Edexcel

IGCSE
CHEMISTRY
Principles of Chemistry
Covalent Bonding

Time allowed
22 minutes

MARK SCHEME

Score Percentage

/18 %
4.1 | CELL BIOLOGY | QUESTION PAPER 1 1
Question
Expected answer Accept Reject Marks
number
1 (a) Giant (structure / lattice / atomic / molecular) Macromolecular Max 2 for mentioning 1
of ionic or metallic
Covalent bonding or 1
Intermolecular forces
Idea that (covalent) bonds are broken 1
Bonds loosened
(Covalent bonds) are strong / many bonds (are 1
broken) / lots of {energy/heat} required

NB No penalty for referring to graphite

(b) Layers slide / slip / move over each other Sheets / planes slide Rows slide 1
IGNORE particles in layers such as atoms, but
REJECT if ions / molecules / electrons for first 1
mark only
Any indication that the Any reference to
Weak (intermolecular forces of) attraction between forces are those of bonds between layers
layers / weak van der Waals (forces of attraction) attraction, e.g. forces / molecules
between layers overcome / forces are
broken / forces hold
the layers together

IGNORE references to bonds within the layers

(c) Delocalised electrons Refs to atoms / ions / 1

molecules scores 0/2
(which) move / mobile / flow 1
IGNORE references to “carrying” charge / current

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 1 (d) Any two from:

Not a giant structure Smaller molecules / MAX 1 for any 2

IGNORE simple molecular simpler structure than mention of covalent
diamond bonds are broken in
Buckminster
Weak intermolecular (forces of ) attraction / fullerene
weak (forces of) attraction between molecules / Any indication that the
weak van der Waals (forces of attraction) forces are those of Any reference to
between molecules attraction, e.g. forces bonds between
overcome / forces broken / molecules
forces hold the molecules
together
No covalent bonds break (when melting)

First and third marking

points can be awarded for
correct comparisons
between the two
structures, e.g.
buckminsterfullerene is
simple molecular whereas
diamond is giant covalent
scores the first mark;
weak intermolecular forces
of attraction in
buckminsterfullerene are
broken as opposed to the
covalent bonds in diamond
(scores the 3rd mark, as
well as the 2nd)

Total 10 Marks

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Question
Answer Accept Reject Marks
number

2 (a) D (a molecule) 1

(b) A (covalent) 1

(c) NH3 H3N 1

Total 3 marks

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Question
Answer Notes Marks
number

3 (a) Substance Element or Type of Ignore qualifiers for covalent, eg

compound bonding polar / dative

ammonia compound
ompound

hydrogen (compound) covalent All 6 correct = 3 marks

chloride 3
5 or 4 correct = 2 marks
oxygen element (covalent)
3 or 2 correct = 1 mark
magnesium compound
ompou
oxide 1 or 0 correct = 0 marks

(b) B (MgO) 1

(c) B (g) 1

Total for Question 3 5

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