UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level

MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper

9701 CHEMISTRY
9701/04

Paper 4 (A2 Structured Questions), maximum raw mark 100

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

(a) (i) A is Cl2/chlorine

Paper
04
[1]

B is NaCl or HCl or Cl [or words], etc.

[1]

C is salt bridge or KCl/KNO3, etc.

[1]

D is platinum/Pt

[1]

E is Fe2+ + Fe3+ or mixture of Fe(II) + Fe(III) salts

[1]

mention of standard conditions ([Cl ] of 1 mol dm3 or Cl2 at 1 atmos

or T = 25C/298 K)

[1]

(ii) Eo = EoR EoL= 0.77 1.36 = ()0.59 (V) (ignore sign)

[1]

(since R.H. electrode is negative) electrons flow (from right) to left or to the chlorine
electrode or anticlockwise or from (beaker) E to (beaker) B
[1] [8]
(b) (i) H = 3 (167.2) + (48.5) (399.5)
= 150.6 or 151 (kJ mol1)
(correct ans [2])
(ii) 2Fe3+ + Cu 2Fe2+ + Cu2+
(or molecular: 2FeCl3 + Cu 2FeCl2 + CuCl2)
Eo = 0.77 0.34 = (+) 0.43 (V)
(no mark for 0.43V)

[1]
[1]

[1]

[1]
[4]
[Total: 12 max 11]

(a) (i) H = 4 278 244 2 496

= 124 (kJ mol1)
(correct ans [2])

[1]
[1]

(ii) shape is bent/V-shaped/non-linear (or diagram)

[1]
due to (one) lone pair and/or (1) odd/unpaired electron (or shown on diag)
[1]
(assume electrons are on chlorine unless explicitly stated otherwise, in which case
award no mark)
(iii) 3KClO3 + H2SO4 K2SO4 + KClO4 + H2O + 2ClO2

[1] [5]

(b) (i) coal-fired power stations; fuel in cars; car exhausts/gas emissions; other named use of a
fossil fuel; contact process; cement manufacture; brick manufacture; roasting of sulphide
ores; burning tyres
(any 2) [1]
(NOT volcanoes etc; NOT burning of natural gas)
(no marks for only 1 correct source)
(ii) causes acid rain
[1]
which lower pH of lakes; leaches aluminium from soils; kills fish/plants/rainforests;
dissolves/corrodes/damages buildings
(any 1) [1]
(NOT asthma etc since this is not environmental)
[3]

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

(c) (i) CO2: simple + molecular/covalent or weak intermolecular forces

SiO2: giant/macro + molecular/covalent
SnO2: ionic/electrovalent (ignore giant)
(2 correct = [1], 1 correct = [0])

Paper
04

(all 3 correct) [2]

(ii) SnO2 is stable, PbO2 is not or SnO2 is the more stable

PbO2 PbO + O2

[1]
[1]

(iii) H2O + CO2 () H+ + HCO3

Kc = [H+][HCO3]/[H2O][CO2] or = [H+][HCO3]/[CO2]

[1]
ecf [1]

(iv) HCO3 + H+ H2CO3 or H2O + CO2 (or equation with H3O+)

HCO3 + OH CO32- + H2O (NB NOT H2CO3 + OH )

[1]
[1]

(words can substitute for one of the equations but not both. If two correct word
descriptions are given, in the absence of at least one correct equation, award [1] mark
only)
[8]
[Total: 16 max 15]
3

(a) tetrahedral diagram (either dashed+wedge, or similar representation)

angles (all) 109 110
(award [0] for part (a) if an angle of 90 or 180 is mentioned)
(b) volatility decreases or boiling points increase
(allow b.pt. CCl4 > SiCl4 but b.pt. increases thereafter)
due to greater van der Waals/intermolecular forces or due to more electrons
(mention of ions negates this mark)
(c) (i) Pb4+/Pb2+: E o = +1.69V, Sn4+/Sn2+: E o = +0.15V,
a valid comment about relative redox power or stability, e.g.:
(hence) Sn2+ easily oxidised or Sn4+ is more stable than Sn2+ or
Pb4+ is easily reduced or Pb2+ is more stable than Pb4+ or
+2 oxidation state more stable down the group
(ii) Sn2+ + I2 Sn4+ + 2I
Pb4+ + SO2 + 2H2O 4H+ + SO42- + Pb2+
(N.B. no marks in (ii) for E o values)
(d) (i) for Si: H = 244 2(359) = 474 (kJ mol1)
for Sn: H = 244 2(315) = 386 (kJ mol1)
(allow [1] out of [2] salvage mark for 474 & 386; 962 & 874; or 962 & 874)
(ii) Yes: the +4 state becomes decreasingly stable the H is less exothermic
(mark is for relating Hs to stability: allow ecf from d(i) and also from c(i))

