Open Ended Questions
Open Ended Questions
Open Ended Questions
The most important message is to write as much correct information as you can that relates to
the question! Make sure you have answered the question!
Dont be put off by the model answers they were written by someone who has been teaching
a long time! Just do your best and try to write at least three points of correct information!
Each correct statement you make will be awarded a mark. Wrong information will not be
penalised. However, if you write down a correct answer and then contradict it with wrong
information then you will not get the mark for the correct piece of information.
Marking Guidance
Responses will be marked according to the following criteria:
The learner has shown no understanding of the chemistry involved.
0 marks
1 mark
There will be two open ended questions in your exam. Try some of the following. Some of the
questions were produced by the SQA.
Once you have a tried a couple show them to your teacher.
1. Two bottles containing different white crystals have lost their labels. The Science
teacher says that one of them contains potassium chloride and the other glucose.
Using your knowledge of Chemistry, describe how you would decide which bottle is
which.
2. A new element was discovered. Using your knowledge of Chemistry explain how you
would decide if the element belonged in group 1, group 7 or group 0.
3. Using your knowledge of Chemistry describe how 4 metals could be placed in order of
reactivity.
4. Using your knowledge of Chemistry describe how you could distinguish between
ethanoic acid and hydrochloric acid.
5. Describe how you could distinguish between copper sulphate and calcium sulphate.
6. The next question comes from the 2014 SQA question paper.
A student reacted acidified potassium permanganate solution with oxalic acid C 2H2O4.
2MnO4-(aq)
8H2O(l)
C2H2O4(aq)
6H+(aq)
2Mn2+(aq)
10CO2(g)
Using your knowledge of Chemistry describe how a pupil could have determined the
rate of reaction.
7. The next question comes from the 2014 SQA question paper.
In the film Dante peak, a family trapped by a red hot lava escape by crossing a large
lake in a boat made from aluminium. The volcano releases heat and the gases
hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide into the water. While crossing the
lake, holes begin to appear in the bottom of the boat. Just after the family leave the
boat, on the other side of the lake, the boat sinks.
Using your knowledge of Chemistry, comment on whenever or not the events described
in the film could take place.
8. The next question comes from the specimen paper.
9. Using your knowledge of Chemistry describe how you could prepare the salt calcium
sulphate.
10.Titanium(IV) chloride is a colourless liquid at room temperature. Using your knowledge
of Chemistry explain the type of bonding found in titanium chloride.