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COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGYa a
8464/C/1H
Chemistry Paper 1H
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Mark scheme
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June 2020
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Version:a1.0aFinalaMarkaScheme
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, MARKaSCHEMEa–aGCSEaCOMBINEDaSCIENCE:aTRILOGYa–a8464/C/1Ha–aJUNEa2020
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eratheseatoatheaLeadaExaminer.
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ownainternalause,awithatheafollowingaimportantaexception:aAQAacannotagiveapermissionatoaschools/collegesatoaphotocopyaanyamaterialathataisaacknowledge
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Information to Examiners
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1. General
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theatypicalaansweraoraanswersawhichaareaexpected
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theaAssessmentaObjectives,alevelaofademandaandaspecificationacontentathataeachaquestionaisaintendedat
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handapartaofatheamarkaschemeaandashouldaonlyabeaappliedatoathataitemainatheamarkascheme.
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eaonatheascript.
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markaschemeayetamayabeahelpfulainaensuringathatamarkingaisastraightforwardaandaconsistent.
2. Emboldening and underlining
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2.2 Aaboldaandaisausedatoaindicateathatabothapartsaofatheaansweraarearequiredatoaawardatheamark.
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2.4 Anyawordingathataisaunderlinedaisaessentialaforatheamarkingapointatoabeaawarded.
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