# Physical Sciences Grade 10 P2 Eastern Cape November 2021 Memo > Grade 10 Physical Sciences Paper 2 memorandum from the Eastern Cape November Exam 2021, 6 pages. 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Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PROVINCIAL EXAMINATION NOVEMBER 2021 GRADE 10 MARKING GUIDELINES PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) (PAPER 2) 6 pages ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) MARKING GUIDELINES (Paper 2) GRADE 10 SECTION A: QUESTION 1 1.1 B ✓✓ (2) 1.2 D ✓✓ (2) 1.3 C ✓✓ (2) 1.4 D ✓✓ (2) 1.5 A ✓✓ (2) 1.6 D ✓✓ (2) 1.7 B ✓✓ (2) 1.8 D ✓✓ (2) 1.9 B ✓✓ (2) 1.10 D ✓✓ (2) [20] TOTAL SECTION A: 20 2 ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) MARKING GUIDELINES (Paper 2) GRADE 10 SECTION B QUESTION 2 2.1 2KCℓO3(s) → 2KCℓ(s) + 3O2(g) ✓ (1) 2.2 1:1:3 ✓ (1) 2.3 potassium chloride ✓ (1) 2.4 pure ✓ substance because it is a compound ✓ (2) 2.5 ✓ 1s2 ✓ 2s2 ✓ 2p4 1 paired and 2 unpaired (3) 2.6 ✓ 6 valency electrons for each oxygen ✓ double bond (2) 2.7 test tube ✓ (1) [11] QUESTION 3 3.1 H2O (1) 3.2 solid (1) 3.3 Melting is a physical process that results in the phase transition of a substance from a solid to a liquid. (not melting point) (2) 3.4 The kinetic energy of the particles increases ✓ because in a phase the particles move faster. The potential energy of the particles stays constant ✓ because in a phase the position of the particles does not change. ✓ (2) 3.5 Boiling point (of water) ✓ (1) 3.6 The water will evaporate (form steam) ✓ and the temperature will increase. ✓ (2) [9] 3 ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) MARKING GUIDELINES (Paper 2) GRADE 10 QUESTION 4 4.1 Isotopes are two or more types of atoms that have the same atomic number and position in the periodic table and that differ in nucleon numbers due to different numbers of neutrons. ✓✓ (2) 4.2 protons ✓✓ (1) (99,6 𝑥14)+(0,4 𝑥 15) 4.3 Ar(N) = = 14,004 (3) 100 4.4 3𝐴 (𝑁) 3(14) % N = 𝑀 (𝑁𝐻𝑟 ) 𝑃𝑂 𝑥 100 = 149✓ 𝑥 100✓ = 28,19 % N (3) 𝑟 4 3 4 4.5 𝑚 82,24 𝑚 17,76 𝑛 = 𝑀 ✓ = 14 ✓ = 5,874 mol N 𝑛 = 𝑀 = 1 ✓ = 17,76 mol H (3) 5,874 17,76 ∶ 5,874 ✓ 5,874 1:3 (NH3) Ammonia  (not ammonium) (6) [15] QUESTION 5 5.1 To flavour food ✓ (any logical answer) (1) 5.2 A lighted ✓ splint will pop ✓ (2) 5.3 Hydrogen is flammable ✓/hydrochloric acid is corrosive/sodium reacts highly with water. (1) 5.4 2Na + 2HCℓ → 2NaCℓ + H2 (1) 5.5 5.5.1 B ✓ (1) 5.5.2 A ✓ (1) 5.6 𝑚 25 𝑐 = 𝑀𝑉 ✓ = (58,5 ✓)(0,25 ✓) = 1,71 mol·dm-3 ✓ NaCℓ (4) [11] 4 ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) MARKING GUIDELINES (Paper 2) GRADE 10 QUESTION 6 6.1 6.1.1 metallic ✓ (1) 6.1.2 covalent ✓ (1) 6.1.3 covalent ✓ (1) 6.1.4 ionic ✓ (1) 6.2 One mole is the amount of substance having the same number of particles as there are atoms in 12 g carbon-12. ✓✓ (2) 6.3 6.3.1 𝑛 = 𝑚 ✓ = 317,5 = 2,5 mol I2 𝑀 127✓ (3) 6.3.2 n(I2) : n(Aℓ) 3:2 2,5 : 1,67 mol Aℓ 𝑁 𝑛= 𝑁 𝐴 𝑁 1,67 ✓ = 6,02 𝑥 1023 ✓ N = 1,003 x 1024 ✓ atoms Aℓ (3) 6.4 𝑚 20,4 𝑛 = 𝑀 ✓ = 408 ✓ = 0,05 mol Aℓl3 ✓ n(AℓI3) : n(Aℓ) 2:2 0,05:0,05 mol Aℓ 𝑁 𝑛= 𝑁 𝐴 𝑚 0,05 ✓ = 27 ✓ m = 1,35 g Aℓ ✓ (6) [18] 5 ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com PHYSICAL SCIENCES (CHEMISTRY) MARKING GUIDELINES (Paper 2) GRADE 10 QUESTION 7 7.1 The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. ✓✓ (2) 7.2 Top ✓, right ✓ (2) 7.3 ion ✓ (1) 7.4 