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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/41
Paper 4 Extended Theory October/November 2016
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

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Question Answer Marks

1(a) H 1

1(b) G 1

1(c) filtration 1

1(d) fractional 1
distillation 1

1(e) add / mix / stir / dissolve / shake / heat with water 1

filter / decant 1
heat (filtrate) or (leave filtrate to) evaporate 1

1(f) electrons 1
(electrons) move / flow (throughout structure) 1

Question Answer Marks

2(a)(i) melt(ing) 1

2(a)(ii) sublimation / sublime 1

2(a)(iii) condensing / condensation 1

2(b) overcome / break the attractive forces 1

2(c) E AND particles hit the walls (of the container) more often 1

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3(a)(i) heated / evaporated / boiled 1

3(a)(ii) any 2 from: 2

(O is) more viscous / thicker
(O is) darker
(O has) longer / bigger molecules / more carbon atoms
(O has a) higher boiling point OR melting point
(O is) less flammable

3(b) any 2 from: 2

similar / same chemical properties
same functional group
trend / pattern in physical properties
(neighbouring members) differ by CH2
common methods of preparation

3(c) any 2 structures from: 2

pentane
methylbutane
dimethylpropane

3(d) correct structure with any number from 1 to 6 of the hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine atoms 1

3(e)(i) (ends in) ene 1

3(e)(ii) M1 88.24 / 12 AND 11.76 / 1 1

M2 7.353 / 7.353 (= 1) AND 11.76 / 7.353 = (1.6) 1
M3 C5H8 1

3(e)(iii) relative molecular mass 1

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4(a)(i) N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 2

M1 formulae
M2 balancing

4(a)(ii) (nitrogen) air / atmosphere 1

(hydrogen) steam / water / hydrocarbons / natural gas 1

4(a)(iii) (temperature) answer in range 370–470 °C 1

(pressure) answer in range 150–300 atm 1

4(b)(i) M1 forward and reverse reactions (occur) 1

M2 amounts / moles / concentrations (of reagents and products) constant 1
OR
M2 rate of forward and reverse reactions equal

4(b)(ii) endothermic AND yield increases as temperature increases 1

4(b)(iii) M1 yield decreases (as pressure increases) 1

M2 because more moles / molecules (of gas) on the right 1
M3 so position of equilibrium moves left 1

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5(a) (gas) oxygen 1

(test) glowing splint 1
(result of test) relights 1

5(b) reference to ions / ionic 1

ions cannot move in solid OR are in fixed positions in solid 1
ions can move when in solution 1

5(c)(i) copper ions / Cu2+ 1

gain of electrons / oxidation number decreases 1

5(c)(ii) any 3 from: 3

anode decreases (in mass)
copper removed (from anode) / solid (copper from anode) becomes aqueous
cathode increases (in mass)
copper deposited / added / Cu2+ deposited as Cu (on cathode)

5(c)(iii) copper is both added and removed (at same rate) 1

OR
the concentration (of copper ions) does not change

Question Answer Marks

6(a) large / big molecule 1

made from (many) monomers (joined together) 1

6(b)(i) amide / peptide 1

6(b)(ii) (can be) broken down 1

by microbes / bacteria 1

6(b)(iii) starch / cellulose / DNA / RNA / polysaccharides / 1

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6(c)(i) M1 at least one correct ester linkage between boxes 1

M2 at least two boxes shown and sufficient correct C and O atoms to make two correct ester linkages 1
M3 continuation bond(s) AND if more than one repeat unit is shown, the repeat unit must be correctly identified 1

Question Answer Marks

7(a) 0.025
M1 50 / 1000 (=0.05) 1
M2 (0.05 × 0.5) = 0.025 1

7(b) 0.0125 1

7(c) 0.55
M1 44 1
M2 0.55 1

7(d) 0.3 1

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8(a)(i) any 4 from: 4

slowed down
acid became less concentrated OR fewer particles per unit volume
fewer collisions per second OR lower collision rate
(then the reaction) stopped
all the hydrochloric acid reacted

8(a)(ii) any 4 from: 4

faster (reaction)
(powder has) larger surface area
more collisions per second OR higher collision rate
same volume of gas
amount / moles hydrochloric acid is not changed

8(b) any 5 from: 5

temperature increased
particles have more energy
(particles) move faster
more collisions per second OR higher collision rate
more particles have sufficient energy to react / activation energy
more of the collisions are successful

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