CAMEROON GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION BOARD

ADVANCED LEVEL 0715 CHEMISTRY PAPER 3, EXAMINATION MARKING GUIDE

GROUP 2

QUESTION 1

- TABLE 2: Titration accuracy 8 x 2 = 16 marks (1st accurate value 8mks and 2nd accurate value
8mks)
t 1 =25 . 2

Deviation 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
(± )
SCORE 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Mean titre (
t 1)
- value (1)

- Recording of Mass of hydrated sodium carbonate (3.10 g – 3.20 g) (1)

- TABLE 3: Titration accuracy 8 x 2 = 16 marks (1st accurate value 8mks and 2nd accurate value
8mks)
t 2=21 . 8

Deviation 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9
(± )
SCORE 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

t
1) Calculate the concentration of sodium hydroxide using HCl using 1

NaOH + HCl→ NaCl+ H 2 O

(1)

MaV a 1 MaVa
= ⇒ M a=
MbV b 1 Vb
(1)

0 . 1×t 1 0 .1×25 .2
M b= = =0 . 1
25 25 M (1)

2) Calculate the concentration of sodium carbonate using hydrochloric acid using

t2
 Na2 CO 3 +2 HCl→NaCl+H 2 O+CO 2
(1)

MaV a 2 M V
= ⇒ M b= a a
MbV b 1 2V b
(1)

0 . 1×t 2 0 .1×21. 8
M b= = =0. 0436
2×25 2×25 mold m-3 (1)
(1)

3) Calculate the number of moles of sodium carbonate

Moles = molarity x volume (1)

= 0.0436 x 0.25

= 0.0109 moles (1)

4) Calculate the value of n

mass 3 .2
= =293. 5
Molar mass = moles 0 .0109
(1)
(1)

106 +18n = 293 (1)

293−106
n= =10 .3
18
(1)

Sub – Total = 10 marks

TOTAL = 45 marks