Chemical Test Ms
Chemical Test Ms
(ii) to remove any substance that may affect the colour ignore references to removing 1
impurities
Allow result/flame for colour
(iii) difficult to see the colour produced by the substance Accept flame not hot enough (to 1
(under test) vaporise the sample)
Accept the temperature is not high
enough (to vaporise the sample)
Allow flame is (already) coloured
(Y)
M3 – lithium accept Li symbol and SO4 in any 1
M4 – sulfate formula 1
sulfuric (acid)/H2SO4 1
IGNORE hydrogen sulfate
(ii) M1 − ammonia/NH3 1
ferric ammonia 1
M2 – ammonium/NH4+
Total 8
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Answer Notes Marks
number
4 (a) (i
(i) ) hydroxide Accept ferrous in place of 1
sodium sulfate iron(II) 1
Accept in either order
Ignore formulae even if wrong
Max 1 if extra product added
Ignore oxidation state of
sulfate
(ii) green precipitate Ignore qualifiers such as pale 1
/ dark / dirty
Accept solid / suspension /
ppt(e) in place of precipitate
Ignore grey
Reject all other colours
Reject bubbles or equivalent
Ignore refs to turning brown
Ignore refs to reaction type
(eg displacement / oxidation)
Ignore refs to solution turning
colourless / clear
Ignore refs to reactants
Do not penalise wrong
identity or formula of
precipitate
4 (b) (i) ba ium sulfate / BaSO4 1
Total 9 marks
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number
5 a burns with a pop/squeak Must be reference to test and result 1
OR Reference to splint/match with no indication of flame
use burning/lit splint/flame to see if pop/squeak is not enough
Ignore flame extinguished
Reject reference to glowing splint
Total 7 marks
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number
6 a i M1 bubbles / fizzing / effervescence Accept gas formed /given off 1
Ignore any name or formula
M2 iron/solid disappears Accept iron/solid gets smaller / 1
OR dissolves
green/colourless solution (forms)
Ignore references to heat change /
change in pH
ii iron sulfate AND hydrogen (in either order) Penalise oxidation states other than (II) 1
Accept ferrous sulfate
Reject ferric sulfate
b 2 (1) 2 Accept multiples and fractions 1
c i M1 white Ignore colourless 1
M2 blue Ignore all qualifiers such as pale / dark 1
ii D 1
iii M1 boiling point / melting/freezing point 1
M2 100 ºC / 0 ºC Accept just º or C but not just number 1
Value must match property
Accept correct values in K
Ignore other physical properties such as
pH / density
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6 d i low density / less dense than air Accept lighter than air / the lightest gas 1
but not just light / lightweight
ii non-flammable Ignore unreactive 1
OR Accept does not react with oxygen/air
does not burn / explode (when ignited)
e H2(g) → H2(l) Ignore “+ heat/energy” on RHS 1
Penalise indication of endothermic
process
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7 a M1 NH4+ Award 1 if wrong way around 1
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7 c M1 reversible / goes both ways Ignore equilibrium 1
e M1 Corrosive / burns / damages skin or eyes Ignore harmful / irritant / toxic / poisonous 1
M2 Wear eye protection eg goggles or mask Allow tongs / tweezers if reference to cotton 1
/ gloves / place bung in the end of the wool
tube / use of fume cupboard Ignore lab coats
M1 and M2 are independent
Total 13 marks
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1 a i M1 bubbles / fizzing / effervescence Allow just gas (given off) 1
OR Ignore wrongly named gas
solid/magnesium disappears/dissolves
OR
flask gets warm Allow temperature increases but not heat
produced
Total 8 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
2 (a) (i) ACCEPT any 1
combination of dots
and crosses
NB H does not need to be shown if
touching / overlapping circles are shown if overlapping /
touching circles used
both electrons must
be within the
overlapping/touching
area
NB any mention of
breaking covalent or
ionic bonds scores 0
IGNORE references to
electrons unless
incorrect
(ii) H
1
H
2
H
3 one mark for each 3
protons 1 1 1 correct row
neutrons 0 1 2
electrons 1 1 1
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Answer Notes Marks
number
(c) (i) exothermic 1
IGNORE any
references to
testing with
indicators
M2 0 ºC it freezes at 0 ºC
M2 1 g/cm3
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Answer Notes Marks
number
OR
iii (hydrochloric/sulfuric) acid / H+ there Accept because there are no other ions that 1
OR could form a precipitate
solution acidic Accept no carbonate/hydroxide (ions)
M2 leave it (to dry) / leave in a warm place / Accept leave on a window ledge
place in an oven / place in desiccator / heat it / Ignore evaporate it / boil it
dry with absorbent paper (eg
kitchen/filter/blotting)
Award 1 mark for both M1 and M2 correct but
in wrong order
Total 10 marks
Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
4 a bromine: (red-)brown Accept red 1
Reject orange / yellow
fluorine: gas 1
AND
astatine: solid
2+
4 b i Mg Accept H+ / H3O+ 1
Cl– Ignore OH– 1
Award 1 for both ions correct but in
wrong order
ii hydrogen / H2 Ignore H 1
burns with a pop / squeak Must be reference to test and result 1
