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COURSE
TASKNUMBER

EVALUATIONOFDIFFERENTCELLSYEAR12CHEMISTRYRESEARCHTASK

Three(3)

TASKWEIGHT

25%

DATEOFNOTIFICATION

22November2016

DUEDATE

6December2016

OUTCOMESASSESSED

H1evaluateshowmajoradvancesinscientificunderstandingandtechnologyhavechangedthedirectionornatureof
scientificthinking
H4assessestheimpactsofapplicationsofchemistryonsocietyandtheenvironment
H6explainsreactionsbetweenelementsandcompoundsintermsofatomicstructuresandperiodicity
H7describesthechemicalbasisofenergytransformationsinchemicalreactions
H13usesterminologyandreportingstylesappropriatelyandsuccessfullytocommunicateinformationandunderstanding

TASKDESCRIPTION
Thepurposeofthistaskistousetheinternetandyournotestogatherandpresentinformationonthestructureandchemistry
ofadrycellorleadacidcellandevaluateitincomparisontooneofthefollowing:

buttoncell
fuelcell
vanadiumredoxcell
lithiumcell
liquidjunctionphotovoltaicdevice(egtheGratzelcell)

intermsof:

chemistry
costandpracticality
impactonsociety
environmentalimpact

Gatherinformationfromsecondarysourcesandpresentyourfindingsusingeither:
awebsite(usingweebly.com)
awrittenortypedreport
aMicrosoftPowerpointpresentation

Youmustsubmityourdocumentelectronically.

Youcouldcompileyournotesandreportoneachquestioninapowerpoint,presentyouranswersasawrittenreportor
alternativelycreateawebsitethatotherHSCstudentscoulduseasarevisionguidefortheOxidationreductionreactionsare
increasinglyimportantasasourceofenergytopic.Itshouldincludediagramsandpictures.Alldiagramsandpicturesneedto
bereferredtointhetext.Youwillbegivenmarksforreferences,whichneedtobeincludedinaseparatebibliography.The
researchshouldbewritteninyourownwordsandnotsimplydownloadedfromwebsites.

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TASKINSTRUCTIONS

Researchthefollowingandpresentyourfindingsasoneoftheaboveoptions.

Questionstocomplete.

1. Outlinethechemistryofagalvaniccellwhichcanbemadeinalaboratory(5marks)

Inyourresearchmakesureyouincludethefollowingforagalvaniccellwhichcanbemadeinthelaboratory(noncommercial).

Definitionsofanodes,cathodes,electrodes,saltbridgeandelectrolytes

Descriptionandexplanationofgalvaniccellintermsofoxidation/reductionreactionsincludingtheproductionofelectrical
energyfromchemicalenergyandtheflowofelectrons

Showhalfreactionsforbothreductionandoxidationreactions,fullreactionsandflowofionsinthesaltbridge

2.

Presentasummaryofsignificantresearchfindingsoncommercialgalvaniccells(3marks)

Completethefollowingsummarytableby:

Choosingeitheraleadacidordrycellbattery.

Selectarelevantcomparisoncell(forexampledonotcomparealeadacidcelltoabuttoncellastheyarecompletely
differentinnatureintermsofcommercialuse).

Providespecificsignificantfindingsintermsofchemistry,commercialuse,cost,practicality,impactonsociety,and
environmentalimpact

Section

Comparisonbattery

A.

B.
C.
D.
E.

Criteria

Descriptionofthechemistryofthe
batteryincluding:
Anodehalfreaction
Cathodehalfreaction
Overallchemicalreaction
Electrolytedescription
Voltage

Commercialuseofcells
Costandpracticality
Impactonsociety
Environmentalimpact

Selectoneofthefollowing
buttoncell
PrimaryBattery
fuelcell
(DrycellorLeadacid)
vanadiumredoxcell

lithiumcell

liquidjunctionphotovoltaicdevice(eg

theGratzelcell)

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Presentdetailstosupportthesummarytable ofresearchoncommercialgalvaniccells(Section2.)(17 Marks)

a) Presentfurtherdetailsofresearch(13pages)whichsupporttherequirementshownwithinAinthesummarytable
above(5marks)

Descriptionofthechemistryofthebatteryincluding:
Anodehalfreaction
Cathodehalfreaction
Overallchemicalreaction
Electrolytedescription
Voltage

b) Presentfurtherdetailsofresearch(13pages)whichsupporttherequirementsshownwithinBEinthesummarytable
above(12marks).

