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General Certificate of Education

Chemistry 5421

CHM4

Further Physical and Inorganic
Chemistry

Mark Scheme
June examination - 2009 series

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Chemistry - AQA GCE Mark Scheme 2009 June series

SECTION A
Q

Part

1

(a)

Sub
Part

Marking Guidance

(i)

Expt 2

Mark

1.8 × 10-3

or

8.1 × 10-5

Expt 3

6.75 k 1

Comments
If k used for the calculation: if rounded to 3.8 × 103 allow answer 1.78 × 103

or k×(2.16 × 10-8)

1

If k used for the calculation: if rounded to 3.8 × 103 allow answer 8.2 × 10-5 and if calc rounded to (3.8 × 103) (2.2× 10-8) = 8.4 ×
10-5

6.7 × 10-4

Expt 4

or √ (1.67 × 10-3 /k)

1

If k used for the calculation: if rounded to 3.8 × 103 allow answer 6.6 × 10-4

Allow 0.7 ×10-3 or 7 ×10-4
1

(a)

(ii)

k =

rate
[P][Q]2

=

1.8 × 10 -5

1

(1.2 × 10 − 3 ) (2.0 × 10 - 3 ) 2

Mark is for insertion of numbers
If upside down, score only units mark consequential on their expression for k

3750 or 3.75 × 103 or 3.8 × 103

(b)

If k is wrong, check whether apparently wrong answers in part(i) are correct conseq to wrong k.

mol-2dm6s-1
1

1
1

Any order

Horizontal straight line

1

Be generous, they need not use a ruler.

3

Chemistry - AQA GCE Mark Scheme 2009 June series

Q
2

Part

Sub
Part

Marking Guidance
The Statement : mol fraction =

(a)

Mark

mol NO2 total moles

either in this form or using their numbers, gets max 1 if answer to par (a) is wrong because of wrong no of moles (CE) of either NO2 or N2O4 or total

mol N2O4 = 1.20 - ½(0.36) = 1.0(2)

M1

total moles = 1.0(2) + 0.36 = 1.36 or 1.38 or 1.4

0.36 mol fraction of NO2 =
= 0.26
1.38

Comments

6 allow 23

M2

If AE earlier, this