Mark Scheme: November 2001

NOVEMBER 2001
INTERNATIONAL GCSE
MARK SCHEME
MAXIMUM MARK : 80
SYLLABUS/COMPONENT : 0620/2
CHEMISTRY
(CORE)
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IGCSE Examinations – November 2001 0620 2
1 (a) Any two properties e.g. high melting point / boiling point / form coloured compounds / form
complex ions / variable valency / hard / dense / (good) catalysts [2]
IGNORE (elements) are coloured
(b) (i) Universal / full range indicator paper / solution;

NOT: pH paper
indication of a (correct) colour change [2]

colour change without first point / universal indicator = 0
NOT: using pH meter / pH probe
NOT: litmus or its colour change
(ii) pH6 [1]
(iii) charged atom (or group of atoms) / charged particle [1]

ALLOW: atom with more / less electrons
NOT: element in its oxidised state
NOT: charge on element
NOT: imbalance in charge
(iv) 2 [1]
(c) magnesium, zinc, iron, nickel [1]
(d) add sodium hydroxide / aqueous ammonia;

white precipitate;
soluble in excess [3]
[Total 11]
2 (a) C [1]
(b) B [1]
(c) D [1]
(d) (i) D [1]
(ii) irregularly arranged / no fixed pattern / randomly arranged / scattered;

IGNORE: far apart, etc
moving randomly / rapidly / freely [2]
(e) two or more (different) elements / atoms chemically combined / bonded (both different [2]
atoms + ‘bonded’ or equivalent needed for 2 marks
molecules formed by more than 1 type of atom bonded = 1
any reference to mixture = 0
(f) (i) sodium loses electron(s) (from outer shell);

chlorine gains electron(s) (in outer shell);
one electron gained by Cl / lost by sodium;
complete electron shells formed / 8 electrons in both ions OWTTE; [4]
an electron transfers from Na to Cl = 3
(ii) 58.5 (2 marks)

1 mark for correct extraction of data but incorrect answer [2]
IGNORE: units
[Total 14]
3 (a) 5 [1]
(b) atomic / proton number [1]
(c) 6 [1]
(d) any element up to and including group 5 in this period:

ALLOW symbols [1]
(e) (i) 2 atoms (in molecule); [1]
several / a few / atoms / small clusters of atoms covalently bonded [2]

(both a few atoms and covalent bonding needed for 2)
several / a few atoms / small clusters of atoms bonded = 1
no mention of bonding = 0
(ii) 2 (Cl2) [1]

[Total 8]
4 (a) carbon dioxide [1]
(b) catalyst / definition of catalyst;

from living organism / biological substance / protein [2]
NOT: natural substance / organic / an organism
(c) distillation / distilling;
some idea about process of distillation e.g. using a condenser / boiling and
condensing;
NOT: heating and cooling
idea of one liquid coming off / condensing / evaporating first / more readily OR
implication of different boiling points [3]
(d) correct displayed or graphical formula for ethanol including O-H bond [1]
(e) (i) addition [1]
(ii) speed up rate of reaction [1]

NOT: alters rate of reaction
(iii) ethene [1]
(iv) 100ºC [2]

100 / 100º = 1 mark
< or > 100ºC = 0
incorrect units = 0
(f) fuel / solvent / cleaning fluid / in (alcoholic) drinks / for making named organic
substance (e.g. esters / carboxylic acids) / sterilizing agent / any other suitable use [1]
(g) carbon dioxide; water [2]

[Total 15]
5 (a) element + contains only one sort of atom (BOTH NEEDED) [1]
ALLOW: contains only carbon
NOT: contains carbon
(b) covalent [1]
(c) (i) 25 [1]
(ii) C13H10N2 [1]
(iii) 14 [1]
(d) diamond;
use of diamond e.g. cutting / drilling tools / jewellery;
graphite;
use of graphite e.g. pencil leads / lubricant / tennis racquets / golf clubs / as an
electrode, etc [4]
(e) (i) carbon monoxide [1]
(ii) CO [1]
[Total 11]
6 (a) oxidised; reduced [2]
(b) (i) fizzing / bubbles / effervescence / iron dissolves / mixture gets warm / green solution
formed [1]
NOT: gas given off
(ii) word filter or filtration needed somewhere (can be as filter funnel);
diagram of apparatus with filter funnel and filter paper (or stated in words);
aluminium oxide on filter paper;

NOT: residue
some indication that iron chloride solution goes through filter paper [4]
NOT: filtrate
(c) exothermic [1]
(d) welding / cutting metals [1]

NOT: to melt things
[Total 9]
7 (a) 2.8% [1]
(b) evaporate some of the water [1]

NOT: heat the water
(c) decreases [1]
(d) anode / positive (electrode) / carbon (electrode) / graphite (electrode) [1]
(e) conducts electricity [1]

NOT: inert
(f) is a liquid [1]
(g) sodium hydroxide; hydrogen [2]
(h) 1950-1960 [1]
(i) (i) addition; polymerisation [2]
(ii) does not conduct electricity / non-conductor [1]

[Total 12]

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(b) (i) Universal / full range indicator paper / solution;

indication of a (correct) colour change [2]

(ii) pH6 [1]

(iii) charged atom (or group of atoms) / charged particle [1]

(c) magnesium, zinc, iron, nickel [1]

(d) add sodium hydroxide / aqueous ammonia;

(d) (i) D [1]

(ii) irregularly arranged / no fixed pattern / randomly arranged / scattered;

moving randomly / rapidly / freely [2]

(f) (i) sodium loses electron(s) (from outer shell);

(ii) 58.5 (2 marks)

(b) atomic / proton number [1]

(d) any element up to and including group 5 in this period:

(e) (i) 2 atoms (in molecule); [1]

several / a few / atoms / small clusters of atoms covalently bonded [2]

(ii) 2 (Cl2) [1]

4 (a) carbon dioxide [1]

(b) catalyst / definition of catalyst;

(c) distillation / distilling;

(e) (i) addition [1]

(ii) speed up rate of reaction [1]

(iii) ethene [1]

(iv) 100ºC [2]

(g) carbon dioxide; water [2]

(b) covalent [1]

(c) (i) 25 [1]

(ii) C13H10N2 [1]

(e) (i) carbon monoxide [1]

6 (a) oxidised; reduced [2]

(ii) word filter or filtration needed somewhere (can be as filter funnel);

aluminium oxide on filter paper;

(c) exothermic [1]

(d) welding / cutting metals [1]

7 (a) 2.8% [1]

(b) evaporate some of the water [1]

(c) decreases [1]

(d) anode / positive (electrode) / carbon (electrode) / graphite (electrode) [1]

(e) conducts electricity [1]

(f) is a liquid [1]

(g) sodium hydroxide; hydrogen [2]

(h) 1950-1960 [1]

(i) (i) addition; polymerisation [2]

(ii) does not conduct electricity / non-conductor [1]

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