NCEA Level 3 Chemistry 91392 (3.

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SAMPLE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Chemistry 91392 (3.6): Demostr!te "#erst!#i$ o% e&"i'i(ri"m )ri*i)'es i !&"eo"s systems
Assessmet Criteri!
A*hie+emet A*hie+emet ,ith Merit A*hie+emet ,ith E-*e''e*e
Demonstrate understanding typially i!volves
"esri#i!g$ i"e!tifyi!g$ a!" givi!g a! ao%!t of
a&%eo%s systems %si!g e&%ili#ri%m pri!iples. 'his
re&%ires the %se of hemistry voa#%lary$ sym#ols a!"
o!ve!tio!s a!" may i!l%"e relate" al%latio!s.
Demonstrate in-depth understanding typially i!volves
%si!g e&%ili#ri%m pri!iples to e(plai! properties of
a&%eo%s systems. 'his re&%ires e(pla!atio!s that %se
hemistry voa#%lary$ sym#ols a!" o!ve!tio!s a!"
may i!l%"e relate" al%latio!s.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding typially
i!volves ela#orati!g$ )%stifyi!g$ relati!g$ eval%ati!g$
ompari!g a!" o!trasti!g$ or a!alysi!g properties
of a&%eo%s systems i! terms of e&%ili#ri%m
pri!iples. 'his re&%ires the o!siste!t %se of
hemistry voa#%lary$ sym#ols$ a!" o!ve!tio!s a!"
may i!l%"e relate" al%latio!s.
E+i#e*e St!temet
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T,o E-)e*te# *o+er!$e A*hie+emet Merit E-*e''e*e
(a) (i) *e+ *e
2,
, +
2-
.! (a) (i) AN/ (ii)$ 01'2
orret.
(a) (ii) Ks 3 4*e
2,
54+
2-
5
(a) (iii) Let sol%#ility 3 s
Ks 3 s
2
6.9 17
-18
3 s
2
s= 4.9 10
18
3 2.21 17
-9
mol L
91
.! (a) (iii)$ orret a!s:er.
(#) (i) 4231
,
5
2
4+
29
5 3 1.1 17
-23
4231
,
5 3 17
-6.27
:he! p2 3 6.27
4231
,
5 3 6.31 17
-5
mol L
91
S
2

=
1.10 10
23
10
4.20
( )
2
3 2.;6 17
-15
mol L
91
.! (#) (i)$ 4231
,
5 al%late"
orretly
.! (#) (i)$ s%lfi"e
o!e!tratio! al%late".
(#) (ii) Ks 3 4*e
2,
54+
2-
5
6.97 17
918
3 4*e
2,
5 2.;6 17
915
4*e
2,
5 3 1.;8 17
-3
mol L
-1
i.e.$ sol%#ility of *e+ is 1.;8 17
-3
mol L
-1
:he! the p2 of the sol%tio! is
6.27.
.! (#) (ii)$ ommo! io!
%se" to al%late 4*e
2,
5
(error ma"e).
.! (#) (ii)$ 4*e
2,
5 al%late"
orretly.
() <he! hy"roge! s%lfi"e is #%##le" thro%gh a sol%tio! o!tai!i!g C%
2,
a!"
=!
2,
the follo:i!g e&%ili#ri%m is esta#lishe".
22+ 22
,
, +
2-

