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Question 19M.2.SL.TZ1.4a

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Date May 2019 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 19M.2.SL.TZ1.4a
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
Command term Suggest Question number a Adapted from N/A
a.
[Maximum mark: 1]
19M.2.SL.TZ1.4a
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Suggest why many chemicals, including hydrogen peroxide, are kept in brown bottles instead of clear colourless bottles.

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Markscheme

decomposes in light    [✔]

 

Note: Accept “sensitive to light”.

Examiners report

There were a couple of comments claiming that this NOS question on “why to store hydrogen peroxide in brown bottles” is not the syllabus. Most candidates were quite capable of reasoning this out.

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