Calorimetry Past Paper Questions 4

Q21.

(a)     M1    (q = mcΔT = 100 × 4.18 × 38(.0))

= 15 884 / 15 880 / 15 900 / 16 000 (J)

(OR 15.884 / 15.88 / 15.9 / 16 (kJ))

Award full marks for correct answer

Mark is for value not expression (at least 2sf); penalise incorrect units here only if M1 is the only potential scoring point in M1-M3

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M2    Moles (methanol = 1.65 / 32.0) = 0.0516 or 0.052

At least 2sf

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M3    Heat change per moles = M1/M2

(15 884 / 0.0516 / 1000 = 308 (kJ mol−1)

(allow 305 to 310)

At least 2sf; answer must be in kJ mol−1

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M4    Answer = −308 (kJ mol−1) (allow −305 to −310)

This mark is for – sign (mark independently)

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(b)     Heating up copper / calorimeter / container / thermometer /
heat capacity of copper / calorimeter / thermometer not taken into account

OR

Evaporation of alcohol/methanol

OR

Experiment not done under standard conditions

Not human errors (e.g. misreading scales)

Not impure methanol

Allow evaporation of water

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(c)     (100 × 0.5 / 38 =) 1.3 or 1.32 or 1.316% (minimum 2 sf)

Allow correct answer to at least 2sf;

Allow 1.31 or 1.315%

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(d)     Idea that heat loss is more significant issue OR

Idea that temperature change/rise is (significantly / much)
bigger than uncertainty

One of these two ideas only and each one must involve a comparison

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(e)     M1    Mass of ethanol = 500 × 0.789 (= 394.5 or 395 (g))

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M2    Moles of ethanol = M1 / 46.0 (= 8.576 or 8.58)

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M3    Heat released = M2 × 1371 = 11800 (kJ) must be 3 sf

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Correct answer to 3sf scores 3; correct value to 2sf or more than 3sf scores 2

Answers that are a factor of 10x out score 2 if given to 3sf or 1 if given to a different number of sf

M3 ignore units, but penalise incorrect units

M3 ignore sign

M2 and M3 – allow consequential marking

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