OR Reference to splint/match with no
use burning/lit splint/flame to see if pop/squeak indication of flame is not enough
Reject reference to glowing splint
Ignore flame extinguished
'Squeaky pop test' alone is not sufficient
No ECF from wrong gas
M2 DEP on M1 correct or missing
4 b iv hydrogen chloride/HCl does not dissociate Accept hydrogen chloride covalent bonds 1
/ does not form/produce ions do not break
OR Ignore there is no water
hydrochloric acid is not formed (in Ignore there are no ions (unspecifiied)
methylbenzene) Ignore all references to not reacting with
/HCl is not an acid (in methylbenzene) methylbenzene
/ no H+ ions (present/formed)
OR
only dissociates/forms H+ ions in water
(iii) negative 1
Total 16 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
1 a Any two of: 2
(same) volume of acid Reject volume(s) of solutions
(same) concentration of acid Accept amount of acid as alternative to
(same) concentration of alkali either of first two bullet points
(same) rate of stirring / stir for the same time
(same) starting temperature
/ temperature of acid/alkali/solutions/room
ii exothermic 1
AND
temperature has increased Accept heat / thermal energy given out or
/ temperature change is positive transferred to the surroundings
/ final temperature higher than initial temperature
Reject just energy has been given out
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Answer Notes Marks
number
1 d Any two of: 2
correct statement about first part of graph, identified as eg reaction continuing
positive gradient / positive correlation or acid being neutralised
/ temperature increase / temperatures up to 30 or 32.5 °C or some acid still unreacted
/ volumes up to 20 or 22 cm3 / experiments 1-4 or heat being produced
correct statement about second part of graph, identified as eg further alkali causes cooling
negative gradient / negative correlation or sodium hydroxide absorbs heat
/ temperature decrease / temperatures after 30 or 32.5 °C or no reaction occurs
/ volumes after 20 or 22 cm3 or up to 40 cm3 or no acid left
/ experiments 5-8 or alkali in excess
Reject reaction becomes endothermic
Total 10 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
c reaction would start before the correct depth Ignore references to keeping the total 1
/concentration of liquid was obtained volume constant
OR Ignore references to fair test / accuracy
the reaction starts when the acid is added / safety
/ straight away/ before the water is added
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Answer Notes Marks
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2 d fume cupboard / well-ventilated room 1
/open windows / extractor fan
OR
wear eye protection / safety goggles / OWTTE
OR
(gas) mask / respirator
suitable curve of best fit based on plotted points Do not penalise continuation of line 1
above 255 s unless incorrect (eg
straight line to 300 s)
ii curve completely below original curve Do not award mark if curve starts from 1
(10,255)
starts at vol = 10 cm3, finishes at vol = 50 cm3 DEP on point plotted for experiment 1 1
c Zn / zinc (atom) 1
(it) loses (2) electrons / gives electron(s) to Accept Fe3+ gains electron(s)/is 1
Fe3+ reduced/oxidation number decreases
/zinc is oxidised / zinc increases its oxidation Ignore Fe3+ converted to Fe2+
number / Zn converted to Zn2+
Reject iron/Fe gains electrons
M2 DEP on M1
brown precipitate Ignore qualifiers such as light / pale / dark / rusty / foxy / orange
Accept red-brown
Accept solid / suspension / ppt(e) in place of precipitate 1
Reject all other colours
Ignore names and formulae even if incorrect
(ii) lump/calcium carbonate/solid completely reacted used up/has gone has dissolved 1
(both) reactants
used up
Question Answer
nswer A Reject Marks
Number
5 (e) (i) calcium chloride AND hydrochloric acid hydrogen chloride for 1
hydrochloric acid
correct formulae
IGNORE carbon dioxide / carbonic acid / calcium
carbonate
(ii) calcium chloride AND hydrochloric acid hydrogen chloride for calcium 1
hydrochloric acid carbonate
IGNORE carbon dioxide / carbonic acid correct formula
(f) M1 - steeper curve to left of original starting at, or close 1
to (100,0)
M2 - levels at 98.4 g curves that 'dip' 1
below 98.4 by
more than ½
small square
Total 11
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Answer Accept Reject Marks
number
6 (a) Cu( 2 Formula showing 1
penalise incorrect use of cases and subscript correct charges on
ignore names the ions
(b) to remove carbonate (ions) / to avoid precipitating to remove 1
any other (named) insoluble (barium) compounds compounds that
/ to remove ions that would form (white) would form (white)
precipitates precipitates
1
(c) CuSO4.5H2O / CuSO4 5H2O (i.e. no dot) formula showing
correct charges on
the ions
(d) (use a clean) wire / glass rod / silica rod any method of copper rod / any metal 1
introducing the solid that will burn or melt in
ignore references to hydrochloric acid / solution into the a flame (eg magnesium,
flame. e.g. (wet) aluminium)
wooden spill / tip or
sprinkle in
7(a)(i) fermentation 1
M3 M1 – M2 / Ʃ bonds broken − Ʃ
bonds made
M4 (+)45 (kJ/mol)
− 5 (kJ/mol) scores 3
Total 15 marks