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Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

CHEMISTRY 9701/34
Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills 2 May/June 2018
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 40

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the
scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
• marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
• marks are not deducted for errors
• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Question Answer Marks

1(a) I Table(s) to show data for 5 experiments on pages 2, 3 and / or 4 1

• initial temperature (owtte)
• final temperature
• mean temperature
• time
• rate

II Headings unambiguous and units correct for all data recorded: (°C), / s, in s–1 1

III All thermometer readings recorded to .0 or .5 1

and
all times as integers.

IV Selects initial temperatures in experiments 3, 4 & 5 that are at least 5 °C apart from any other and none > 75 °C. 1

V All mean temperatures correctly calculated to 1 dp 1

VI All rates correctly calculated to 2─4 sf 1

Award VII if all rates increase with increase in temperature or all times decrease with increase in temperature 1

Award VIII from graph if all results give an increasing gradient. 1

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1(b) I Axes correctly labelled 1

Rate on y-axis and temperature on x-axis (average temperature must have been plotted)
Linear scales chosen so graph occupies more than half the available length for both axes including 15 °C on x-axis.
Points in 6 large squares on y-axis
and
y-axis must not go below 0

II All points from data recorded (minimum 4 experiments carried out) accurately plotted (within ½ small square) 1

Any point that is supposed to be on a line must be on the line, and any point that is supposed to be inside a small square
must not be on a boundary line.

III Line of best fit drawn 1

IV Curved line extrapolated to 15.0 °C 1

1(c) 2 construction lines correct to within a small square shown at 52.5 °C 1

Rate correctly read (from candidate’s construction line) to half a small square and 1
correctly calculates time to nearest second from 1000 / rate

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1(d) Rate of reaction increases with increase in temperature 1

or rate is proportional to temperature

Rate of rate of reaction increases because gradient increases with temperature / rate of reaction increases more / at a 1
greater rate than increase in temperature as gradient increases / graph is exponential / acceleration of rate with
temperature increase

1(e)(i) Correctly calculates 32.8 / 180(.0) = 0.182 / 0.1822 mol dm–3 1

and answer to 3 or 4 sf

1(e)(ii) Correctly uses n(glucose) = (e)(i) ÷ 40 (= 0.00455 / 0.00456 mol) 1

Correctly uses n(KMnO4) = ans × 2 / 5 (= 0.00182 mol) 1

Correctly uses V(KMnO4) = ans × 1000 / 0.01 (= 182 cm3) 1

or ans ÷ 0.01 (= 0.182 dm3)
Correct units required.

1(e)(iii) Allow terminal CHO oxidised to COOH, 1

terminal CH2OH oxidised to CHO or COOH
any CHOH oxidised to C = O
any combination of the above

1(f)(i) Correct expression 1

1 × 100 / time for Experiment 1 and answer to 2–4 sf

1(f)(ii) Identifies no anomaly as all points are near line of best fit 1
or
Identifies one anomaly as point is too far from line of best fit
If 2 or more anomalies, then the one furthest from the line must be selected.
or
Highest temperature experiment as shortest time so largest / large (%) error in timing
or
Lowest temperature experiment as difficult to judge the end point (owtte)

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1(g) Any two of 2

• Use thermostatically controlled water bath (to heat both reagents / keep reagents at const T).
• Take the temperature on initial mixing (and the temperature as soon as the mixture turns colourless and calculate
a mean T).
• Use more precisely calibrated thermometer (allow more precise but not more accurate or more sensitive) not ‘use
a digital thermometer’
• Use light sensor / colorimeter (to avoid subjective judgement of colour fade).
• Use (graduated) pipette / burette / measuring cylinders calibrated to greater precision (to measure volumes of FB 2
and FB 3).

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FB 4 = starch(aq); FB 5 = glucose(aq); FB 6 = sucrose(aq); FB 7 = CuSO4(aq); FB 8 = NaOH(aq)

2(a)(i) 3 asterisks (*) = 1 mark 3

test FB 4 FB 5 FB 6

+ I2 blue-black / black / dark no reaction / no no reaction / no

blue* change / yellow / brown* change / yellow / brown*

+ no reaction / no purple / pink / KMnO4 / MnO4─ no reaction / no

H+ / MnO4– change / (turns / remains) to colourless* change / (turns / remains)
purple / pink* purple / pink*

+ no reaction / no (blue / green to) brick no reaction / no

Sandell’s change / blue / green* red / orange / red- change / blue / green*
brown / orange-
brown / yellow-
brown / green-brown / brown
ppt*

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Question Answer Marks

2(a)(ii) FB 4 = starch and FB 5 = aldehyde 1

2(a)(iii) Either 1
selects Tollens’ (reagent)
and
silver (mirror / ppt / solid) / black ppt / dark grey ppt

or
selects acidified potassium dichromate / H+ / K2Cr2O7, (warm)
and
orange to green solution

2(b)(i) 2 asterisks (*) = 1 mark 6

test FB 7 FB 8

+ Ag+ no reaction / no brown ppt * (ppt dissolves in excess is CON)

change / no ppt*
allow paler (blue)

+ Ba2+ white ppt* Either or

no ppt / no change / no (faint) white ppt*
reaction*

+ H+ Insoluble / no no change / no reaction* ppt soluble*

change / white ppt
(remains)*

+ I2 ppt in green-yellow- decolourises / solution paler (yellow)*

brown-grey range*

+ Fe2+ no reaction / no green ppt*

change* turns brown (at surface) / brown ppt*

+ FB 8 blue ppt *

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2(b)(ii) FB 7 cation Cu2+ / copper(II)* anion SO42– / sulfate* 2

FB 8 cation unknown* anion OH– / hydroxide*
2 asterisks (*) = 1 mark

2(b)(iii) Correct ions for precipitation reaction observed in (i) and correct product and no spectator ions 1

Equation balanced and correct state symbols 1

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