Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

CHEMISTRY 9701/34
Paper 3 Advanced Practical Skills 2 May/June 2019
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 40

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 document consists of 10 printed pages.

© UCLES 2019 [Turn over

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
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.

© UCLES 2019 Page 2 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
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.

© UCLES 2019 Page 3 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

1(a) I The following data must be shown 1

• burette readings and titre for rough titration
• 2 × 2 ‘box’ showing both accurate burette readings

II Headings and units correct for accurate titration table and headings match readings. 1
• initial / start (burette) reading / volume + unit
• final / end (burette) reading / volume + unit
• titre or volume / FB 1 and used / added + unit
Units: (cm3) or / cm3 or in cm3 or cm3 by every entry

III All accurate burette readings to 0.05 cm3 1

IV The final accurate titre recorded is within 0.10 cm3 of any other accurate titre 1

Award V if 0.30 < δ ⩽ 0.50 cm3 1

Award VI if 0.20 < δ ⩽ 0.30 cm3 1

Award VII if δ ⩽ 0.20 cm3 1

1(b) Candidate must average two (or more) titres that are all within 0.20 cm3. 1
Working must be shown or ticks must be put next to the two (or more) accurate titres selected.

1(c)(i) All final answers to (ii)–(v) to 3 or 4 sf 1

Minimum 3 answers displayed

1(c)(ii) 0.02 × (b) 1

Correctly calculates
1000

1(c)(iii) Correct use of (ii) × 5 1

1(c)(iv) Correct use of (iii) × 55.8 1

1(c)(v) (c)(iv) × 40 × 100 (c)(iv) × 100 1

Correctly uses or
6.02 0.1505

© UCLES 2019 Page 4 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

1(d) Student incorrect 1

sodium hydroxide will also react with Fe2+ / iron(II) / iron(II) sulfate
OR
Impurity (in wire) reacts with sulfuric acid / sodium hydroxide

© UCLES 2019 Page 5 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

2(a) I All 9 specified volumes recorded to nearest 0.05 cm3 and all temperatures to .0 or .5 °C. 1

II Award this mark based on the tolerance table 1

III Award this mark based on the tolerance table 1

Sup ∆Tmax ⩾ 10.5 °C 6.5–10.0 °C 3.5–6.0 °C ⩽ 3.0 °C

1 mark δ = 2.0 °C δ = 1.5 °C δ = 1.0 °C δ = 0.5 °C

2 marks δ = 1.0 °C δ = 1.0 °C δ = 0.5 °C not available

2(b) I Linear scales chosen so that graph occupies more than half the available length for both axes (including extra 2 °C 1
for y-axis). (6 big squares on y-axis & 5 on x-axis)
and axes labelled with name or unit

II All points recorded accurately plotted (within ½ small square and in the correct square of linear scale within plotting 1
area).

III Two best fit straight lines / curves drawn so they intersect / meet – one for increasing temperature and one for 1
decreasing temperature (or no change in temperature).

Reject an intersection below the highest temperature recorded unless that point has been labelled as anomalous.

IV Correct volume from suitable intersect to 1 or 2 dp 1

A continuous curve cannot score either mark III or IV

Neither III nor IV can be scored if there is no max T

© UCLES 2019 Page 6 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

2(c)(i) 0.90 ×V(b) 1

Correctly calculates to minimum 2 sf
1000

2(c)(ii) Correct expression: (c)(i) / 2 1

and
answer × 1000 / 10

2(d) Explain how to get m or ∆T using words or figures 1

m = 10 / volume of acid used + volume of NaOH / FB 4 at intersect / at highest temperature / from maximum on
graph / needed to neutralise the acid
∆T = T at intersect – initial Tacid / FB 3 (or mean initial Tacid + base) / Tmax – initial T(acid / FB 3) from table

Allow quoted correct figures from the table (∆T) or the graph (∆T or m)

Use of mc∆T 1

Divide heat energy produced / moles of acid / 1st part of (c)(ii) 1

© UCLES 2019 Page 7 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

FB 5 = (CO2)2Na2; FB 6 = CaCl2; FB 7 = FeSO4

3(a) Award one mark for every two correct observations (*) 7
On warming with KMnO4 any test that positively identifies a gas is CON for that test apart from with FB 5 (CO2).

3(a)
observations
test
FB 5 FB 6 FB 7

+ H+ / MnO4‒ no change / no (visible) no change / no (visible) reaction / (purple) turns colourless /

reaction / stays / turns pink * stays / turns pink / purple and decolourises / turns yellow *

warm Decolourises * no change / stays purple * ignore

+ HNO3 no change / no (visible) no change / no (visible) reaction * no change / no (visible) reaction

reaction * and

then Ag+ white ppt * white ppt * no change / no visible reaction /

no ppt *

+ HCl no change / no (visible) reaction / no change / no (visible)

no ppt reaction / no ppt *
and

then Ba2+ no change / no (visible) reaction / white ppt *

no ppt *

+ FB 5 white ppt * (solution) turns yellow *

© UCLES 2019 Page 8 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

3(b)(i) Selects NaOH and NH3 (allow NH4OH) 1

Ignore a named sulfate (including sulfuric acid)

2
FB 6 FB 7

+ NaOH white ppt green ppt

and insoluble in and insoluble in
excess * excess *

+ NH3 no (visible) green ppt and

reaction / no insoluble in excess
change / no ppt * *
For two correct observations (*) award one mark

Mark vertically or horizontally.

FB 7 (ppt) turns brown on standing / in air with either alkali 1

OR
No (white) ppt / no reaction stated for FB 6 with the named sulfate.

3(b)(ii) 2
FB 6 FB 7

cation Ca2+ / Ba2+ * Fe2+ *

allow both
allow unknown if
no sulfate test
carried out

anion Cl ‒ SO42‒ *

For two correct observations (*) award one mark

Allow 1 mark if all correct names given (iron(II)) instead of formulae.

© UCLES 2019 Page 9 of 10

9701/34 Cambridge International AS/A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2019
PUBLISHED
Question Answer Marks

3(b)(iii) Precipitation reaction for FB 7: 1

Fe2+(aq) + 2OH‒(aq) → Fe(OH)2(s)

or
Ba2+(aq) + SO42‒(aq) → BaSO4(s)

© UCLES 2019 Page 10 of 10