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January 2009
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Contents
1. Introduction
AS units of the new GCE2008 specifications were sat for the first time in January
2009. As support for teachers on Results Day, this booklet has been prepared as an
exemplification of how marks were awarded to the written paper for 6OH01
Physics during the January 2009 examination. It features work produced by the
candidates in the actual examination. It contains the questions and mark schemes,
together with examples of student answers plus marks for each exemplar response.
It does not include exemplars for every question on the paper, but only those
where contrasting levels of response could be produced.
Currently, the booklet does not contain commentary by senior examiners on the
exemplars. Towards the end of March these documents will be updated to include
examiner commentary on the sample answers, and will be republished on the
website.
Q19d Example scoring 2 marks
Q19d Example scoring 1 mark
Question Acceptable Answers Reject
Number
19(d) Magnesium ion / Mg2+ has a larger Any references to the bonding
QWC charge (density) (than the sodium ion / being ionic scores (0) overall
Na+ )
OR Any references to
Magnesium/Mg/Mg atom/Mg2+ (ion) “molecules”/intermolecular
contributes two electrons/more forces scores (0) overall
electrons (to the “sea” of electrons)
(1)
NOTE
“Mg2+ is smaller than Na+” would score
first 2 marks above
JUST “stronger bonds in Mg”
(1)
of higher energy
OR (slightly) shielded by (3-)s
(electrons) OR (sub-shell) further from
nucleus
(1)
NOTE: Penalise use of the terms “s-
shell” or “p-shell” once only.
Q22b Example scoring 3 marks
Q22b Example scoring 1 mark
Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Number
22(b) (Dative) pair of e- between N and O (1) 3
Three bond pairs between N and N (1)
Lone pair on left-hand N and three lone
pairs on O atom
(1)
X X
N X NX O
x
Ē(C-H) + - Ē (H-Cl)
= + 413 + (-432)
= - 19 (kJ mol-1) (1) (+)19 scores (0) for this mark
Ē(C-H) + - Ē (C-Cl)
= + 413 + (-346)
= (+) 67 (kJ mol-1) (1) -67 scores (0) for this mark
NOTE
OR
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