CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS JUNE 2002 GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME MAXIMUM MARK : 60 SYLLABUS/COMPONENT :9701 /4 CHEMISTRY (STRUCTURED QUESTIONS (A2 CORE)) University of Camsripce Leal Exarainations Syndieate(Faget Wark Scheie Syllabus _[ Paper t A Level Examinations ~ June 3002 ‘870% 4 1 @ Keoo= [HYIOH] (or FO" YOR) nM 1 (>) fH] = KefOR] = 11002 ( 5x10" mol dm?) ft] pR = 133 thy 2 (© NHsisa weak base or incompletely ionised [or NaOH is strong base] [1] [or an equation showing the equilibrium over to the NH + HO side} 1 ) “+ t end point “ t Send point” at 40:4 em? [1] 3 ' [ie vertical fine, or dotted line] pH shape of curve ty ic. flatish-steep down-flatish) ? start at 11,3 cm Mm {can be read off position on axis] ° 40 cm? volume added 3 (e) methy! orange i i @ NE, + HU > NH" {U [or Nels + HCI or H2SO, etc) NHS + OF ——> NER + Ht m [or NHACi + NaOH etc} At least one of the above equations should be shown, Allow a verbal eqrivatent for the other exuato. Correct verbal eqnevatens for bk eqrccons ae stl worth [1] mark ont. olay incorrect equation negaws the mark for a correct ane, but ignore “mental” equations like NECl ———> NH,” © CP} 2 total: £0Pagez Mark Scheme Syllabus | Paper ‘A Level Examinations - June 2002 9704 4 (@ mix (a solution of) 4-nitrophenyl ethancate with (a solution of) NaOH [do NOT allow titration with NaOH] a either [esier] or volume of ester solution is known/fixed/stated ul place in colorimeter (fitted with a suitable filter) (or spectrophotometer) rit) time the reaction / the appearance of yeilow colour / the formation of product [1] measure the increase in absorbance over time or take time for a fixed absorbance/colour to occur Tr {allow take out samples at known times and titrate with standard acid for she last two marks] @) Smaxd (® from graph (see next page) [NB. the graph on the question paper has noe been reproduced corectiy'= the shapes of the curves are steeper at the stant than the original. Allowance has been made for this in the rate ranges quoted belo%s} rate(A) = 0,003/18 ~0,001/26 = 3.8-5.5x 10% mol dm? min™ for 6.3-9.0 x 107 mol dm” sec] fl] rate (B) = 0.001/7-0,001/12 = 8,314.3 x 10% mol dm” min™ [or 1,38 - 2.4 x 107 mol dar* seo] (y correct units for either rate wo [1] (i) order with respect to [OH] = 1 we {1] Gi) order with respect to [ester] = i we {1] fiv) constant (successive) half lives (look for evidence of construction lines on graph) iu) (4) rate = k{OE][ester] [allow e.c.£ - expression must fit in with answers for (ii) and Gi} ul (i) k = rate({OHJ[ester]) = dx 10°40.2x 1x 10%) = 0220.05 mol! dm’ mint [1] + [LJonis {or 0.0033 = mof' dm’ sec” [1] +[1]} Jatlow eof from part (i) for value of the rate constem and part (3) for rate equation. Units mark ix ue] 9 total: 13