Physical Sciences Grade 12 P2 NSC November 2026 Memo (Eng)

Copyright reserved Please turn over Unofficial memo hlayiso mock exams Practice Series: Grade 12 NSC Preparation WWW.HLAYISO.COM NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 PHYSICAL SCIENCES: CHEMISTRY (P2) NOVEMBER 2026 — UNOFFICIAL MARKING GUIDELINES MARKS: 150 These marking guidelines consist of 15 pages.

hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hla hla hla hla h Physical Sciences/P2 2 NSC – Unofficial Marking Guidelines Hlayiso.com/November 2026 IMPORTANT: These are unofficial marking guidelines prepared by Hlayiso for revision. They are not the DBE’s official memorandum; the official marking guidelines may differ in mark allocation and accepted alternatives. GENERAL MARKING GUIDELINES • Calculations: a tick (✓) shows one mark. Marks are given for the formula, the substitution, the use of mole ratios and the final answer WITH the unit. A formula on its own (no substitution) earns no mark. Accept answers rounded to a minimum of TWO decimal places; ranges are given where rounding affects the answer. • Units: penalise a missing or wrong unit in a final answer once per question only. Accept mol.dm–3 or mol/dm3 for mol·dm–3. • Positive marking: an incorrect answer carried into a later calculation is marked positively. Negative marking: if the choice in a “choose and explain” item is wrong, no marks are given for the explanation. • Definitions: deduct 1 mark for each underlined key word/phrase that is omitted or used in the wrong context. “(2 or 0)” means no part marks. • Equations (rule 6.3.10): marks for reactants, products and balancing. Reactants followed by an arrow, or products preceded by an arrow, may earn marks; reactants or products written without an arrow earn none. Omitting the charge of an ion: –1 mark per equation. The error-carrying principle does not apply to equations or half-reactions. • Half-reactions (rule 6.3.3): the correct arrow is needed. For Ni −−→Ni2+ + 2e – (2 2): Ni2+ + 2e – ←−−Ni (2 2); Ni −−⇀ ↽−−Ni2+ + 2e – (1 2); Ni ←−−Ni2+ + 2e – (0 2); Ni2+ + 2e – −−⇀ ↽−−Ni (0 2). • Organic chemistry (rules 6.3.2, 6.3.7–6.3.9): a structural formula must show ALL hydrogen atoms and bonds; deduct marks for a condensed formula when a structural formula is asked. A NAME given when a FORMULA is asked (or the reverse) forfeits the marks. IUPAC names need the correct hyphens and commas (pent 1 ene: marks forfeited). • Relative strengths (rule 6.3.4): explanations must compare the strengths of oxidising/reducing agents; “X is above Y in Table 4” or “X is more reactive” earns no marks. READING OF THE QUESTION PAPER • Drawn up from photographs of the cover, pages 2–15 and the four data sheets (Table 1: Vm = 22,4 dm3·mol–1, NA = 6,02×1023 mol–1; periodic table; Tables 4A/4B). Q5.5 gives its own molar gas volume, 24,4 dm3·mol–1 at 25 ◦C. • Definitions are quoted from the DBE Physical Sciences Examination Guidelines, Grade 12 (2021); accepted alternatives follow recent DBE marking guidelines. • Answers that depend on our reading of a diagram, or on how the DBE has marked a similar item before, carry a short Hlayiso.com note. These notes are for learners and teachers, not for marking. Copyright reserved Please turn over