ForrequirementsshownwithinCE

Costandpracticality
Impactonsociety
Environmentalimpact

Youmustincludeanevaluation(includinganinformedjudgementandconclusion)whencomparingeachbattery
againsteachofthecriteriaspecifiedwithinCE.

4. Bibliography(5marks)

Youwillbegivenmarksforreferences,whichneedtobeincludedinaseparatebibliography(seemarkingguidelines).Theresearch
shouldbewritteninyourownwordsandnotsimplydownloadedfromwebsites.

TotalMarks:30

3.

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Markingguidelines
Question1.Outlinethechemistryofagalvaniccellwhichcanbemadeinalaboratory(5
marks)

Band
6

Descriptor
demonstratesanextensiveknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
displaysanoutstandingabilitytodescribeand
explainchemistryconcepts,includingabstract
ideas,clearlyandaccurately
analyses,evaluatesandextrapolateschemical
dataeffectively,identifiescomplex
relationships,quantifiesexplanationsand
descriptions,andsynthesizesinformationto
drawconclusions
communicatessuccinctly,logicallyand
sequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

demonstratesathoroughknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
analysesinformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
graphicalanddiagrammaticformsandrelates
thistootherrelevantinformation
effectivelycommunicatesadetailed
understandingofconceptsusingappropriate
terminologyandscientificformats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

4
demonstratesasoundknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
describesconceptsandinformationclearlyin
written,graphicalanddiagrammaticforms
demonstratesabroadabilitytocarryout
calculationsandorsubstituteintoequations,
touserelevantsymbolsandunitswhen
manipulatingchemicaldataincluding
stoichiometricdata,andtoconstructbalanced
chemicalequations
displaysproficiencyinselectingrelevantdata
frominformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
graphicalanddiagrammaticform

Example
demonstratesanextensiveknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,
electrodes,saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunction
withinagalvaniccell
displaysanoutstandingabilitytodescribeand
explainallchemistryconceptsofagalvaniccellin
termsofoxidation/reductionreactionsincluding
theproductionofelectricalenergyfromchemical
energyandtheflowofelectrons
communicatesallinformationsuccinctly,logically
andsequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats(includinglabelleddiagrams,flowcharts,
imagesandanyotherusefulvisual
representations)
provideallrelevantchemicalequationsto
accuratelyillustratethechemistrytakingplace
withinagalvaniccell(includingallrelevant
symbols,statesandappropriatebalancing)
demonstratesathoroughknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,
electrodes,saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunction
withinagalvaniccell
effectivelycommunicatesadetailedunderstanding
ofallchemistryconceptsofagalvaniccellin
termsofoxidation/reductionreactionsincluding
theproductionofelectricalenergyfromchemical
energyandtheflowofelectrons
communicatesallinformationusingavarietyof
scientificformats(includinglabelleddiagrams,
flowcharts,imagesandanyotherusefulvisual
representations)
provideallrelevantchemicalequationsto
accuratelyillustratethechemistrytakingplace
withinagalvaniccell(includingallrelevant
symbols,statesandappropriatebalancing)
demonstratesasoundknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,
electrodes,saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunction
withinagalvaniccell
describesmostconceptsofthechemistryofa
galvaniccellintermsofoxidation/reduction
reactionsincludingtheproductionofelectrical
energyfromchemicalenergyandtheflowof
electrons
communicatesinformationusingavarietyof
scientificformats(includinglabelleddiagrams,
flowcharts,imagesandanyotheruseful
representations)
providemostrelevantchemicalequationsto
accuratelyillustratethechemistrytakingplace
withinagalvaniccell(includingrelevantsymbols,

