CHEMISTRY YEAR 10

MARKING SCHEME FOR REVISION KIT 2 (PAPER 4)

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1 number of electrons in Na ion = 3

10 (1)
number of neutrons in Si = 16
(1)
number of protons in Si = 14
AND
number of protons in Na ion =
11 (1)

2(a) B 1

2(b) D 1

2(c) A 1

2(d) B 1

2(e) C 1

3 third box down ticked (all 1

isotopes are radioactive) (1)

4 Mg: 12 and 13 (1) 5

2+
Cu : 29 and 27 (1)
37 (above)
and 17 (below) (1)
Cl (1)
1− (1)
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5 atoms (1) 2
(with the) same number of
protons but different numbers of
neutrons / (with the) same
atomic number but different
mass number / (with the) same
atomic number but different
nucleon number (1)

6(a)(i) A (1) 2
H (1)

6(a)(ii) B 1

6(a)(iii) D 1

6(a)(iv) C and G OR C and E 1

6(b) F (1) 2
third / outer shell is being filled
before second shell is full;
second shell has 6 electrons: it
should have 8 electrons (1)

6(c) 12 1

−
6(d)(i) H 1

6(d)(ii) aluminium / Al 1
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8(a) fluorine / F 1

8(b) hydrogen / H 1

8(c) vanadium / V 1

8(d) sulfur / S 1

8(e) phosphorus / P 1

8(f) magnesium / Mg 1

8(g) chlorine / Cl 1

9 diamond 1

10 shared pair of electrons (2) 2

If 2 marks not scored 1 mark for:
pair of electrons OR shared
electrons
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11 mixture of metal with another 1

element

12(a) giant (structure) (1) 2

covalent (bonding) (1)

12(b) it is hard (1) 1

12(c) graphite 1

13 ethanol: (forces of attraction) 2

between molecules (1)
sodium chloride: (force of
attraction) between positive and
negative ions/ionic bonding
(1)

14 triple bond (1) 2

diagram completely correct
(1)

15 metallic (bonding) 4
sea of electrons
positive ions
attraction between
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16 Mg octet of eight dots 3

O octet of six crosses and two
dots
correct charges on both ions

17 two single bonds (1) 3

one double bond (1)
six non-bonding electrons on
both F atoms and four
non-bonding electrons on O
atom to complete the octet in
each case (1)

18(a) forces of attraction between 2

oppositely charged ions / ionic
bonds (1)
strong / need a lot of energy to
break / weaken (1)

18(b) forces of attraction between 2

molecules (1)
weak / need a small amount of
energy to break / weaken (1)
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19 pair of bonding electrons 2

between H and Cl (1)
3 non-bonding pairs on Cl and
no non-bonding electrons on H
/
6 non-bonding electrons on Cl
and no non-bonding electrons
on H (1)

20 Ca has 2 and Cl has 7 outer 5

electrons (1)
Ca (atoms) lose electrons (1)
Cl (atoms) gain electrons (1)
2+
Ca (ions) (1)
-
Cl (ions) (1)

22(a) Q and T (1) 3

low melting point (1)
does not conduct (electricity)
(1)
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22(b) metallic character decreases 1

across a period / metals are on
the left (of the Periodic Table)

23 selenium / Se 1

24(a) melting point of lithium: values 2

between 110°C and 210°C
(inclusive) (1)
atomic radius of potassium:
values between 190 pm and
240 pm (inclusive) (1)

24(b) decreases (down the group) 1

24(c) there is no trend in thermal 1

conductivity (of the other
elements down the group)

24(d) liquid (1) 2

45 °C is between the melting
points and boiling point / 45 °C
is above the melting point and
below the boiling point (1)

25 low(er) density (1) 2

low(er) melting points (1)

26 has a complete outer (electron) 1

shell / has a full outer (electron)
shell
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