[1]
[1]
[2]

[1]
[1]
[2]
[both] [1]

[1]
[1]
[1]
[4]

[1]
[1]

[1]
[3]
[Total: 11]

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

(a) ester

Paper
04
[1] [1]

[1]
(b) reaction I: acid/H+/HCl/H2SO4 or alkali/OH/NaOH (followed by H+)
heat/reflux and aqueous (allow H3O+ to equal H+ + aq, also assume conc or
[1]
dil means aq (but NOT H2SO4) also allow aqueous ethanol)
(for heat: allow T 80C; not warm)
reaction II: methanol/CH3OH
heat with conc. H2SO4/H3PO4 or HCl(g) [NOT conc HCl]
(c) (i) BrCH2-CHBr-CH2Br

[1]
[1] [4]
[1]

(ii) HO2C-CO-CO2H

[1] [2]

(d) 890g of triglyceride produces 3 298 = 894g of biodiesel

500kg produces 500 894/890 = 502kg biodiesel
(correct ans [2])
(1004/1005kg or 167kg is worth [1]: 333kg is worth [0])
(e) (i) C17H35CO2CH3 + 27.5 O2 19CO2 + 19H2O
(or C19H38O2)
(ii) 10 44 19/298 = 28.(05)/28.1kg
(1 for each error)
some ecf values: n = 18 26.6kg
n = 17 25.1kg (allow [2] for each)
n = 16 23.6kg

[1]
ecf [1]
[2]

[1]
ecf from equ [2]

[3]

(f) any one of the following.

(saving) diminishing resources
economic argument (NOT just cheaper) e.g. oil will become increasingly more
expensive as it runs out
ref to CO2 cycle (e.g. no net increase in CO2, i.e. carbon neutral) or less global
warming (due to a smaller carbon footprint)
renewable/sustainable
the effect of biofuel cultivation on world food prices
[1] [1]
[Total: 13]

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(a) reaction I

Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

Paper
04

electrophilic addition

[1]

reaction II electrophilic substitution

(salvage: award [1] out of [2] for addition + substitution, even if nucleophilic)
(b) reaction I: intermediate

[1]
[2]
[1]

Br CH2

CH2

H2C

or

CH2
Br

second step, attack of Br on bromocation.

Br CH2

CH2

[1]

H2C

or

CH2
Br

Br
Br

reaction II: intermediate

[1]
H

Br

Br

or

(make sure is not at sp3 C-atom)

(or with in 2-position)

second step, loss of H+ from bromocation.

H

Br

[1]
H

Br

or

[4]
(c) Delocalised ring of electrons (in benzene) is stable, (so is re-formed in second step in
benzene.)
or electrons in the ethene bond are localised/more available for reaction with electrophiles
[1] [1]
[Total: 7]

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

Paper
04

6
CH3

CO2H

Br
CO2H

Br

CO2H

CO2H

NO2

NH2

5 x [1]
[deduct [1] mark if ring circle omitted more than once]
[allow ecf for E from structure of D]
[allow ecf for B from structure of A]
[allow -CO2 for E]

[5]
[Total: 5]

7
polymer

addition/condensation?

condensation

formulae of monomers
HO2C-CO2H or ClCO-COCl
NH2-CH2-CH2-NH2

HO-CH2-CH(C2H5)-CO2H
2

condensation
HO-CH2-CH(CH3)-CO2H

CH2=CH-CH3
CH2=CH-CONH2
CH2=CH-C6H5

addition

[2]
(2 correct: [1])

[6]
(6 correct: [5])
etc

(2 correct: [1])
(C=C bonds not needed, but penalise [1] if C-C drawn instead of C=C)
(if more than 7 formulae drawn, then penalise [1] for each formula in excess of 7)

[8]
[Total: 8]

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(a) primary:

Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

Paper
04

covalent (ignore amide, peptide etc)

diagram showing peptide bond: (-CHR-)CONH(-CHR-)

[1]
[1]

secondary: hydrogen bonds (NOT ..between side chains)

diagram showing N-HO = C
tertiary:

[1]
[1]

two of the following:

hydrogen bonds (diag. must show H-bonds other than those in -helix or
-pleated sheet e.g. ser-ser)
electrostatic/ionic attraction,
van der Waals/hydrophobic forces/bonds,
(covalent) disulphide (links/bridges)
[1] + [1]
suitable diagram of one of the above
(for disulphide: S-S not S=S or SH-SH)

[1]
[7]