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hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hla hla hla hla h Physical Sciences/P2 9 NSC – Unofficial Marking Guidelines Hlayiso.com/November 2026 QUESTION 5 5.1 NOTE: Give the mark for “per unit time” only if in the context of reaction rate. ANY ONE: • Change in concentration of products/reactants per (unit) time. ✓✓ • Change in amount/number of moles/volume/mass of products or reactants per (unit) time. • Amount/number of moles/volume/mass of products formed/reactants used per (unit) time. • Rate of change in concentration/amount/number of moles/volume/mass. (2 or 0) (2) 5.2 • A higher concentration of HCℓmeans more (HCℓ) particles per unit volume. ✓ • More effective collisions per unit time / higher frequency of effective collisions. ✓ • Higher reaction rate. ✓ OR (lower concentration): fewer particles per unit volume; fewer effective collisions per unit time; lower reaction rate. (3) 5.3.1 Q ✓ (1) 5.3.2 R ✓ Hlayiso.com note: Experiment 2 (pure powder) is fastest: P. Experiment 1 (impure powder) has less Al2(CO3)3 in the 8 g sample: Q. Experiment 3 (impure granules) also has the smallest surface area: R. (1) 5.4 Experiment 3 has the smallest surface area / granules have a smaller (exposed) surface area than a powder. ✓ Accept: larger particles; impure AND granules. (1) 5.5 Marking criteria hlayiso.com (a) Substitute 5,1×10–3 and 430 s in rate = ∆V ∆t . ✓ (b) Substitute 24,4 dm3·mol–1 in n = V Vm . ✓ (c) Use the mole ratio n(Aℓ2(CO3)3) : n(CO2) = 1 : 3. ✓ (d) Substitute 234 g·mol–1 in n = m M. ✓ (e) Subtraction: 8–m(Aℓ2(CO3)3). ✓ (f) Final answer: 0,99 g (range: 0,98 – 0,99 g). ✓ Copyright reserved Please turn over

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hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hla hla hla hla h Physical Sciences/P2 12 NSC – Unofficial Marking Guidelines Hlayiso.com/November 2026 7.2.3 POSITIVE MARKING FROM QUESTION 7.2.2 Marking criteria hlayiso.com (a) Substitute 0,2 and 0,0269 in n = cV. ✓ (b) Use the mole ratio n(HCℓ) : n(Ba(OH)2) = 2 : 1. ✓ (c) n(HCℓ)reacted with NH3 = n(HCℓ)initial –n(HCℓ)excess. ✓ (d) Use the mole ratio n(NH3) : n(HCℓ) = 1 : 1. ✓ (e) Use the mole ratio n((NH4)2SO4) : n(NH3) = 1 : 2. ✓ (f) Substitute 132 g·mol–1 in n = m M. ✓ (g) Percentage: m 3 ×100. ✓ (h) Final answer: 21,21 % (range: 21,2 – 21,21 %). ✓ n(Ba(OH)2) = cV = (0,2)(0,0269) ✓= 5,38×10–3 mol n(HCℓ)excess = 2n(Ba(OH)2) = 2(5,38×10–3) ✓= 1,076×10–2 mol n(HCℓ)reacted = 0,0204–0,01076 ✓= 9,64×10–3 mol n(NH3) = n(HCℓ)reacted = 9,64×10–3 mol ✓ n((NH4)2SO4) = 1 2n(NH3) = 1 2(9,64×10–3) ✓= 4,82×10–3 mol m = nM = (4,82×10–3)(132) ✓= 0,636 g %(NH4)2SO4 = 0,636 3 ×100 ✓= 21,21% ✓ M((NH4)2SO4) = 2(14+4)+32+4(16) = 132 g·mol–1. NOTE: If the excess HCℓis not subtracted (all 0,0204 mol used for NH3): Max 5 8. (8) 7.3.1 YELLOW TO BLUE ✓ (1) 7.3.2 • The OH– ions of the base react with/neutralise H3O+ ions, so [H3O+] decreases. ✓ • The forward reaction is favoured (to increase [H3O+]). ✓ • [In–] increases / more (blue) In– ions form ([HIn] decreases). ✓ (3) [20] QUESTION 8 8.1 Ensures electrical neutrality in the cell (half-cells) / provides a path for the movement of ions / restores the charge balance. ✓ “Completes the circuit” is given in the question: 0 1. (1) 8.2 Cr2O72 – + 14H+ + 6Fe2+ −−→2Cr3+ + 6Fe3+ + 7H2O ✓✓bal ✓ Marking criteria hlayiso.com Reactants ✓ Products ✓ Balancing ✓ Ignore ⇌and phases. Marking rule 6.3.10. Hlayiso.com note: Cr2O2– 7 (+1,33 V) is the stronger oxidising agent, so it is reduced in half-cell B (cathode), and Fe2+ is oxidised in half-cell A (anode). Multiply Fe2+ −−→Fe3+ + e – by 6 to balance the electrons. (3) Copyright reserved Please turn over