Marks
5

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statesandappropriatebalancing)
3

demonstratesabasicknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,
diagramsandgraphstocommunicate
understandingofchemistryconcepts
substitutesdatafrominformationgivenin
written,tabular,graphicalanddiagrammatic
form,andmanipulatesbasicchemicaldata
includingstoichiometricdata
demonstratesalimitedknowledgeand
understandingofthechemistryofagalvanic
cell
recallselementaryterminologyandformulae
relatedtosomeareasofchemistry
makessimplesubstitutionsofdatainchemical
calculations

2
demonstratesabasicknowledgeandunderstanding
ofhowanodes,cathodes,electrodes,saltbridge
andelectrolytesfunctionwithinagalvaniccell
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,diagrams
andgraphstocommunicateunderstandingof
chemistryconcepts
providesomerelevantchemicalequationsto
illustratethechemistrytakingplacewithina
galvaniccell
demonstratesalimitedknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,
electrodes,saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunction
withinagalvaniccell
recallselementaryterminologyandformulae
relatedtosomeareasofchemistry
providesomerelevantchemicalequationsto
illustratethechemistrytakingplacewithina
galvaniccell

Question2.Presentasummarytableofsignificantresearchfindingsoncommercial
galvaniccells(3marks)

Band
5/6

3/4

Descriptor
communicatessuccinctly,logicallyand
sequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

effectivelycommunicatesadetailed
understandingofconceptsusingappropriate
terminologyandscientificformats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

Example
summaryspecifically,succinctly,logicallyand
accuratelyreferstoallothersectionsoftask,
coveringallrequirements.Summary
appropriatelyselects/highlightsallsignificant
findingsofresearchforeachsection(AE).

displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations,
includingaccuraterepresentationofallofthe
followingrequirements(includingallrelevant
symbols,statesandappropriatelybalanced)

Anodehalfreaction
Cathodehalfreaction
Overallchemicalreaction

Marks
3

2
summaryspecificallyreferstoothersectionsof
task,coveringallrequirements.Summary
appropriatelyselects/highlightsmostsignificant
findingsofresearchforeachsection(AE).

provideallrelevantchemicalequationsto
accuratelyillustratethechemistrytakingplace
withinagalvaniccell(includingallrelevant
symbols,statesandappropriatebalancing)

Anodehalfreaction
Cathodehalfreaction
Overallchemicalreaction

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1/2

demonstratesabasicknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,
diagramsandgraphstocommunicate
understandingofchemistryconcepts
substitutesdatafrominformationgivenin
written,tabular,graphicalanddiagrammatic
form,andmanipulatesbasicchemicaldata
includingstoichiometricdata

1
summaryreferssomesectionsoftask,covering
somerequirements

displaysbasicabilitytorepresentthefollowing
chemicalequationrequirements

Anodehalfreaction
Cathodehalfreaction
Overallchemicalreaction

Question3.Presentdetailstosupportthesummaryofresearchoncommercialgalvanic
cells(Section2.)(17Marks)

Question3.
a) OutlinetheChemistryoftheprimaryandcomparisoncommercialcell(5Marks)Notethefollowingis
requiredforboththeprimaryandcomparisoncommercialcell