As the p2 of a sat%rate" sol%tio! (#y the a""itio! of 2Cl) "ereases$ the
e&%ili#ri%m shifts i! the reverse "iretio! re"%i!g 4+
2-
5.
*or preipitatio! to o%r .>?Ks. 2e!e o!ly the metal s%lfi"e :ith the
.! ()$ states the
relatio!ship #et:ee! .>
a!" Ks for preipitatio! to
o%r.
.! () li!@s p2 "erease
to "erease i! 4+
29
5 %si!g
e&%ili#ri%m pri!iples.
.! ()$ li!@s sol%#ility to a
ompariso! of io!i
pro"%t a!" sol%#ility
pro"%t for =!+ 1A C%+.
.! ()$ li!@s p2 "erease
to "erease i! 4+
29
5 %si!g
e&%ili#ri%m pri!iples$
AN/ li!@s sol%#ility to a
ompariso! of io!i
pro"%t a!" sol%#ility
pro"%t for 01'2 =!+
a!" C%+.
.e E-)e*te# *o+er!$e A*hie+emet Merit E-*e''e*e
(a) (i) 2C112 , 221 2C11
9
, 231
,
.! (a) (i)$ e&%atio! orret
1A
i! (a) (ii)$ '2AEE speies
orret.
.! (a) (ii)$ reaso!s for
speies o!e!tratio!s
give!.
(a) (ii)
2C112 ? 231
,
2C11
9
? 12
9
Betha!oi ai" is a :ea@ ai" so the e&%ili#ri%m favo%rs 2C112.
/issoiatio! pro"%es similar amo%!ts of 231
,
a!" 2C11
9
. /issoiatio!
of 2C11
9
pro"%es a small amo%!t of 12
9
C :ater "issoiates to form a
small amo%!t of 231
,
a!" 12
-
i! e&%al amo%!ts a!" after the
"issoiatio! of 2C112 there :ill #e slightly more 231
,
tha! 2C11
-
.
(a) (iii)
2C112 , 221 2C11
9
, 231
,
K
a
=
HCOO

H
3
O
+

HCOOH [ ]
10
3.74
=
10
2.78
( )
2
HCOOH [ ]
42C1125 3 7.7151 mol L
91
.! (a) (iii)$ orret
al%latio! of 4231
,
5.
.! (a) (iii)$ orret
al%latio!.
(#)
2Cl is a stro!g ai" a!" ompletely "issoiates i!to its io!s. ..t has a lo:
p2 "%e to a high 4231
,
5..
N26Cl is a! ai"i salt that ompletely "issoiates i!to its io!s pro"%i!g
N26
,
. N26
,
is a :ea@ ai" so partially "issoiates i!to 231
,
$ ho:ever$
altho%gh ai"i its p2 is !ot as lo: as 2Cl. 'he o!e!tratio! of 4231
,
5 is
lo:er.
N23 is a :ea@ #ase$ its reatio! :ith :ater pro"%es o!ly a limite"
amo%!t of 12
9
ompare" to Na12 :hih is a stro!g #ase a!" f%lly
"issoiates to pro"%e the highest o!e!tratio! of 12
9
a!" he!e the
highest p2.
Co!"%tivity relates to the !%m#er of io!s i! sol%tio!.
.! (#)$ p2 is "%e to 231
,

(or 12
9
) i! sol%tio!
1A
i! (#)$ o!"%tivity is "%e
to io!s i! sol%tio!.
.! (#)$ "iffere!e i! p2 of
t:o s%#sta!es e(plai!e"
i! terms of 231
,
(or 12
9
)
1A
i! (#)$ "iffere!e i!
o!"%tivity of t:o
s%#sta!es e(plai!e" i!
terms of io!s i! sol%tio!.
.! (#)$ properties of
'2AEE s%#sta!es
)%stifie" i! terms of p2
relate" to 231
,
(or 12
9
)
AN/ o!"%tivity relate"
to io!s i! sol%tio! of three
s%#sta!es.
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lo:est Ks :ill preipitate. .! this ase C%+ as .>(C%+)? Ks(C%+). 'he =!+
:ill !ot preipitate. As the p2 the! "ereases 4+
29
5 :ill i!rease. 'his
e!a#les metal s%lfi"es :ith larger val%es of Ks i! this ase =!+$ to
preipitate as :ell as the C%+.
Not Ahieve"
ND No respo!seE !o releva!t evi"e!e.
N1 Ca!"i"ate provi"es some a%rate stateme!ts :itho%t a!s:eri!g a!y &%estio! ompletely.
N2 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y 1NE stateme!t for Ahieveme!t.
Ahieveme!t
A3 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '<1 stateme!ts for Ahieveme!t.
A6 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '2AEE stateme!ts for Ahieveme!t.
Berit
B5 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '<1 stateme!ts for Berit.
B6 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '2AEE stateme!ts for Berit.
E(elle!e
E; Bi!or errors (eg omissio! or i!a%raies) from the E(elle!e riteria.
E8 Ca!"i"ate provi"es ALL the evi"e!e from the E(elle!e riteria.
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Three E-)e*te# *o+er!$e A*hie+emet Merit E-*e''e*e
(a) (i)
.! this regio! C23C112 a!" C23C11
9
are #oth prese!t. C23C112 C
C23C11
9
is a o!)%gate ai"C#ase pair. <he! #ase is a""e" to the #%ffer
system it :ill reat :ith C23C112$ th%s mai!tai! the p2 #y removi!g
12
9
.
C23C112 , 12
9
C23C11
9
, 221
.! (a) (i)$ reog!ises ai" C
#ase pair.
.! (a) (i)$ li!@s #%ffer to
a""itio! of #ase a!"
i!l%"es e&%atio!
1A
(a) (ii)
F p%t o! the graph at 17.77 mL
'he most effiie!t #%fferi!g o%rs :he! the p2 of the sol%tio! is e&%al to
pKa ie 42A534A
9
5.
.! (a) (ii)$ F at 17mL :ith
attempt at reaso!.
i! (a) (ii)$ li!@s F at 17 mL
to reaso! for most
effiie!t #%ffer atio!.
(#) (i)
+alt forme" at e&%ivale!e poi!t is C23C11Na.
4C23C11Na5 3 7.125C2
3 6.25 17
-2
mol L
-1
.
Ka = 17
-6.;6
3 1.;6 17
-5
C23C112 ,

