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General Certificate of Education

Chemistry 1421

CHM3X Externally Marked Practical

Assignment

Post-Standardisation Mark
Scheme
2009 examination - June series
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relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any
amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme
which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation meeting ensures that the
mark scheme covers the candidates’ responses to questions and that every examiner
understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for the standardisation
meeting each examiner analyses a number of candidates’ scripts: alternative answers not
already covered by the mark scheme are discussed at the meeting and legislated for. If, after
this meeting, examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been discussed at the
meeting they are required to refer these to the Principal Examiner.

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 Chemistry - AQA GCE Mark Scheme 2009 June series

Task 1

Question Part Sub Part Marking Guidance Mark Comments

1 (a) Results recorded clearly in a sensible table; 1 (R) If you can read it, it is clear.
Full means completes all of the boxes.
Allow answer outside the box.
Allow without box lines but must be in
tabular form.
1 (b) General Check the teacher observations against the published grid,
points noting any significant discrepancies.

Keep these discrepancies in mind when marking the

scripts; allow either the published answer or the teacher
alternative.

If answers contradict e.g. "No visible change with white

precipitate" then scoring point is not awarded.

Look for the basic colour; ignore additional shades if the

answer is unambiguous.

‘Clear’ is not the same as ‘white’ or ‘colourless’.

If centre puts ‘orange/yellow’ allow ‘orange’ or ‘yellow’.

If 'precipitate' missing in the answer, penalise each

omission.

Ignore ‘milky’, cloudy’ or ‘opaque’.

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1 (b) (i) NaOH solution White precipitate; 1 (A) Accept sediment or solid deposit as
alternatives to ‘precipitate’.
Do not accept cloudy, suspension,
milky, opaque, misty or emulsion

Insoluble in excess; 1 Accept no change, no reaction or

stays the same as alternatives to
‘insoluble in excess’
1 (b) (ii) H2SO4 solution No visible change; 1 (A) Accept no change, no reaction, stays
the same, colourless solution as
alternatives to ‘no visible change’
1 (b) (iii) NH3 solution White precipitate; 1 (A) See Additional Guidance to 1(b)(i).

Insoluble in excess; 1
1 (b) (iv) Na2CO3 solutions White precipitate 1 (A) See Additional Guidance to 1 (b)(i)

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Task 2

Question Part Sub Part Marking Guidance Mark Comments

1 (a) Results recorded clearly and in full in a sensible table; 1 (R) If you can read it, it is clear.
Full means initial volume, final volume and
titre volumes for at least two titrations.
Table does not have to have gridlines.
Allow clear answer outside of a table box.
Lose this mark if there is an arithmetic error
in calculating a titre.
Units are not needed in this results table, but
if given they must be correct.
Labels such as initial reading, final reading
etc are not needed in this very familiar table.
1 (b) All titre volumes to 0.05 cm3 ; 1 (P) Allow zero entries as 0 or 0.0
1 (c) Concordant if two results are within 0.10 cm3 of each other; 1(C) Award the mark for concordancy if the table
contains at least two concordant results,
even if candidate has not recognised these
as concordant results.
1 (d) The accuracy of the candidate’s average titre, measured 4 max.
against a teacher value for the titration: (A) If a student has two concordant results then
both concordancy and accuracy marks can
Average titre is within 1% of teacher value; 4 be awarded.
If a student does not have two concordant
Average titre is within 1.5% of teacher value; 3 results but does have two results within
0.2 cm3, then the concordancy mark
Average titre is within 2% of teacher value; 2 cannot be awarded but the accuracy
marks can.
Average titre is within 2.5% of teacher value; 1 Results outside of 0.2 cm3 cannot receive
concordancy or accuracy marks.
Choose the combination of concordant
results that gives the highest accuracy
mark.