(b) met-ala-gly-ala-gly-arg-val-lys
[2]
any possible sequence with more than 8 residues, that uses all 6 tripeptides (overlapping
or not), and that starts with met and ends with lys is worth [1] mark
any sequence that does not start with met or end with lys gets zero.
[2]
(c) CARE this is not about DNA!
candidates should describe TWO potential effects on tertiary or quaternary structures caused
by amino acid sidechains...
these include:
disruption of H-bonding
disruption of disulphide bridges
disruption of electrostatic/ionic attraction
disruption of van der Waals forces
(only allow effects on the secondary structure if proline is specifically mentioned)
2 x [1]
then award [1] mark each for two of the following bullet points:
a description of the amino acids involved in the above, (or a labelled diagram)
(award [1] mark for each example)
a description of an effect of interchanging amino acids, such as the..
unfolding of tertiary structure/different folding/different shape (NOT denatured)
inactivity of an enzyme or changing the active site
causing of a protein to become less soluble/coagulate (e.g. sickle cells)
2 x [1]
[4]
[Total: 13 max 12]

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

Paper
04

(a) (i)+(ii) any two of:

molecular mass/size/Mr/shape
(overall electrical) charge (on the species)
voltage/size/P.D. (of applied electric field)
[1] + [1]
(salvage: if just mass & charge is mentioned, with no reference to species or molecule,
award [1])
[2]
(b) (i) CH3COCH3 would show
a single peak/no splitting since all the Hs are in the same chemical environment
or a peak at = 2.1 due to CH3CO group

[1]

CH3CH2CHO would show 3 (sets of) peaks since there are 3 different proton
environments
or there would be a peak at = 9.5 10.0 due to the CHO group
or a peak at = 0.9 due to CH3
or a peak at 1.3 due to CH2
[1]
(reasons needed for the marks. Salvage: if reasons are not given, but candidate states
that propanone will have one peak and propanal three, then award [1] mark)
(ii) different fragments:
CH3COCH3 would form fewer fragments (must be stated in words)
CH3COCH3 would form a fragment of CH3CO+ or at (m/e) 43
CH3CH2CHO would form a fragment of CH3CH2+ or CHO+ at (m/e) 29
CH3CH2CHO would form a fragment of CH3CH2CO+ or at (m/e) 57
[charges on fragments not required for mark]
any 3 points [3]
[5]
(c) (i) peaks at (m/e) 79 and 81 or at (m/e) 94 and 96
(ii) in chlorine the M and M+2 peaks are the ratio 3:1
whereas in bromine they are approx. 1:1

[1]
[1]
[1] [3]
[Total: 10 max 9]

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Mark Scheme
GCE A/AS LEVEL May/June 2008

Syllabus
9701

Paper
04

10 (a) any two of the following:

to speed delivery (of drug to target organ), i.e. faster response
to avoid the drug being hydrolysed/reacted/decomposed (NOT digested) in the stomach
to allow a smaller dose to be used or greater accuracy of dosage
patient does not have to be conscious

2 [1] [2]

(b) (i) spheres with a diameter of the order of nanometres/in the nanometre range/between 10
& 500 nm
[1]
(ii) it is (highly) acidic or low pH or contains HCl (NOT contains enzymes)

[1]

(iii) use hydrogels: of different (wall) thickness/strength (to release drug over time)
of different chemical composition (for different breakdown times)
incorporating pores/holes (in their walls)
(any two) [1] + [1]
[4]
(c) for the homopolymer, either using the amino acid the minimum is:
-CO-CHR-NH-CO-CHR-NH-CO-CHR-NHor using the hydroxyacid the minimum is:
CO2H

CO2H

CO2H O

or

O
CO2H

CO2H O

CO2H
O

([1] for each error) [2]

for the heteropolymer, either using the glycol compound and the di-acid the minimum is:
OH

or

O
(glycol)

O
O

(di-acid)

(glycol)

OH

OH
(glycol)

(di-acid)

(di-acid)

or using the amino acid and the di-acid, the minimum is:
(ester)
R
O

O
O

N
H

O
CO2H

R
or

N
H

or

CO2H O

N
H

(ester)
O
O
CO2H

R
(ester)

O
O
N
H
(amide)

H
N

(amide)

(amide)
O

O
or

CO2H

(amide)

CO2H O

H
N

O
(ester)

O
O

CO2H

(A heteropolymer incorporating all three monomers can also be drawn. This should include an ester
linkage between the glycol and one of the CO2H groups, and an amide linkage between the aminoacid and
another CO2H group. Deduct [1] mark from the whole of section (c) if complete compounds are shown
rather than sections of chains. Allow 4-monomer sections instead of 3. Allow [2] marks for a polymer
section even if one end is incomplete (e.g. is lacking an oxygen atom), but if both ends are incomplete
([1] for each error) [2] [4]
deduct [1])

[Total: 10 max 9]
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