Chemistry Unit 2 (Modular)
Mark Scheme
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Number
1(a)(i) argon ALLOW Ar 1
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Number
1(a)(ii) nitrogen ALLOW N2/N 1
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Number
1(a)(iii) hydrogen ALLOW H2/H 1
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Number
1(b) climate change/global warming /oceans ALLOW greenhouse effect 1
becoming more acidic
ALLOW effects of global
warming e.g. melting of
polar ice
caps/flooding/wild fires
IGNORE acid rain
REJECT references to
ozone layer
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Number
1(c) M1 bubble/pass/add the gas/carbon dioxide 2
into limewater
M2 (limewater) turns cloudy/milky ALLOW white precipitate
M2 dep on mention of
limewater
REJECT addition of extra
reagents for both marks
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Number
1(d) M1 volume of oxygen = 90 – 73 = 17 cm3 2
M2 percentage of oxygen = 17 × 100 = 18.9 %
90
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Number
2(a)(i) 2.5 1
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Number
2(a)(ii) P has the same number of outer shell electrons as N 1
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Number
2(b)(i) 2
M1 ammonium ammonium
chloride carbonate
NH4Cl M2 (NH4)2CO3
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Number
2(b)(ii) 2NH3 + H2SO4 → (NH4)2SO4 ALLOW multiples 1
IGNORE state symbols
even if incorrect
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Number
2(b)(iii) M1 add sodium hydroxide (solution) 3
M2 test (gas / ammonia) with (damp) red
litmus paper / (damp) universal indicator
paper
REJECT if solution /
M3 (red litmus) turns blue / universal indicator)
ammonium (sulfate) tested
turns blue / purple
with litmus / universal
indicator paper
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Number
2(c) M1 2 x 14 ÷ 80 OR 0.35 correct answer without 2
working scores 2
M2 (0.35 x 100 =) 35 (%) ALLOW 1 mark for 17 /
17.5 / 18 (%)
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
3(a)(i) M1 copper(II) sulfate (solution) ALLOW copper sulfate 2
M2 shortest time taken to turn colourless ALLOW gave greatest
increase in rate OWTTE
ALLOW made reaction
happen fastest OWTTE
M2 dep on M1
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Number
3(a)(ii) M1 a catalyst provides an alternative 2
pathway
M2 of lower activation energy Any reference to
increasing energy/speed
of particles scores 0
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
3(b)(i) An explanation with following four points 4
M1 the rate of reaction increases/ the
reaction is faster/ the reaction speeds up
M2 because the particles gain (kinetic)
energy/move faster
M3 there are more collisions per unit time ACCEPT more frequent
collisions OWTTE
M4 more of the collisions are successful / No M4 if refer to lower
more collisions/particles have energy activation energy
greater than the activation energy there are more frequent
successful collisions
scores M3 and M4
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Number
3(b)(ii) M1 fewer particles per unit volume ALLOW particles less 2
tightly packed / particles
further apart
M2 (hence) fewer collisions per unit time ALLOW decrease in the
frequency of collisions
between particles
Any reference to
changing energy/speed
of particles scores 0
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Number
4(a)(i) C Measuring cylinder 1
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Number
4(a)(ii) M1 and M2 all the points correct ± half a If only one plotting error 2
square scores M1
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Number
4(a)(iii) 2 straight lines of best fit, ignoring the Left line does not have to 1
anomalous point go through/use (0.0, 10.0)
if point has not been
plotted
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Number
4(a)(iv) as the volume of sulfuric acid increases the IGNORE references to 1
(electrical) conductivity decreases gradient/slope/correlation
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Number
4(a)(v) (the student) forgot to stir the mixture ALLOW any reference to 1
adding less acid/lower
volume (than should have
done) OWTTE
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Number
4(b)(i) M1 barium sulfate has a (giant) ionic structure 3
OR has ionic bonding
M2 ionic substances do not conduct when ALLOW only conduct when
solid dissolved/molten
ALLOW in solid ions
cannot move
M3 water has covalent bonding and covalent ALLOW water does not
compounds do not (usually) conduct electricity conduct because it is
covalent
IGNORE explanations of
why covalent do not
conduct
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Number
4(b)(ii) filtration OR filtering 1
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Number
5(a) M1 (put the carbonate in the boiling tube) and 4
the limewater in the test tube
M2 heat the carbonate and time how long it
takes for the limewater to turn cloudy OWTTE
M3 repeat with the same mass / amount /
ACCEPT repeat with
number of moles of another carbonate
another carbonate using
same volume of limewater
OWTTE
M4 (the carbonate which decomposes the To score M4 reference to
fastest) will turn the limewater cloudy in the limewater turning cloudy
least time must be mentioned at least
once somewhere in
answer
Question Answer Mark
Number
5(b)(i) C to stop solid particles leaving the tube 1
Question Answer Mark
Number
5(b)(ii) 2.20 ÷ 44.0 (= 0.0500 mol) 1
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Number
5(b)(iii) 0.05 ALLOW ECF from (ii) 1
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Number
5(b)(iv) M1 7.40 ÷ 0.05 correct answer with or 2
without working scores 2
M2 148 ALLOW ECF from (iii)
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Number
5(b)(v) M1 Ar of metal = 148-60 OR 88 If (iv) correct strontium/Sr 2
scores 2 without working
M2 metal is strontium / Sr
ALLOW ECF from (iv)
ALLOW ECF from M1 as
long as answer is nearest
Group 2 metal
Question Answer Mark
Number
6(a)(i) 2CO2 1
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
6(a)(ii) yeast IGNORE 1
zymase/enzymes
Question Answer Mark
Number
6(b)(i) The only correct answer is B CH3COOC4H9 1
A is incorrect as this is propyl ethanoate
C is incorrect as this is butyl propanoate
D is incorrect as this is ethyl butanoate
Question Answer Mark
Number
6(b)(ii) sweet/fruity/distinctive smell OWTTE 1
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Number
6(b)(iii) perfumes/(food) flavourings/solvents IGNORE (food) colourings 1
ACCEPT any other
appropriate use e.g.
