DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)

Question 20N.2.sl.TZ0.e(i)

Date	November 2020	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	20N.2.sl.TZ0.e(i)
Level	sl	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Calculate	Question number	e(i)	Adapted from	N/A

e(i).

[Maximum mark: 2]

20N.2.sl.TZ0.e(i)

Chlorine undergoes many reactions.

${CCl}_{2} F_{2}$ is a common chlorofluorocarbon, $CFC$ .

Calculate the percentage by mass of chlorine in ${CCl}_{2} F_{2}$ .

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Markscheme

$« M ({CCl}_{2} F_{2}) = » 120.91 « g {mol}^{- 1} »$ ✔

$\frac{2 \times 35.45 g {mol}^{- 1}}{120.91 g {mol}^{- 1}} \times 100 % = » 58.64 « % »$ ✔

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This was the highest scoring question in the paper. The majority of candidates were able to calculate the percentage by mass of chlorine in CCl₂F₂. Mistakes included incorrect rounding and arithmetic errors.

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Core » Topic 1: Stoichiometric relationships » 1.2 The mole concept

Core » Topic 1: Stoichiometric relationships

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