Cambridge IGCSE™

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Paper 3 Core Theory May/June 2023
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 80

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2023 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some
Cambridge O Level components.

This document consists of 13 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

 the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
 the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
 the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

 marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond
the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
 marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
 marks are not deducted for errors
 marks are not deducted for omissions
 answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

Science-Specific Marking Principles

1 Examiners should consider the context and scientific use of any keywords when awarding marks. Although keywords may be present, marks
should not be awarded if the keywords are used incorrectly.

2 The examiner should not choose between contradictory statements given in the same question part, and credit should not be awarded for
any correct statement that is contradicted within the same question part. Wrong science that is irrelevant to the question should be ignored.

3 Although spellings do not have to be correct, spellings of syllabus terms must allow for clear and unambiguous separation from other
syllabus terms with which they may be confused (e.g. ethane / ethene, glucagon / glycogen, refraction / reflection).

4 The error carried forward (ecf) principle should be applied, where appropriate. If an incorrect answer is subsequently used in a scientifically
correct way, the candidate should be awarded these subsequent marking points. Further guidance will be included in the mark scheme
where necessary and any exceptions to this general principle will be noted.

5 ‘List rule’ guidance

For questions that require n responses (e.g. State two reasons …):

 The response should be read as continuous prose, even when numbered answer spaces are provided.
 Any response marked ignore in the mark scheme should not count towards n.
 Incorrect responses should not be awarded credit but will still count towards n.
 Read the entire response to check for any responses that contradict those that would otherwise be credited. Credit should not be
awarded for any responses that are contradicted within the rest of the response. Where two responses contradict one another, this
should be treated as a single incorrect response.
 Non-contradictory responses after the first n responses may be ignored even if they include incorrect science.

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6 Calculation specific guidance

Correct answers to calculations should be given full credit even if there is no working or incorrect working, unless the question states ‘show
your working’.

For questions in which the number of significant figures required is not stated, credit should be awarded for correct answers when rounded
by the examiner to the number of significant figures given in the mark scheme. This may not apply to measured values.

For answers given in standard form (e.g. a  10n) in which the convention of restricting the value of the coefficient (a) to a value between 1
and 10 is not followed, credit may still be awarded if the answer can be converted to the answer given in the mark scheme.

Unless a separate mark is given for a unit, a missing or incorrect unit will normally mean that the final calculation mark is not awarded.
Exceptions to this general principle will be noted in the mark scheme.

7 Guidance for chemical equations

Multiples / fractions of coefficients used in chemical equations are acceptable unless stated otherwise in the mark scheme.

State symbols given in an equation should be ignored unless asked for in the question or stated otherwise in the mark scheme.

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Acronyms and shorthand in the mark scheme

Acronym / shorthand Explanation

A mark Final answer mark which is awarded for fully correct final answers including the unit.

C mark Compensatory mark which may be scored when the final answer (A) mark for a question has not been awarded.

B mark Independent mark which does not depend on any other mark.

M mark Method mark which must be scored before any subsequent final answer (A) mark can be scored.

Brackets ( ) Words not explicitly needed in an answer, however if a contradictory word / phrase / unit to that in the brackets is seen
the mark is not awarded.

Underlining The underlined word (or a synonym) must be present for the mark to be scored. If the word is a technical scientific term,
the word must be there.

/ or OR Alternative answers any one of which gains the credit for that mark.

owtte Or words to that effect.

ignore Indicates either an incorrect or irrelevant point which may be disregarded, i.e., not treated as contradictory.

insufficient An answer not worthy of credit on its own.

CON An incorrect point which contradicts any correct point and means the mark cannot be scored.

ecf [question part] Indicates that a candidate using an erroneous value from the stated question part must be given credit here if the
erroneous value is used correctly here.

cao Correct answer only.

ORA Or reverse argument.

