Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/31
Paper 3 Theory (Core) May/June 2019
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2019 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and
some Cambridge O Level components.

This syllabus is regulated for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.

This document consists of 10 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the
scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
• marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
• marks are not deducted for errors
• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Question Answer Marks

1(a)(i) B / diamond (1) 2

D / nitrogen / N2 (1)

1(a)(ii) D / nitrogen / N2 1

1(a)(iii) C / lithium chloride / LiCl 1

1(a)(iv) C / lithium chloride / LiCl 1

1(a)(v) B / diamond 1

1(a)(vi) E / copper / Cu 1

1(b) substance in which all the atoms have the same proton number / substance containing (only) one type of atom 1

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2(a) hematite 1

2(b) 2 (C) (1) 2

O2 (1)

2(c) carbon gains oxygen (from Fe2O3) / oxygen (from Fe2O3) combines with carbon 1

2(d)(i) thermal decomposition 1

2(d)(ii) basic oxide (1) 2

calcium is a metal (oxide) (1)

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2(e) any three from: 3

• conduct electricity
• conduct heat
• malleable
• ductile
• shiny / lustrous

2(f) Fe2C9O9 1

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3(a)(i) 5.0% 1

3(a)(ii) oxygen 1

3(a)(iii) any two from: 2

• more hydrogen in Universe (or reverse argument)
• more helium in Universe (or reverse argument)
• more oxygen on Earth (or reverse argument)
• more magnesium on Earth (or reverse argument)
• more iron on Earth (or reverse argument)
• more silicon on Earth (or reverse argument)
• more sulfur on Earth (or reverse argument)

3(b) 2 electrons in inner shell AND 6 electrons in outer shell AND no additional shells of electrons 1

3(c)(i) has complete outer (electron) shell / has full outer (electron) shell / outer shell cannot gain or lose electron(s) 1

3(c)(ii) lamps / inert atmosphere (in metal extraction) 1

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4(a) solid: 4

particles touching / particles close together (1)

particles (only) vibrating / not moving from place to place (1)

gas:

particles far apart (1)

particles moving fast / particles moving randomly / particles moving in any direction (1)

4(b) increasing the pressure decreases the volume / decreasing the pressure increases the volume / the higher the volume, the lower 1
the pressure

4(c)(i) bromine (1) 2

potassium iodide (1)

4(c)(ii) chlorine more reactive than iodine / iodine less reactive than chlorine 1

4(d)(i) 2 (Na2S2O3) (1) 2

2 (NaI) (1)

4(d)(ii) the energy of the reactants is more than the energy of the products / the energy of the products is less than the energy of the 1
reactants / the reactants lose energy when they form products

4(e) add (acidified aqueous) silver nitrate (1) 2

yellow precipitate (1)

4(f) iodine / I2 1

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Question Answer Marks

5(a)(i) methane 1

5(a)(ii) 1

5(a)(iii) with methane (aqueous) bromine remains orange (1) 2

with ethene (aqueous) bromine decolourised (1)

5(b)(i) polymerisation / addition 1

5(b)(ii) monomers 1

5(b)(iii) cannot be decomposed by organisms / cannot be broken down by bacteria / cannot be broken down by fungi 1

5(b)(iv) gets stuck in gullets of birds / gets stuck in gullets of animals / blocks drains 1

5(c) steam (1) 3

high temperature (1)

catalyst (1)

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Question Answer Marks

6(a) any three from: 3

• heat copper oxide with sulfuric acid
• filter off (excess) copper oxide
• heat filtrate to point of crystallisation / heat (copper sulfate) solution to point of crystallisation
• dry between filter papers / dry in drying oven

6(b)(i) reversible reaction 1

6(b)(ii) heat / warm 1

6(c) 160 (2 marks) 2

if 2 marks not scored 1 mark for S = (1 × 32) = 32 OR O (= 4 × 16) = 64

6(d) electrons in S = 16 (1) 4

electrons in Cu2+ = 27 (1)

neutrons in S = 18 AND neutrons in Cu2+ = 34 (1)

protons in S = 16 (1)

6(e)(i) mixture of metal and other elements 1

6(e)(ii) (alloy) more resistant to wear / stronger / harder / more resistant to corrosion ORA for copper 1

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Question Answer Marks

7(a) calcium chloride 1

7(b)(i) gas released / gas escapes / gas lost 1

7(b)(ii) 0.7 (g) 1

7(b)(iii) line steeper than original and starting from 0 and 200.0 g (1) 2

line ends up at same final mass AND levels off at or before 104 s (1)

7(b)(iv) 0.22 (g) 1

7(b)(v) large pieces → 0.005 1

small pieces → 0.030
powder → 0.100

Question Answer Marks

8(a)(i) burning fossil fuels / volcanoes / heating (sulfide) ores 1

8(a)(ii) substance which speeds up a reaction / substance which increases the rate of reaction 1

8(a)(iii) pH4 1

8(a)(iv) erodes buildings (made of carbonate rocks) / wears away buildings (made of carbonate rocks) / reacts with mortar / corrodes iron 1
work / corrodes metal

8(b) liquid (1) 2

–20 °C is between the melting and boiling point / –20 °C is above melting point but lower than boiling point (1)

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Question Answer Marks

8(c) ammonium sulfate 1

8(d) tungsten < nickel < iron < magnesium (2) 2

if 2 marks not scored 1 mark for one consecutive pair reversed

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