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EMPA Test

Question Part Sub Part Marking Guidance Mark Comments

1 White ppt, (insoluble in excess), with NaOH/ NH3/ CO32-; 1 Consequential on candidate’s result.
2 No visible change with H2SO4; 1 Accept ‘no change’, ‘no reaction’, ‘stays the
same’, ‘colourless solution’ as alternatives to
Expect white ppt/ BaSO4 insoluble; 1 ‘no visible change’
3 Correct average titre using the candidate’s indicated 1 Ignore precision of answer.
concordant results ; If candidate has not indicated concordant
results to be used, this answer must equal
your average titre to score mark.
Penalise excessive rounding.
Allow answer without working.
4 Answer from q3 multiplied by 0.1 x 10-3; 1 Must multiply answer to question 3 by 0.1 x
10-3 to score mark.
Ignore precision of answer.
Allow answer without working.
5 1.25 x 10-2; 1 Allow answer without working.
6 Answer to question 5 - answer to question 4; 1 Must subtract answer to question 4 from
answer to question 5 to score mark.
Ignore precision of answer.
Allow answer without working.
7 Answer to question 6 divided by 2; 1 Must divide answer to q6 by 2 to score mark.
Ignore precision of answer.
Allow answer without working.
8 0.520 divided by answer to question 7; 1 Must divide 0.52 by answer to q7 to score
mark.
Answer given to 1 dp; 1 Allow answer without working.
Any Mr given to 1 dp scores the second
mark.

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9 [(answer to question 8) - 84.3] divided by 18; 1 If correct calculation gives 1.3, allow 1, 1.3 or
2.
Allow answer without working.
Ignore precision of answer.
10 Mass of mineral on x-axis; 1 If axes unlabelled use data to decide if mass
of mineral is on the x-axis.

Sensible continuous scales; 1 Lose this mark if the plotted points do not
cover at least 9 squares by 7.
Lose this mark if the graph plot goes off the
squared paper.
The graph does not have to start at the origin.

Plots points correctly ± one square; 1

Award this mark if the line is close to your
Draws a best fit straight line 1 line.
Award this mark if best fit line is consistent
with candidate’s plotted points.
Lose this mark if line is kinked or doubled.
11 1.48 or 1.49 or 1.50 or 1.5 (g); 1 Accept these answers only
Ignore precision of answer.
Allow range 1.48 – 1.5
12 0.0124 (mol); 1 Accept 0.012, 0.0125
Allow answer without working.

13 (1.49/ 0.0124) = 119.4 – 125.0; 1 Must divide answer to question 11 by answer

to question 12 to score first mark.
Allow consequential answer from question
11.
Allow answer without working.
Ignore precision of answer.

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14 Answer to question 14 close to 120.3; 1 Allow consequential answer from question

13.
Allow correct calculation of x
15 x must be a whole number; 1
16 Good/ straight line so results good/ reliable; 1 Allow consequential answers from
candidate’s graph
Do not allow ‘so results are accurate’.
Anomaly at 1.34 g; 1 Allow anomaly clearly indicated on the
graph.
17 Ensure reaction/decomposition goes to completion; 1 Do not allow ‘to make fair test’ or ‘improve
reliability’
Accept to ‘remove all carbon dioxide and
water’.
18 (a) Percentage errors too high/ errors in weighing too high; 1 Do not allow ‘to make fair test’ or ‘improve
reliability’
Do not allow ‘errors’ on its own.
18 (b) Incomplete decomposition or words to that effect; 1 Do not allow ‘to make fair test’ or ‘improve
reliability’
Do not allow ‘takes too long’ or ‘wastes
chemicals’
Do not allow ‘not all of the water removed’.
19 39.05/18 = 2.170 and 60.95/84.3 = 0.723; 1 Allow Mr of MgCO3.H2O = 138.3

MgCO3.3H2O; 1 54/138.3 + 39.05%

MgCO3.3H2O without working scores 1 mark.
20 Atom economy for Reaction 1 is (40.3/84.3) x 100 = 47.8% 1 Maximum 1 mark if no working.
Ignore precision of answers.
Atom economy for Reaction 2 is (40.3/58.3) x 100 = 69.1% 1
21 No gas produced in stomach/ won’t cause wind; 1 Do not allow ‘gas produced’ on its own.

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22 (a) Temperature/ pressure; 1 Do not allow ‘amount’ or concentration of

reactants.
22 (b) Determine gradient; 1 Do not allow volume / time.
Accept ‘steepness’ or ‘slope’
23 Add (hydrochloric) acid to the mixture; 1 Allow correct acid eg nitric acid.

Filter to isolate strontium sulphate; 1 Do not allow ‘drain’ or decant’

24 (a) Eliminate/ reduce fire risk; 1 Allow ethanol flammable/ burns/ combusts.
24 (b) Orange to green; 1 Need full colour change to score mark.