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Question Answer Marks

1(a)(i) 60 (km) B1

1(a)(ii) 40 (km) B1

1(b)(i) 2 (h) B1

1(b)(ii) 3 (h) B1

1(c) (speed =) distance / time in any form OR gradient of line C1

40 / 3 C1

13 (km / h) A1

Question Answer Marks

2(a)(i) (the) Sun B1

2(a)(ii) generator B1

2(b) any two from: B2

 no gaseous / SO2 emissions / air pollution
 does not contribute to global warming / CO2
 do not use fossil fuels
 renewable

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Question Answer Marks

3(a)(i) (moment =) force  (perpendicular) distance in any form C1

0.14  5.5 C1

0.77 (N cm) A1

3(a)(ii) (sum of) ACM = (sum of) CM C1

0.19  X = 0.77 OR 0.19  X = 0.8 OR 0.19  X = 0.14  5.5 C1

4.1 (cm) OR 4.2 (cm) A1

3(b) (m =) W ÷ g OR W ÷ 9.8 in any form C1

0.19 ÷ 9.8 C1

0.019 (kg) A1

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Question Answer Marks

4(a)(i) (liquid / it) expands B1

4(a)(ii) 273 + 18 C1

291 (K) A1

4(b) pressure decreases B1

any two from: B2

 particles slower / less kinetic energy
 collisions (with wall) less frequent
 collide (with wall) with less force

4(c) (F =) P  A in any form C1

102 000  0.0082 C1

840 (N) A1

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Question Answer Marks

5(a) 18.2 ÷ 7 C1

2.6 (cm) A1

5(b)(i) 17.24 AND 17.14 AND 17.16 (s) B1

5(b)(ii) (17.24 + 17.14 + 17.16) ÷ 3 OR 51.54 ÷ 3 C1

17.18 (s) A1

5(b)(iii) 50 ÷ 17.18 C1

2.9 (Hz) A1

5(c) (speed =) frequency  wavelength in any form C1

2.4  0.025 C1

0.06(0) (m / s) A1

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Question Answer Marks

6(a)(i) ultraviolet / UV (in LH space) B1

microwaves (in RH space) B1

6(a)(ii) any two from: B2

 transverse wave
 do not need a medium / travel through a vacuum
 (travel) the same speed / 3  108 m / s (in vacuum / air)

6(b)(i) security scanners / kill cancer cells / shrink tumours / detecting art fraud B1

6(b)(ii) limited exposure owtte / shield using screen / lead apron / increase distance from source owtte B1

Question Answer Marks

7(a) any four from: B4

 draw round the block (on the paper)
 use ray box to shine a ray through block
 draw crosses on incident and emergent rays
 draw ray through block
 draw normals
 measure angles between rays and normals

7(b) Image I1 is real but image I2 is virtual. B3

Image I1 is inverted but image I2 upright.

4 correct – 3 marks
3 or 2 correct – 2 marks
1 correct – 1 mark
if no marks scored but all three or four characteristics named, award 1 mark

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Question Answer Marks

8(a) B1

B1

B1

8(b)(i) (R =) V ÷ I in any form C1

12 ÷ 0.38 C1

32 () A1

8(b)(ii) (P =) IV in any form C1

12  0.38 C1

4.6 A1

W OR watts B1

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Question Answer Marks

9(a)(i) B3
type of particle name sign of charge

A electron negative / –

B neutron neutral / no charge / zero / 0

C proton positive (+)

4 correct – 3 marks
3 or 2 correct – 2 marks
1 correct – 1 mark

9(a)(ii) same number of protons / proton number / atomic number / Z B1

different number of neutrons / nucleon number / mass (number) / A B1

9(b) cosmic (radiation) B1

9(c)(i) 86 B1

9(c)(ii) 222 B1

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Question Answer Marks

10(a)(i) Mercury (nearest to Sun) B1

Mars (between Earth and Jupiter) B1

10(a)(ii) (circular / oval) path round Jupiter B1

10(a)(iii) rocky OR furthest planets are gaseous owtte B1

small(er) OR furthest planets large(r) B1

10(a)(iv) (the) Milky Way B1

(the) Universe B1

10(b) (time =) distance ÷ speed in any form C1

1.5  1011 ÷ 3.0  108 C1

500 (s) A1

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