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MARK SCHEME for the March 2016 series

9701 CHEMISTRY
9701/42 Paper 4 (A Level Structured Questions),
maximum raw mark 100

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1 (a) 2

(b) (i) sp2 1

(ii) x = 60 / C60H60 1

(c) (i) reaction 1: Cl 2 and UV light; 1

reaction 2: Al Cl 3, Cl 2 (NOT aqueous); 1

(ii) (free) radical substitution 1

(iii) CCl3 1
CCl3
Cl Cl
or
Cl Cl
Cl

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2 (a) (i) Ca2+(g) + 2Cl –(g) → CaCl 2(s) (state symbols required) 1

(ii) 2
Ca2+(g) + 2Cl (g) (+ 2e–)

2nd I.E of Ca

1st I.E of Ca EA of Cl × 2

Atomisation/∆Hat of Ca

E(Cl-Cl)/2∆Hat of Cl
∆Hlatto

∆Hf o CaCl2(s)

(iii) ∆Hlatto = –796 – 242 – 178 – 590 – 1150 + (2 × 349) = – 2258 kJ mol–1 3

(b) (higher temperature means that) particles have more energy; 2

entropy (of the gas / system) increases because of an increase in the amount of
disorder / randomness;

(c) (i) reaction sign of ∆So 2

CO(g) + O2(g) → CO2(g) negative

Mg(s) + ½O2(g) → MgO(s) negative
CuSO4(s) + 5H2O(l) → CuSO4.5HsO(s) negative
+ +
NaHCO3(s) + H (aq) → Na (aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l) positive

(ii) there is a reduction in the overall number of gaseous molecules 1

(d) ∆Sfo = 386 – (192 + (3 × 131)) 2

= –199 (J K–1 mol–1)

(e) (i) ∆Go = ∆Ho – T∆So 2

= 117 – ((298 × 175) / 1000)
= (+) 64.85 (kJ mol–1)

(ii) ∆Go is positive and so the reaction is not spontaneous (at 298 K) 1

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3 (a)) Co
o 3 74s
[Ar] 3d s2 1
o2+
Co [Ar] 3d
3 7
1

(b)) 1
―――

En
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y ――

―――――
sollate
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x

(c)) (i)
( [C
Co(C
Cl )3(H O 3] –
H2O) 1

(iii) Cll Cl 2
C
Cl OH2
OH Cll O 2
OH
C
Co ; C
Co
Cll OH2
OH H2O O 2
OH
H2O Cll

(d)) (i)
( [Pt(C
Cl )2(N
NH3)2] 1

(iii) M1
1, M2
M2: d
diag
gra
ams 2
M3
3: nam
n mees 1

ciis-p
pla
atin
n/ t ns--platin
tra n/
c -diam
cis mmine
edicchlloro
oplatiinu
um((II) tra
anss-d
diam
mm
minned
dich
hloroppla
atinum
m(III)

(iiii) (ciis isomeer)

thiis can
c n re
eacct / bo
ond
d/bbind
d with
w h DNA
D A; 1
wh p events
hich pre s re
eplica
atio
on of
o the
t e sttrand / prev
ven
nts ce
ell div
d visio
on; 1

(e)) (i)
( M1
1: for
f mu ula 1
M2
2: uni
u its (ec
cf fro
f m for
f rmu
ula) 1

Kstab
s = [C
Cu(NH3)4(H O)22+]
H2O ol–44 dm
mo m122
2+
[C
Cu(H2O)
O 6 ][NH 3 ]4
NH

(iii) (la
arge
e valu
v ue of Kstab
s sh
how
ws tha
at) the
e te
etra
am
mmine
e co
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ex is mo
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4 (a)) (i)
( 1stt orrde
er 1

(iii) 1stt orrde

er 1

(iiii) ratte = k[CH

H3CHO H–]
C O][[OH 1

(iv
v) ol–11 dm
mo m3 s–11 (o
or per
p r an
ny su
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e time
e unit) 1

(v
v) ca
alcu
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m can
c ndidate’s
s ans
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t (iii)
( ) (e
exp
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a swe
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6 1

(b)) (i)
( ratte-deterrminin
ng ste
ep: step 1 1
ex
xplaanaatio
on: bo
oth
h re
eacctan
nt spe
s ecies arre in ste
s p 1 / rate
r e-ddete
erm
min
ning
g step
s p 1

(iii) ac
cid / prroto
on do
ono
or / acidic
c beh
b hav
viou
ur 1

(c)) nu
ucle
eop
philic ad
ddittion
n 1

(d)) M1
1: bot
b th ccurrly arrrow
ws 1
M2
2: dip
d pole
e corr
c rec ctlyy sh
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+
δ–
δ

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5 (a) (i) any metal with an Eo value more negative than –0.41 V, 1
e.g. Fe, Mn, Zn, Mg, Cr, Al
R: Li / Na / K / Ca / Ba

(ii) M1: value of Ecell correctly calculated (with correct sign) for metal named in (i) 1
M2: Eocell is positive and so reaction is feasible 1

