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1(a)(i) electrical (energy) / electricity / (1)
direct (electric) current

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1(a)(ii) A description including (2)

 {light / ignite} gas / lighted reject glowing splint

splint (1)
 gas burns / (squeaky) pop (if second mark conditional on first
air is present) (1)

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1(b) sea water / salt / brine / sodium (1)
chloride (solution)

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1(c)(i) D salt and water only (1)

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1(c)(ii) A description to include two from (2)

 (green) solid {disappears / ignore references to names of

dissolves} (1) products

 effervesces / bubbles (of fizz

colourless gas) given off (1)

 blue (solution) forms (1) goes blue

ignore incorrect colours of
solution

ignore temperature rise

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1(d)(i) An explanation linking (2)

 tablet C (1)
 because it neutralises ignore references to rate
greatest volume of acid (1)

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1(d)(ii)  {crushed tablets / chewed ignore crushed because times are (1)
tablets} have a shorter quicker / larger surface area / do
reaction time (than whole not need to break down
tablets) (1)

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2(a) magnesium nitrate allow correct formulae
water
carbon dioxide

all three correct (2)

magnesium nitrate + one other (2)
correct (1)

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2(b)(i) C – neutralisation (1)

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2(b)(ii) ZnO + 2HCl  ZnCl2 + H2O (3) correct multiples
ignore state symbols

LHS (1)
RHS (1)
balancing of correct formula (1) (3)

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QWCC *2(c) A description including some of the following points

experiment set up
 hydrochloric acid in container
 carbon rods in acid
 attach rods to electrical supply
 d.c. supply(or reference to positive and negative)
 test tubes to collect gases
test hydrogen
 lighted splint
 squeaky pop (with air)/burns
test chlorine
 (damp blue) litmus paper
 (turns red then) bleaches/white
(6)

Level
Lev No rewardable content
1 1–2  a limited description e.g. simple description/diagram of electrolysis
set up OR description of test for one of the gases.
 the answer communicates ideas using simple language and uses
limited scientific terminology
 spelling, punctuation and grammar are used with limited accuracy
2 3–4  a simple description e.g. a full description of electrolysis OR test
for both gases OR simple description of electrolysis and the test for
one of the gases.
 the answer communicates ideas showing some evidence of clarity
and organisation and uses scientific terminology appropriately
 spelling, punctuation and grammar are used with some accuracy

3 5–6  a detailed description e.g. description of electrolysis and test for

both gases OR a full description of electrolysis and of one gas test.
 The answer communicates ideas clearly and coherently uses a
range of scientific terminology accurately
 spelling, punctuation and grammar are used with few errors

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3 (a) A aluminium nitrate (1)
and lead sulfate

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3 (b) An explanation linking Any reference to
two of the following molecules/molecular/intermolecular/covalent
scores 0 marks overall

strong (forces of / strong bonds

electrostatic) attraction ignore “between atoms” for this mark
(1) ignore strong lattice / giant structure

positive and negative ions

(between) oppositely reject between bonds
charged ions (1) reject charged atoms for this mark

{high / more} {heat / energy}

requires lot of
heat/energy
{to separate ignore hard to melt/high temperature
ions/overcome needed
forces/break bonds}
(1)
(2)

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3 (c)(i) white {precipitate white powder
/solid} (1)

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3(c)(ii) BaSO4 + 2KCl (2) SO4Ba / ClK

OR
Ignore incorrect use of case, or use of (2)
BaSO4 + KCl (1) superscript or large number 4

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3(d)(i) C K+

(1)

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3 (d)(ii) A description linking three of the
following

(sequence has to be correct for

full marks)

M1 add/mix/react only sodium add/mix/react the (two)

carbonate (solution) and lead solutions/them
nitrate (solution) (1)
for M1 ignore warm/heat mixture

if any indication of heating to

evaporate anywhere only M1 can
be scored

if any other reagent added eg

acid can score max 2 for question

M2 filter (off precipitate) (1) decant (off the solution)

M3 dep on M2

M3 wash/rinse (solid/residue reject if wash with acid or other

with distilled water) reagent

OR

dry using {filter paper/paper leave to dry / in the sun / on a

towel/in a (warm/drying) oven} radiator / near a window
(1) reject heat/hot oven
(3)

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4(a) D aq l (1)

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4(b) H+ + OH- (1)  H2O (1) LHS (1) RHS (1)
ignore state symbols, even if
incorrect.
allow inclusion of spectator ions,
Na+ and Cl-, if shown on both (2)
sides for one mark max

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4(c)(i) suitable acid-base indicator litmus
eg methyl orange, reject universal indicator
phenolphthalein allow recognisable phonetic (1)
spelling

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4(c)(ii) correct colour change for suitable
indicator in 4(c)(i):

methyl orange : litmus : blue  red

yellow  orange/pink/red

phenolphthalein : (1)
magenta/pink  colourless ignore clear
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4(d) rel mass NaOH = 23.0 + 16.0 + (= 40.0) (1)
1.00 (1)

concentration = 20.0 x 1 (1) 0.5 (mol dm-3) without working (2)

formula mass (2)

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4(e) moles of NaOH = 25.0 x 1.50 (1)
1000
(= 0.0375 moles) 0.0375 (1) – without working
ratio 1 : 1 / shown
moles NaOH = moles HCl (1)

conc of HCl = 0.0375 x1000 (1)

30.0 conc of HCl = 1.25 (mol dm-3)(3)
(= 1.25 (mol dm-3)) without any working shown
OR allow ecf
25.0 x 1.50 = 30.0 x conc acid (2)
conc = 30.0 x 1.50 = 1.80 (2)
conc of HCl = 25.0 x 1.50 (1) 25.0 (mol dm-3)
30.0
(=1.25 (mol dm-3))
allow 0.00125 /0.125 / 12.5 max (3)
2

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