emulsifiers
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Number
6(c) M1 (CH3COO)2Mg 2
M2 H2O + CO2
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
6(d)(i) (atom/group of atoms in a compound that) ALLOW (atom/group of 1
determines its chemical properties/reactions atoms that) determines
OWTTE which homologous series
a compound is in OWTTE
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Number
6(d)(ii) circle around O 1
II
–C—O—H
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
6(e) O can be on LHS 2
OO H H instead of on RHS
II II I I
−C−C−O−C−C−O−
I I
H H
M1 correct displayed ester functional group ALLOW structure
without extension
M2 rest of structure correct bonds
IGNORE n and
brackets
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7(a) M1 shared pair(s) of electrons 2
M2 attracted to (two) nuclei REJECT nucleus. Must be
plural for M2
M2 dep on mention of
electrons in M1
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Number
7(b) a pair of electrons in each bond and no non- ALLOW dots, crosses or 1
bonding electrons. any combination
Question Answer Mark
Number
7(c)(i) Any one from 1
M1 oxygen is a smaller atom/particle than silicon
M2 each (atom of) oxygen forms two bonds (to silicon atoms)
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
7(c)(ii) M1 silicon dioxide has a giant (covalent) 4
structure
M2 (in melting silicon dioxide) strong/many ALLOW description of
covalent bonds (need to be broken) covalent bonds as long as
strong/many mentioned
ALLOW weak
M3 (in melting silicon hydride) weak intermolecular bonds
intermolecular forces (of attraction need to be
overcome/broken)
M4 more (thermal/heat) energy is needed to
break the (covalent) bonds (in SiO2) than
break/overcome the intermolecular forces (in
Max 2 if
SiH4)
contradictions/references
to incorrect forces/particles
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
7(d) SiH4 + 2O2 → SiO2 + 2H2O 1
all formula correct and equation correctly IGNORE state symbols
balanced ALLOW multiples and
fractions
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Number
8(a)(i) M1 WO3(s) + 3H2(g) ALLOW upper case 2
M2 W(s) + 3H 2O(g or l)
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Number
8(a)(ii) heat again to constant mass OWTTE 1
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Number
8(a)(iii) M1 (mass of tungsten =) 1.84g 3
AND (mass of oxygen =) 0.48g
M2 (moles of tungsten) = 1.84 or 0.01
184 M2 subsumes M1
ALLOW M2 ECF from
AND (moles of oxygen) = 0.48 or 0.03 incorrect masses
16
M3 therefore ratio is 1:3 M3 dep on M2
ALLOW ECF from
incorrect M2 only if does
give 1:3 when rounded
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Number
8(a)(iv) Any one from 1
M1 use a safety screen
M2 position the class some distance from ALLOW heat proof/safety
the apparatus OWTTE gloves
ALLOW tie back hair
M3 do the experiment in a fume cupboard
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Number
8(b) correct answer without 3
working scores 3
Example calculation ALLOW any number of
significant figures ≥2
M1 moles of tungsten oxide = (2784 × 10 6 ÷ throughout
232) = ALLOW other correct
12 000 000 methods
ALLOW working in
megamoles
M2 maximum mass of tungsten = (12 000
000 × 184)
= 2208 000 000 g OR 2208 tonnes ALLOW ECF M1×184
M3 mass of tungsten (considering 73.5%
yield) =
(73.5 × 2208 ÷ 100) = 1622.88 (tonnes) ALLOW ECF from M2
Question Answer Notes Mark
Number
9(a) An explanation of properties that includes reason must be linked to 5
five of the following points correct property
M1 conducts electricity IGNORE references to
cost/reactivity/hardness/
strength/shiny
M2 (because the) delocalised electrons can If any mention of
move/flow (through structure) ions/atoms moving
cannot score M2
M3 malleable/ductile ALLOW explanations of
malleable/ductile
M4 (because) layers of cations/atoms ALLOW sheets/rows
M5 layers/cations/atoms can slide/slip/move
over each other
M6 high melting point IGNORE high boiling
point
M7 (because) strong (electrostatic) ALLOW giant metallic
attraction between cations and delocalised lattice/strong bonds
electrons between cations and
delocalised electrons
/strong metallic bonds
Max 4 if any mention of
intermolecular
forces/covalent/ionic
bonding
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Number
9(b)(i) Cu2+ 1
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Number
9(b)(ii) effervescence/bubbles/fizzing IGNORE oxygen/gas 1
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Number
9(b)(iii) M1 O2 2
M2 4H+ + 4e(–)
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Number
9(b)(iv) M1 conversion to 0.120 dm3 2
M2 amount = 0.120 = 0.005 (mol)
24
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