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hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com h hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hlayiso.com hla hla hla hla h Physical Sciences/P2 15 NSC – Unofficial Marking Guidelines Hlayiso.com/November 2026 HOW DID OUR PREDICTION DO? The real November 2026 P2 compared with the Hlayiso 2026 Physical Sciences P2 Prediction Q Topic (marks) Real paper asked Our closest prediction item(s) Verdict Covered 1 MCQ (20) Non-polar series; ester name; formyl group; PE diagram; yield vs T and p; equilibrium statements; HSO– 4; salt pH order; cell notation; NaCℓelectrolysis Functional group, PE diagram, catalyst, pressure on equilibrium, conjugate pair, OA/RA strength / 10/20 2 Names, isomers (19) Isomer letters (3); two tertiary alcohols (4); three names (7); alkane from combustion data (5) Letter table with isomers; three names; isomer drawing; molecular formula by calculation  14/19 3 Physical properties (11) Define VP (2); most C atoms (1); London forces (1); acid vs ester VP (4); acid vs alcohol (3) Same definition; ester vs acid VP explained with IMF types, almost word for word  8/11 4 Organic reactions (21) Positional isomers (2); the two hydration alcohols (4); substitution, elimination, KBr + H2O (4); esterification set-up (4); dehydration reagents, 5-mark equation (7) HBr substitution, dehydrohalogenation, conc. H2SO4, Br2, a 5-mark equation, esterification. Water bath was “unlikely”  17/21 5 Rates (14) Define rate (2); collision theory (3); curves, surface area (3); impurity mass from average rate (6) Definition, collision theory, curve identification, average rate and gas stoichiometry  12/14 6 Equilibrium (16) Closed system (2); constant [CO2] (1); volume change, curve N (6); Kc from mass →sign of ∆H (6); add solid (1) Kc and temperature reasoning; volume change. No RICE table; solid equilibria were Tier 3 / 10/16 7 Acids, bases (20) Hydrolysis (4); weak base (1); n = cV (3); back-titration, % purity (8); HIn colour, Le Chatelier (4) Salt hydrolysis equation; excess-reagent calculation (pH, not % purity); indicator choice / 13/20 8 Galvanic cell (15) Salt bridge (1); net reaction (3); emf (4); electron flow (1); pH (2); stronger OA (4) Net reaction, emf, cathode and OA reasoning. No salt-bridge or pH item  10/15 9 Electrolysis (14) Define (2); Ni2+, reduction, anode (4); electrons from 2,95 g Ni (5); Ni + Pb2+ (3) Same definition; half-reaction; electrons from mass deposited. We set CuBr2, not electroplating  12/14 Marks of the real paper covered by our prediction 106/150 A learner who had practised our prediction paper would have met about 106 of the 150 marks (71%) as familiar question types. The nine-question structure, topic order and even-year rotation calls held. Two Tier-1 calls failed (no RICE-table Kc, no Maxwell-Boltzmann curve), and four items we rated “unlikely” appeared. What we got right • Even-year calls: esterification, molecular formula by calculation, salt hydrolysis, define vapour pressure, emf and net reaction. • Ester vs carboxylic acid vapour pressure with IMF types (Q3.4). • HBr substitution, dehydrohalogenation (KBr + H2O), dehydration, Br2 addition, a 5-mark organic equation. • Reaction rate, collision theory, curves and rate stoichiometry. • Define electrolysis; electrons from the mass deposited. What we missed • Tier 1: no RICE-table Kc (only Kc = [CO2]) and no Maxwell-Boltzmann curve. • “Unlikely” items that came: CaCO3 equilibrium, water bath, HIn colour equilibrium, define positional isomers. • Electroplating in Q9; Ni + Pb2+. • Back-titration for % purity; closed system; hydrolysis definition; salt bridge; pH change. • MCQs on ester names, salt pH order, cell notation. Rating: 6/10. The structure, topic order and even-year rotation calls were right (106/150 covered), and Q3, Q4, Q5 and Q9 were close. Two near-certain calls did not appear, and four items we rated unlikely did. Copyright reserved