earth-alkaline metals ✓ (1) 7.5 two/2 ✓ (1) 7.6 magnesium ✓ (not Mg) (1) 7.7 7.7.1 Energy needed per mole to remove an electron from an atom in the gaseous phase ✓✓ (2) 7.7.2 From the top to the bottom in a group ✓ the ionization energy decreases. (2) 7.7.3 Phosphorous will have 3 unpaired electrons in the p-orbitals and ✓ sulfur will have a pair of electrons in the p-orbitals. ✓ Less energy is needed to remove the last electron from sulfur ✓ because the electrons in the orbital will repel one another. ✓ (4) [16] TOTAL SECTION B: 80 TOTAL MARKS: 100 6 ## Related documents - [Gr10 Physical Sciences P2 (ENG) NOV Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr10-physical-sciences-p2-eng-nov-question-paper/866b5d54-d5db-45d4-bcb1-0ef91e523489) — Physical Sciences · QP · 2021 · Eng - [Gr10 Physical Sciences P2 (AFR) NOV Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr10-physical-sciences-p2-afr-nov-question-paper/f036bf65-82fd-4227-8b85-ccdcee068e41) — Physical Sciences · QP · 2021 · Afr - [Gr10 Physical Sciences P1 (AFR) NOV Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr10-physical-sciences-p1-afr-nov-question-paper/43cc3e8c-f83b-45c8-a482-cb242b1a9bc4) — Physical Sciences · QP · 2021 · Afr - [2021 November Assessment Paper 2 QP](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2021-november-assessment-paper-2-qp/fb0d64b1-f5b7-4476-88ee-6058932b13f2) — Physical Sciences · QP · 2021 - [Gr10 Physical Sciences P2 (AFR) NOV Question Paper](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr10-physical-sciences-p2-afr-nov-question-paper/18669de7-8fad-4d0f-abc7-f38dbd154c7a) — Physical Sciences · QP · 2021 · Afr - [2021 November Assessment Paper 1 QP MEMO](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2021-november-assessment-paper-1-qp-memo/007b9a2a-f77a-420a-a7c6-985fcef42ad5) — Physical Sciences · Memo · 2021 ## More from Grade 10 Physical Sciences - [Gr 10 Phys Sci ATP 2023-24](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/gr-10-phys-sci-atp-2023-24/f162614c-9eea-46bf-b61a-5a5dc6360c7b) — ATP - [EC AW Physical Sciences Grade 10 June 2025 QP and Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/ec-aw-physical-sciences-grade-10-june-2025-qp-and-memo/55c5e457-737d-42d8-a3e9-d141082f89d3) — QP + Memo · 2025 - [2025 EC - Physical Sciences Grade 10 March QP](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/2025-ec-physical-sciences-grade-10-march-qp/bd09640b-cf56-4333-b958-01ad4331ee25) — QP · 2025 - [FS Physical Sciences Grade10 June 2025 QP and Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/fs-physical-sciences-grade10-june-2025-qp-and-memo/4bbbc06c-f9d3-4d47-9bd5-7421512cd012) — QP + Memo · 2025 - [KZN Physical Sciences Grade 10 November 2025 P1 and Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/kzn-physical-sciences-grade-10-november-2025-p1-and-memo/c5bea2ed-3318-4f7d-b1f6-2ac68a9d3399) — QP + Memo · 2025 - [LP Physical Sciences Grade 10 March 2025 QP and Memo](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/lp-physical-sciences-grade-10-march-2025-qp-and-memo/5aedbc3d-3f59-4693-b4ab-7c19bfd618f5) — QP + Memo · 2025 ## Collection - [Grade 10 past papers](https://www.hlayiso.com/grade-10/past-papers) --- Hlayiso: free CAPS and IEB past papers, memos, notes and study guides for South African learners. 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