/ intermolecular forces (of attraction) der Waals' forces / IMF / vdW
Ignore hydrogen bonds Reject
ions/ionic

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 M3 ionic bonding stronger Accept ionic bonds stronger M3 1
OR dependent on comparison of
IMF / attractions between HBr molecules weaker intermolecular forces and ionic
bonding Accept correct references to
energy needed to overcome bonding /
attractions
Ignore references to reactivity and mass

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1 c M1 Na Br O 0/3 if division by atomic number(s) 1
13.8 47.9 38.3 /division wrong way round
23 80 16 If only two elements shown correctly,
only M1 can be awarded
M2 0.6 0.6 2.4 Accept 1 : 1: 4 1
M3 NaBrO4 Accept elements in any order 1
Penalise M3 for incorrect symbol, eg
SBrO4 or NaBO4
Dividing by 160 instead of 80 gives
Na2BrO8
Dividing by 32 instead of 16 gives
NaBrO2
Award 2 in these cases
Both these errors give Na2BrO4
Award 1 in this case
Correct final answer scores 3 marks

Total
16

Question
Answer Accept Reject Marks
number
2 (a) (i) B lower case letters 11

(ii) D 11

(iii) AC

(iv)

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(b) M1 - (a substance) containing (two or more) mixture for M1 only 1
elements
IGNORE atoms for M1 only molecules/particles 1
bonded, etc for M1
M2 – bonded (together) /chemically combined (in and M2
a fixed ratio) chemically joined
(c) (i) M1 - Na loses electron(s) 11

M2 – Cl gains electron(s) 1

M3 – Na becomes 2.8 AND chlorine becomes 2.8.8

If incorrect number of electrons transferred, max 2

IGNORE references to full shells max 1 for mention

of covalent bonding

All 3 marks can be scored from correct dot and

cross diagrams showing electron transfer

(ii) M1 – Na = 23 AND Cl = 35.5 1

M2 – 58.5 1

M2 dep on M1

IGNORE units

Correct answer with no working scores 2

(Total marks for Question 2 = 11
marks)

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number
3 (a) (i) A (Ag) 1
(ii) D (Zr) 1

(b) (i) 3 1

(ii) (The atom has) three electrons in its outer / 1

valence shell ‘energy level’ for ‘shell’ ignore
references to inner shells
ignore ‘it has a valency of 3’
(iii) 3 1

(iv) (The atom has) electrons in three shells / three 1

shells are occupied (with electrons) ‘energy levels’ for ‘shells’
accept ‘it has three shells’
(v) aluminium / Al 1

(c) accept any symbol for electrons, eg dots, 1

the letter ‘e’

Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
4 (a) C (halogens) 1

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 (b) (i) M1 atoms of the same element accept ‘atoms with the same atomic 1
number’ / ‘atoms with the same number
of protons’
1
M2 with different masses
accept ‘different mass numbers’ /
Isotope
Number Number Number ‘different numbers of neutrons’
of of of
protons neutrons electrons ignore references to electrons unless
incorrect
Br
(ii) 35 44 35
3
Br
35 46 35

M1 first column correct

M2 second column correct
M3 third column correct

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 (c) ethane – no change (in colour) ethene – accept ‘(stays) orange’ 1
(orange to) colourless / decolourises ignore ‘no reaction’ /’nothing happens’
1
ignore ‘discolours’
ignore starting colour of bromine

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number
5 a C (lithium reacts with water to form an alkali) 1

b A (have the same number of outer shell electrons) 1

c (similar) Accept gas given off 1

bubbles / fizzing / effervescence OR /evolved/formed/produced
moves / darts / floats OR Accept hydrogen gas
gets smaller / disappears Ignore identity of gas
potassium shows a flame / sparks / explodes OR
potassium melts / forms ball Accept dissolves
Accept reverse arguments for lithium 1

d K 2O Accept K2O2 and KO2 1

Reject KO
KCl 1
If formula shown as product of an
equation, ignore reactants and
balancing
Ignore coefficients

e s l aq g 1

f 85 AND 87 calculated (even if not identified) Accept 37+48 and 37+50 1

(85 × 0.72) + (87 × 0.28) = 85.6 Correct final answer = 2 marks 1
85.5 or 85.56 = 1 mark
No ECF from incorrect mass numbers
Ignore units

Total 9 marks

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