CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level and GCE Advanced Level
MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2014 series
9701 CHEMISTRY
9701/34 Paper 3 (Advanced Practical Skills 2),
maximum raw mark 40
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of
the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began,
which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
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Report for Teachers.
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Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2014 series for most IGCSE, GCE
Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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Question Sections Indicative material Mark Total
1 (a) PDO I Unambiguous headings for 2 balance readings and 1
Layout volume of FB 2 added between 47.5 and 48.5 cm3
MMO II Initial and final readings and titre value given for rough 1
Collection titre
and initial and final readings for two (or more) accurate
titrations (minimum of 2 × 2 box)
PDO III Appropriate headings and units for all accurate data. 1
Recording and
volume FB 3 added recorded for each accurate titre.
Headings should match readings.
• initial/start (burette) reading/volume
• final/end (burette) reading/volume
• titre or volume/FB 3 used/added (not “difference”)
unit: /cm3 or (cm3) or in cm3 or cm3 for each entry
MMO IV All accurate burette readings recorded to 0.05 cm3. 1
Decisions The need to record to 0.05 applies only to the burette
readings and not to the recorded titres.
Do not award this mark if:
• 50(.00) is used as an initial burette reading
• more than one final burette reading is 50.(00)
• any burette reading is greater than 50.(00).
V Has two uncorrected, accurate titres within 0.1 cm3 1
Do not include a reading labelled ‘rough’.
Do not award this mark if, having performed two titres
within 0.1 cm3, a further titration is performed that is more
than 0.1 cm3 from the closer of the two initial titres unless
further titrations within 0.1 cm3 of any other has also been
carried out.
Do not award the mark if any ‘accurate’ burette readings
(apart from initial 0) are given to zero dp.
Round any burette readings to the nearest 0.05 cm3.
Check and correct subtractions in the titre table.
Examiner then selects the “best” titre using the hierarchy:
two identical; titres within 0.05 cm3; titres within 0.1 cm3; etc.
Candidate scaled titre calculated as:
Cand titre × Cand {(Vadded /500) − 1.6 × mass/100.1)}
Scaled titre =
Supervisor {(Vadded /500) − 1.6 × mass/100.1)}
Examiner compares candidate scaled titre with Supervisor’s titre.
(a) MMO Award VI, VII, VIII and IX for δ ≤ 0.40 cm3 4
Quality
Award VI, VII and VIII for 0.40 cm3 < δ ≤ 0.80 cm3
Award VI and VII for 0.80 cm3 < δ ≤ 1.20 cm3
Award VI only for 1.20 cm3 < δ ≤ 2.00 cm3
If the “best” titres are ≥ 0.50 cm3 apart cancel one of the Q
marks. [9]
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Question Sections Indicative material Mark Total
(b) ACE Candidate must average two (or more) titres that are all 1
Interpretation within 0.20 cm3.
Working must be shown or ticks must be put next to the two
(or more) accurate readings selected.
The mean should normally be quoted to 2 dp rounded to the
nearest 0.01.
Two special cases where the mean may not be to 2 dp:
allow mean to 3 dp only for 0.025 or 0.075 e.g. 26.325;
allow mean to 1 dp if all accurate burette readings were
given to 1 dp and the mean is exactly correct. e.g. 26.0 and
26.2 = 26.1 is correct but 26.0 and 26.1 = 26.1 is incorrect.
Note: the candidate’s mean will sometimes be marked as
correct even if it is different from the mean calculated by the
Examiner for the purpose of assessing accuracy. [1]
(c) ACE 0.200 × 25 1
(i)&(ii) Interpretation I Correctly calculates = 5 × 10–3 in (i)
1000
and gives 5 × 10–3 in (ii)
(iii) 250 1
II Uses (ii) × in (iii)
(b)
(iv) 2.00 × V diluted 1
III Correct expression in (iv)
1000
IV Correct expressions (iv) – (iii) in (v) 1
and
(v) ÷ 2 in (vi)
V (vi) × 100.1 (allow × 100) in (vii) 1
(v)&(vi) VI (answer ÷ correct mass FB 1) × 100 in (vii) 1
(vii) PDO VII Answers to steps (iii) to (vii) given to 3 or 4 sf 1
(2 marks) Display minimum number of steps attempted = 4 to access this
mark [7]
(d) (i) ACE smallest = 48.40, largest = 48.60 1
Interpretation
(ii) Conclusion Correct link between volume of FB 2 used/in excess/ 1
concentration of remaining FB 2 and titre
or between concentration/volume FB 3/HCl remaining/in
excess and titre.
(higher volume/concentration gives smaller titre ora)
Correct reference to student(s) X and/or Y 1 [3]
Qn 1 Total [20]
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Question Sections Indicative material Mark Total
2 (a) PDO Headings with units for all four balance readings are 1
Recording tabulated clearly.
• mass of crucible
• mass of crucible + FB 5
• mass of crucible + contents/residue/solid/FB5 after
heating/cooling
• mass of crucible + contents/residue/solid/FB5 after
re-heating/re-cooling/2nd heating/2nd cooling
Mass /g, (g), in g, in grams
If units are omitted from the headings then they must
appear next to each entry in the table.
Records all balance readings to a consistent number of dp 1
(minimum 1 dp and minimum 3 balance readings )
and records mass of FB 5 (at start) and mass of solid
remaining owtte
Headings for the two masses of solid must be
unambiguous. [2]
(b) (i) ACE Correct mass loss from results in (a) 1
Interpretation
(ii) PDO (i) × 100.1 1
Display Shows correct use of 100.1 and 44:
44
(iii) ACE ans (ii) 1
Interpretation calculates × 100
mass FB 5 [3]
(c) (i) ACE Thermal decomposition is less accurate because not all 1
Conclusion carbonate has decomposed.
Temperature used not high enough to decompose solid
Percentage of CaCO3 is much less in Question 2
(ii) Improvement Heat to constant mass. 1
Use a gas/Bunsen burner/furnace
If candidates achieve constant mass and give titration less
accurate as more steps then award 1 mark. [2]
Qn 2 Total [7]
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Question Sections Indicative material Mark Total
FB 6 is MgSO4 + HNO3(aq); FB 7 is ZnCO3(s) + KI(s)
3 (a) MMO I White ppt with NH3 insoluble in excess 1
Collection
II No visible reaction/no change 1
and
White ppt
ACE III Mg2+ and Al 3+ and SO42– and/or SO32– in (iv) 1
Conclusion
MMO IV Selects NaOH in (v). 1
Decisions (Allow KI/ HCl/ H2SO4/K2CrO4 if Pb2+ in (iv))
Collection V White ppt insoluble in excess (NaOH) 1
(Allow no reaction with KI if Pb2+ in (iv))
ACE VI (not) Al 3+ / Mg2+ is present 1
Conclusion Allow ecf from incorrect cations in (iv) and correct
observation with NaOH [6]
(b) (i) MMO I Solid turns yellow on heating 1
Collection and
paler yellow/white on cooling
(ii) II Effervescence 1
and
gas turns limewater milky (or in (i))
(iii) III (Solution turns) (darker) yellow/orange/red/brown 1
and
blue/black with starch
(iv) IV (Pale) yellow ppt 1
(v) ACE V White ppt soluble in excess 1
Conclusion
VI and VII 1
Identifies all three ions (Zn2+, CO32– and I–) 1
VI only
Identifies two ions.
Minimum evidence:
Zn2+ white ppt soluble in excess NH3
CO32– effervescence or positive limewater
I– either (iii) or (iv) correct [7]
Qn 3 Total [13]
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