P2

MARKING SCHEME
CHEMISTRY
Paper 3
July/August 2010
1. Table (I) and Table (I)
a) COMPLETE TABLE (CT)
- 2 Titration done and consistent (1mk)
- 1 Titration done (0mk)
Penalties
(i) Wrong arithmetic
(ii) Inverted table
(iii) Unrealistic readings (values below 1.0cm3 or beyond 50.0cm3. For all penalties ½ mk to a
maximum of ½ mk. (1mk)
b) DECIMAL POINT (D)
Conditions
-Use of decimals tied to raw 1 and 2 only
- Accept one decimal or two decimal places consistently used throughout.
- If 2 d.p are used, 2nd place must be 0 or 5.
-Allow consistence in use of zeroes e.g . 0.0, 0.0, 0.0. (1mk)
c) ACCURACY (A)
Compare with school value (S.V)
Conditions
-If any one value is within + 0.1of S.V (1mk)
- If any one value is within + 0.2 of S.V (½mk)
- If beyond + 0.2 of S.V (0mk)
d) PRINCIPLES OF AVERAGING (PA). (1mk)
(Value averaged must be within + 0.2 of each other)
CONDITIONS
-2 Consistent titration values averaged. (1mk)
-2 Inconsistent titrations averaged (0mk)
e) FINAL ANSWER (FA) (1mk)
CONDITIONS
-If final answer of averaged volume used is within
- + 0.1of S.V (1mk)
- + 0.2 of S.V (½mk)
- Beyond + 0.2 of S.V (0mk)
Show distribution of marks along the table as
C.T = 1
D =1
A =1
P.A = 1
F.A = 1
PROCEDURE (1)
a) Titre (1) + Titre (11) = Average titration
2
b) No. of moles of Na2CO3 = 25 x 0.02 ½ =0.001moles½
1000
c) (i) Na2CO3 (aq) + 2Hcl (aq) 2Nacl (aq) + CO2(g) + H2O(l)
Since the mole ratio base : acid
1 : 2.
No. of moles of HCL = 0.001 x 2 ½= 0.002 moles½
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(ii) Molarity = 0.002 x 1000 ½ = Correct answer½
Titre
PROCEDURE (11)
a) (i) No. of moles Hcl = Titre x Ans. In C (ii) above½
1000
= correct Ans. ½
(ii) Since mole ratio acid : base,
1:1
No. of moles of hydroxide = Ans. In (a) above x 1½
1
= Correct Ans. ½
(iii) Molarity of hydroxide = Ans. In a (ii) above x 1000½
25
= Correct Ans.½.
b) (i) Mass of hydroxide = R.F.M x Molarity½
= 56 x Ans. In a (iii) above
= Correct Ans. ½
(ii) MASS PER LITRE OF Nacl = 8.5g – Ans.(b) (i) above½
= Correct Ans. ½
(iii) % mass purity of sodium hydroxide

= Ans. In (a) (ii) above x 100 1= Correct Ans. 1

R.F.M (Max. of 18mks)
2. TABLE (111)

Exp. Vol. of soln. Vol.of water Vol.of Time Rate = 1 (s-1)

G(cm3) (cm3) 3
soln.F (cm ) for cross Time
1 30 0 10 25 0.040
2 25 5 10 31 0.032
3 20 10 10 44 0.022
4 15 15 10 63 0.0159
5 10 20 10 108 0.009
6 5 25 10 140 0.007

(6mks)
Complete table
For every correct recorded time =½ mk x 6 = 3mks
For every recorded 1 (rate = ½ mk x 6 = 3mks
Time
Complete table = 3mks
Decimals = 1mk
Accuracy = 1mk
Trend = 1mk
Total 6mks
Trend:-Values of time must be increasing
Decimals:-Values must be expressed to 3d.p
Accuracy:-Compare candidate first time value for experiment (1) with teacher’s school value
if:
-Within + 2 seconds award 1mk
- Outside (beyond) (1) 2 seconds award 0mk
a)

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S- Scale plotted points to cover more than ½ of graph paper (1mk)
A- Labeled axes with correct unit (1mk)
Plots p:-5-6 correctly plotted points award (1mk)
4-3 correctly plotted points award (½mk)
3 or less correctly plotted point award (0mk)
Line (L) – Straight line to pass through at least 3 correctly plotted points and also passing through the
origin (0) award (1mk)
Otherwise penalize fully.
Breakdown of graph marks S- 1
A- 1
P- 2
L –1
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b).At 17.5cm3
1 = 28 x 10-3 s-1 read correctly from the correct graph.
t
t = 1 = correct Ans.
28 x 10-3
Value must be shown by a dotted line at 17.5cm3
c) .When solution G is concentrated there are more ions which collide more frequently leading to
higher rate of reaction as compared to fewer ions in dilute solution hence less collision leading to
lower rate of reaction.

3.
OBSERVATION INFERENCES
(i) No. while ppt formed1 - Absence of pb2+ Al3+, Zn2+ Ca2+, Mg2+1
REJECT Coloured ions
- No observable change CONDITIONS
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 - No. ppt -Penalize fully for any contradiction
-Ignore Li+, Na + and k+ if mentioned
(ii) White ppt1 Cl-, SO42-,½ CO32- ½ present
REJECT CONDITIONS
- White solution / liquid /solid / milky / ½ mk for each correct ion.
cloudy Penalize ½ for each contradiction
Up to a maximum of 2mks
(iii) White ppt½ soluble½ in Hcl. Presence of SO32-½, CO32-½
½mk for each correct ion
Penalize fully for any contradiction
(iii) KMnO4 is decolourised1 SO32- confirmed / present1
Or CONDITIONS
KMnO4 turns from purple to clourless SO32- tied to inference in (ii) and (iii)
REJECT NOTE:-SO32- must have been mentioned in
-Solution is decolourised (ii) and (iii) to award in (iv).
- Turns colourless
- Decolourisation
(8mks)