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Question Ma
number Answer rk Level/Band Guidance
s
1 B 1

2 C 1

3 C 1

4 A 1

5 B 1

6 D 1

7 C 1

8 A 1

9 B 1

10 D 1

11 a colourless 1 Level 7
Extending
11 b potassium fluoride and 1 Level 7
bromine 1 Extending

11 c potassium bromide + fluorine → 2 Level 7 1 mark correct

potassium fluoride + bromine Extending reactants

1 mark correct
products
11 d orange/brown 1 Level 7
Extending

11 e There will be no change because bromine 2 Level 7

is less reactive than fluorine. Extending

12 a i Do not touch the metals. 1 Level 6 Allow other

Secure reasonable answers

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12 a ii Use the same amount of each metal. 1 Level 6 Allow other

1 Secure reasonable answers
Use water of the same temperature.

12 a iii From top to bottom of the group, the 1 Level 6

time for the bubbles to stop decreases. Secure

12 b i very vigorous bubbling 1 Level 6

Secure
12 b ii There is a pattern of increasing vigour 1 Level 6
going down the group, and this Secure
observation fits the pattern.

13 a Copper carbonate decomposed most 1 Level 5

readily. Secure

It turned the limewater cloudy in the 1

fastest time.

This shows it produced the most carbon

1
dioxide in the shortest time.
13 b All three word equations show a single 1 Level 5 Accept alternative
compound breaking down into smaller Secure wordings with the
compounds. same meaning.

14 a 22.5 – 18.5 = 4°C 2 Level 7 1 mark awarded for

Extending the correct
calculation
decrease (in temperature) 1
1 mark for giving the
units of °C
1 mark for identifying
it is a decrease.
14 b The reaction is endothermic. 1 Level 7
Extending
Energy is being transferred from the 1
surroundings to the reaction.
This is seen through a temperature
decrease.
1

15 a CH4 (g)+ 2O2 (g) → CO2 (g)+ 2H2O (g) 3 Level 7 1 mark - correct
Extending formulas of all
reactants and

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products
1 mark - correct
balancing throughout
1 mark - state
symbols (accept g or
l for water)

15 b Particle diagram should accurately 1 Level 7 Particle diagrams

represent the molecules involved, in Extending should use colours or
terms of atoms within molecules and the shading to show the
numbers present in the balanced correct numbers of
equation. atoms within the
molecule
Explanation includes the following points:
Each molecule contains atoms with set
1
mass.

During the reaction the atoms change

1
positions/ become part of different
molecules/ the number of atoms does not
change/ the overall mass stays the same.

16 a carbon dioxide 1 Level 5

water Secure
1
16 b temperature increase/ heat given out 1 Level 5
Secure

16 c combustion reaction - 2nd box 1 Level 5 Tick one box

Secure

17 QWC question. Example answers: 6 Level 6 Award one point for

 Fuels are sources of stored chemical Secure each distinct point
made
energy.
Students should be
 Fuels react with oxygen in marked on the use of
combustion reactions (oxidation). good English,
 The burning of fuels is exothermic organisation of
and so releases energy to the information, spelling,
surroundings. grammar, and
correct use of
 The heat produced by burning fuels scientific terms
can be useful, e.g., heating food.
 The burning of fuels can cause
pollution.
 The burning of fuels produces carbon
dioxide, which contributes to global
warming.

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 Fuels are a non-renewable

resource so will run out.

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