Exemplification Booklet January 2009

GCE

GCE Chemistry (6CH01/01)

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 Contents

1. Introduction

2. Questions with examples

Introduction

AS units of the new GCE2008 specifications were sat for the first time in January
2009. As support for teachers on Results Day, this booklet has been prepared as an
exemplification of how marks were awarded to the written paper for 6OH01
Physics during the January 2009 examination. It features work produced by the
candidates in the actual examination. It contains the questions and mark schemes,
together with examples of student answers plus marks for each exemplar response.
It does not include exemplars for every question on the paper, but only those
where contrasting levels of response could be produced.

Currently, the booklet does not contain commentary by senior examiners on the
exemplars. Towards the end of March these documents will be updated to include
examiner commentary on the sample answers, and will be republished on the
website.
Q19d Example scoring 2 marks
Q19d Example scoring 1 mark
Question Acceptable Answers Reject
Number
19(d) Magnesium ion / Mg2+ has a larger Any references to the bonding
QWC charge (density) (than the sodium ion / being ionic scores (0) overall
Na+ )

OR Any references to
Magnesium/Mg/Mg atom/Mg2+ (ion) “molecules”/intermolecular
contributes two electrons/more forces scores (0) overall
electrons (to the “sea” of electrons)

(1)

magnesium ions / Mg2+ smaller (than

sodium ions) (1)

NOTE
“Mg2+ is smaller than Na+” would score
first 2 marks above
JUST “stronger bonds in Mg”

magnesium ions / Mg2+ have greater

attraction for (“sea” of) electrons (than
sodium ions / Na+)
JUST “stronger bonds in Mg”
OR
More energy/heat required to overcome
(attractive) forces/bonds (between cations
and “sea” of electrons) in magnesium
(compared to sodium) (1)

Mark each point independently

Q21c(ii) Example scoring 3 marks

Q21c(ii) Example scoring 2 marks

Question Acceptable Answers Reject
Number
21(c)(ii) More protons / greater nuclear Just “increasing atomic
QWC charge/proton number increases number”
(1)

ALLOW “effective nuclear charge

increases across the Period”

outer electrons in same shell / energy

level OR same shielding OR similar
shielding OR decrease in atomic radius
OR outer electron closer to nucleus
OR attracting the same number of
(occupied) electron shells / energy
levels
(1)

greater (force of) attraction between

nucleus and (outer) electron(s) / (outer)
electron(s) held more strongly by nucleus
(1)

Mark each point independently

Q21c(iii) Example scoring 1 mark

Q21c(iii) Example scoring 0 marks

Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Number
21(c)(iii) (Outermost) electron in (3-)p 2
QWC sub-shell/sub-level/orbital

(1)
of higher energy
OR (slightly) shielded by (3-)s
(electrons) OR (sub-shell) further from
nucleus

(1)
NOTE: Penalise use of the terms “s-
shell” or “p-shell” once only.
Q22b Example scoring 3 marks
Q22b Example scoring 1 mark
Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Number
22(b) (Dative) pair of e- between N and O (1) 3
Three bond pairs between N and N (1)
Lone pair on left-hand N and three lone
pairs on O atom
(1)

X X
N X NX O
x

ALLOW dots and crosses OR all dots OR all

crosses

Stand alone marks

Non-bonding electrons on N and O do not

have to be shown in pairs
Q24e Example scoring (i) 3 marks (ii) 1 mark
Q24e Example scoring (i) 2 marks (ii) 1 mark
Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Number
24(e)(i) Enthalpy change Step A: 3

Ē(C-H) + - Ē (H-Cl)
= + 413 + (-432)
= - 19 (kJ mol-1) (1) (+)19 scores (0) for this mark

Correct answer with no working (1)

Enthalpy change Step B:

Ē(C-H) + - Ē (C-Cl)
= + 413 + (-346)
= (+) 67 (kJ mol-1) (1) -67 scores (0) for this mark

Correct answer with no working (1)

NOTE

Both values correct scores (3)

One of the two values correct scores
(2)
NOTE

Neither value is correct, but a clear

statement that

ΔH = bonds broken + bonds made scores (1)

Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Number
24(e)(ii) Step A as (ΔH) is negative/exothermic 1
(compared with a positive/endothermic
value for Step B)

OR

Step A as it is the more energetically

favourable

Mark CQ on the energy changes in

(e)(i)

e.g if +19 and -67 given in (e)(i), Step B

will be justified for the CQ mark;
e.g. if both values endothermic, selects
the less endothermic value
OR
if both values exothermic, selects the
more exothermic value

IGNORE statements such as “no harmful

by-products” etc.
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