221 C23C11
9
, 231
,
4 231,5 3
K
a
K
w
4CH
3
COO
9
5
3
1.;617
95
117
916
6.2617
92
3 1.6; 17
99
p2 3 8.;8
.! # (i)$ 4C23C11Na5
orret.
.! (#) (i)$ metho" orret
%si!g i!orret
4C23C11Na5 (lea"i!g to
error i! p2 8.92).
.! (#) (i)$ p2 sho:! to #e
8.;8 %si!g orret val%e
of salt o!e!tratio!.
(#) (ii) >he!olphthalei! is a s%ita#le i!"iator as its pKa is :ithi! 1 p2 of .! (#) (ii)$ limite" reaso! .! (#) (ii)$ #oth i!"iators
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e&%ivale!e poi!t. 2e!e it :ill ha!ge olo%r at the e&%ivale!e poi!t of
the reatio! i! the steepest part of the graph.
Bethyl ora!ge :ill ha!ge olo%r i! the #%ffer regio! as itGs #et:ee! p2
2.; a!" 6.; :hih is i! the #%ffer regio! ma@i!g this i!"iator %!s%ita#le.
give! for %se of
phe!olphthalei! or !o!-
%se of methyl ora!ge.
ompare" li!@e" to
reaso!s
1A
(#) (iii)
>he!olphthalei! is a :ea@ ai" a!" "issoiates i! :ater
2.! , 221 231
,
, .!
9
<he! a #ase is a""e" to the sol%tio! the e&%ili#ri%m shifts i! the for:ar"
"iretio!. 'herefore .!
-
is p%rple.
<he! ai" is a""e" the e&%ili#ri%m shifts i! the reverse "iretio!$
therefore 2.! is olo%rless. .!"iators are effetive i! the ra!ge p2 3 H 1
pKa$ ie #et:ee! 8.67 a!" 17.6.
.! (#) (iii)$ p2 ra!ge of
i!"iator give!.
.! (#) (iii)$ li!@ ma"e
#et:ee! a""itio! of ai"
or #ase to olo%r see!
a!" p2 ra!ge.
.! (#) (iii)$ e&%ili#ri%m
pri!iples %se" to e(plai!
a""itio! of ai" a!" of
#ase li!@e" to olo%r
ha!ge a!" orret
speies over p2 ra!ge.
Not Ahieve"
ND No respo!seE !o releva!t evi"e!e.
N1 Ca!"i"ate provi"es some a%rate stateme!ts :itho%t a!s:eri!g a!y &%estio! ompletely.
N2 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y 1NE stateme!t for Ahieveme!t.
Ahieveme!t
A3 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '<1 stateme!ts for Ahieveme!t.
A6 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '2AEE stateme!ts for Ahieveme!t.
Berit
B5 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '<1 stateme!ts for Berit.
B6 Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y '2AEE stateme!ts for Berit.
E(elle!e
E; Ca!"i"ate provi"es a!y 1NE stateme!t for E(elle!e.
E8 Ca!"i"ate provi"es 01'2 stateme!ts for E(elle!e.