(b) M1: 1
(Cr2O72– + 14H+ + 6e– ⇌ 2Cr3+ + 7H2O) Eo = +1.33 V
(H2O2 + 2H+ + 2e– ⇌ 2H2O) Eo = +1.77 V
Eocell = 0.44 (V)

M2: 1
Eocell (0.44 V) is positive (so the reaction is feasible) / Eo(Cr2O72– / Cr3+) is less
positive than Eo(H2O2 / H2O)

(c) M1: 1
Cr2O72–: ox.no Cr = +6 because –2 = 2 × ox.no(Cr) + (7 × –2)
CrO42–: ox.no Cr = +6 because –2 = ox.no(Cr) + (4 × –2)

M2: no change in oxidation number, so reaction is not redox 1

(d) M1: no. moles Cr deposited = 0.0312 / 52 = 6.0 × 10–4 moles 1

M2: deduction that 6 moles of e– needed per mole of Cr / 1
reaction is Cr2O72- + 14H+ + 12e– → 2Cr + 7H2O
M3: no. moles of e– = 6 × 6.0 × 10–4 = (0.125 × t) / 96 500 1
so t = (6 × 6.0 × 10–4 × 96 500) / (0.125 × 60) = 46.3 min / 0.772 h / 2780 s

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Question Answer Mark

6 (a) 3
identity or value

V nitrogen or chlorine

X NO / NO2 Cl O2 / Cl O3

m 2, 3 1,2,3, or 4

W sulfur

Y SO2 or SO3

n 4, 3

(b) M1: (white precipitate is BaSO4) 1

descending the group ∆Hsol becomes more endothermic / positive;

M2, M3 any two from: 2

∆Hlatt decreases / becomes more endothermic / becomes less exothermic
∆Hhyd decreases / becomes more endothermic / becomes less exothermic
∆Hhyd decreases more than ∆Hlatt

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7 (a)) (i)
( M11: phe
p enool is
i mo
moree ac
ciddic thaan ethanol be eca
ausse thee O–H
O Hb bon
nd in phhen
nol is 1
weeakken
nedd / the
t e ph
hennoxxide ani
a on is sta abilised / e
etha
anool has
h sa an ele
e ctrron doona
atinng
grooup
M22: p orb
o ital / lo
one p r off elec
e pair ctro
onss on O can
c n be e delo
d oca alis d over / ove
sed o erla
aps
s with
w h 1
rin
ng

(iii) 3
rea
age
entt conditio
ons
s S uctturre
Str

HNO
O3 d ute
dilu e, 5 °C
C

aq
que
eou
us
Br2
( tem
(I: t mpera
atu
ure))

(iiii) ele
ecttrop
phiilic su
ubs
stitu
utio
on 1

(b)) (i)
( wh
hite
e preccipitatte / so
olid
d 1

(iii) be
etw
wee
en 0
0° C and
a d 10 °C 1

(iiii) M1
1: dou
d uble bon
b nd be
etwwee
en nitr
n roggen
n atom
ms 1
M2
2: res
r st o
of mo
m lec
cule
e 1

N O
OH
H

(c)) (i)
( CH
H3 1

CH
H3 C CH
CH3

H2NH
CH N 2

(iii) 1
CH
H3
CH
H3

N CH
H

C 3
CH C
CH3

eitthe
er one
o e or both C 3 grou
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s circlled
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8 (a)) P am
amidee 1
Q k ton
ket ne 1
R s cond
sec dary
y alco
a ohool 1

Q = car
c rbo yl and
ony a d R = alc
coh
hol sc
core
es [1]]

(b)) 1

(c)) (i)
( se
ee line
eoon dia
d gra
am
m in
n (b
b) 1

1
(iii)

(d)) 3
rea
age
entt ob
bse vatiion
erv n

a kaline
alk e iodin
ne solutiion
n yellow
wppptt. fo
orm
med
d

u ive
uni ersa
al indica
atorr bllue
e / pur
p ple olo
e co our formed

2,4
4-d
dinitro
oph
hen
nylhyd azin
dra ne ello
ye ow
w / oran e ppt
nge p forrmed

To ens
olle s’ rea
r geent no rrea
action

(e)) (i)
( LiA
Al H4 1

1
(iii)

(m
mus
st be
b sske
ele
etal)

(iiii) CH3
CH 1
O
OH
CH
H3 C

CH
H3

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9 (a) (i) polyester : Terylene / polylactic acid (PLA) / 1

polyamide : nylon / Kevlar / Nomex

(ii) water or hydrochloric acid / hydrogen chloride 1

(b) (i) 2
polymer biodegradable

A yes

B yes

C no

D yes

(ii) 2

or equivalent 1,4-diacyl chloride

HOCH2CH2OH and
or equivalent 1,4-diester

(c) (i) V: 1
it has two amine / NH2 groups (which can be protonated) or
it has an amine / NH2 group on its side chain / R group

(ii) four (TT, TU, UT, UU) 1

(iii) hydrogen bonds; 2

between the O / N atoms or named group (in the polypeptide) and water;
or
ion-dipole attractions;
between NH3+ / CO2– and water;

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