Answer guide for O Level Chemistry (5090/3) – Paper 3 Practical Test November 1999

Question 1 (18 marks)

(a) Titration

Accuracy (8 marks)
For the two best titres:
4 marks for a value within 0.2 cm3 of supervisor
2 marks for a value within 0.3 cm3 of supervisor
1 mark for a value within 0.4 cm3 of supervisor

Concordance (3 marks)
3 marks if all the ticked values are within 0.2 cm3
2 marks if all the ticked values are within 0.3 cm3
1 mark if all the ticked values are within 0.4 cm3

Average (1 mark)

(b) Number of moles of sodium thiosulphate (2 marks)

Assuming a 25 cm3 pipette and a titre of 24.0 cm3
No of moles = 24.0 x 0.125 (1)
1000
= 0.0030 (1)
(correct to 0.0001)

(c) Number of moles of potassium iodide (1 mark)

No of moles = 0.0030 (1)

The answer should be as in (b).

(d) Number of moles of sodium bromate (1 mark)

No of moles = 25.0 x 0.0200

1000
= 0.00050 (1)

(e) Ratio (1 mark)

(f) Equation (1 mark)

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Question 2

A maximum of 22 marks from any of those below

R is lead(IV) oxide S is lead(II) nitrate

Tests on Solution R

Test Acceptable alternatives Unacceptable alternatives

Test 1 Heating R
5 marks
solid melts (1)
turns to a red liquid (2) or
red liquid (1) solution

relights a (1) give one mark for red by itself

glowing splint orange for red lighted splint etc
pops with a glowing splint
oxygen evolved (1)

yellow solid on (1) test must be at least partially

cooling correct

allow residue etc for solid

orange for yellow (but only if
red earlier)
colour should be linked to a
solid or to a change that occurs
on cooling
Test 2 S+ NaOH
3 marks
white ppt (1)
both ppt and colour substance, particles, deposit,
allow solid, suspension, powder residue, sediment, gelatinous,
in excess insoluble etc.

soluble in xs (1) partially soluble, partially

ppt dissolves, turns clear insoluble
colourless (1)
forms a colourless solution (2)
solution turns colourless (1)

cloudy = (0), cloudy clears =

(1)

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Test 3 S + KI
1 mark

yellow ppt (1) both colour and ppt required

Test 4 R + KI
3 marks
red/brown solution
(1) allow red or brown, colour must Orange/yellow
be linked to a solution or liquid.

white or yellow ppt allow solid etc not brown ppt

(1)

+ thiosulphate
Candidates who do not score in turns clear
turns colourless (1) (a) can score two marks for ‘red
solution turns colourless’ etc

Test 5 S + HCl
5 marks
effervesces (1)
bubbles etc

gas bleaches litmus

(1)

chlorine evolved (1) test must be at least partially

correct
smells of chlorine (1)
yellow / green
solution (1) colour must be linked to a
solution
white solid (1)

allow any reasonable

description of a solid eg residue

colour must be linked to the

solid
allow grey etc for white.

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Test 6 + NaOH
3 marks
brown ppt (1)
both ppt and colour red or black or yellow
red/brown for brown
orange
in excess

soluble in xs (1)
ppt dissolves, turns clear,
partially soluble, most of the
colourless solution solid dissolves
(1)
forms a colourless solution (2)
solution turns colourless (1)

Allow pale yellow, pale brown

for the colour of the solution.
Test 7 + KI
5 marks
white (1) ppt (1) (2)
Yellow or white
ppt becomes black
(1)

excess KI

red/brown solution red or brown but colour must be

(1) linked to solution.

yellow ppt (1)

Conclusions Test must

Non - metal in R is oxygen Show oxygen or be the correct test for oxygen in Test 1
R is an oxidising agent red brown solution in Test 4
show chlorine or be the correct test for chlorine in Test 5

(2 marks)

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