Band
6

Descriptor

Example

demonstratesanextensiveknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
displaysanoutstandingabilitytodescribeand
explainchemistryconcepts,includingabstract
ideas,clearlyandaccurately
analyses,evaluatesandextrapolateschemical
dataeffectively,identifiescomplex
relationships,quantifiesexplanationsand
descriptions,andsynthesizesinformationto
drawconclusions
communicatessuccinctly,logicallyand
sequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

demonstratesathoroughknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
chemistryofagalvaniccell
analysesinformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
graphicalanddiagrammaticformsandrelates
thistootherrelevantinformation
effectivelycommunicatesadetailed
understandingofconceptsusingappropriate
terminologyandscientificformats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

demonstratesanextensiveknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,electrodes,
saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunctionwithinagalvanic
cell
displaysanoutstandingabilitytodescribeandexplain
allchemistryconceptsofagalvaniccellintermsof
oxidation/reductionreactionsincludingthe
productionofelectricalenergyfromchemicalenergy
andtheflowofelectrons
communicatesallinformationsuccinctly,logicallyand
sequentiallyusingavarietyofscientificformats
(includinglabelleddiagrams,flowcharts,imagesand
anyotherusefulrepresentations)
provideallrelevantchemicalequationstoaccurately
illustratethechemistrytakingplacewithinagalvanic
cell(includingallrelevantsymbols,statesand
appropriatebalancing)
demonstratesathoroughknowledgeand
understandingofhowanodes,cathodes,electrodes,
saltbridgeandelectrolytesfunctionwithinagalvanic
cell
effectivelycommunicatesadetailedunderstandingof
allchemistryconceptsofagalvaniccellintermsof
oxidation/reductionreactionsincludingthe
productionofelectricalenergyfromchemicalenergy
andtheflowofelectrons
communicatesallinformationusingavarietyof
scientificformats(includinglabelleddiagrams,flow
charts,imagesandanyotherusefulrepresentations)
provideallrelevantchemicalequationstoaccurately

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5

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illustratethechemistrytakingplacewithinagalvanic

cell(includingallrelevantsymbols,statesand

appropriatebalancing)

demonstratesasoundknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
demonstratesasoundknowledgeandunderstanding
chemistryofagalvaniccell
ofhowanodes,cathodes,electrodes,saltbridgeand
electrolytesfunctionwithinagalvaniccell
describesconceptsandinformationclearlyin
written,graphicalanddiagrammaticforms
describesmostconceptsofthechemistryofagalvanic
cellintermsofoxidation/reductionreactions
demonstratesabroadabilitytocarryout
includingtheproductionofelectricalenergyfrom
calculationsandorsubstituteintoequations,
chemicalenergyandtheflowofelectrons
touserelevantsymbolsandunitswhen
manipulatingchemicaldataincluding
communicatesinformationusingavarietyofscientific
stoichiometricdata,andtoconstructbalanced
formats(includinglabelleddiagrams,flowcharts,
chemicalequations
imagesandanyotherusefulrepresentations)
providemostrelevantchemicalequationstoaccurately
displaysproficiencyinselectingrelevantdata
illustratethechemistrytakingplacewithinagalvanic
frominformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
cell(includingrelevantsymbols,statesand
graphicalanddiagrammaticform
appropriatebalancing)

demonstratesabasicknowledgeand
demonstratesabasicknowledgeandunderstandingof
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
howanodes,cathodes,electrodes,saltbridgeand
chemistryofagalvaniccell
electrolytesfunctionwithinagalvaniccell
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,diagramsand
diagramsandgraphstocommunicate
graphstocommunicateunderstandingofchemistry
understandingofchemistryconcepts
concepts
substitutesdatafrominformationgivenin
providesomerelevantchemicalequationstoillustrate
written,tabular,graphicalanddiagrammatic
thechemistrytakingplacewithinagalvaniccell

form,andmanipulatesbasicchemicaldata
includingstoichiometricdata

demonstratesalimitedknowledgeandunderstanding
demonstratesalimitedknowledgeand
ofhowanodes,cathodes,electrodes,saltbridgeand
understandingofthechemistryofagalvanic
electrolytesfunctionwithinagalvaniccell
cell
recallselementaryterminologyandformulaerelatedto
recallselementaryterminologyandformulae
someareasofchemistry
relatedtosomeareasofchemistry
providesomerelevantchemicalequationstoillustrate
makessimplesubstitutionsofdatainchemical
thechemistrytakingplacewithinagalvaniccell
calculations

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Question3.

b) Presentfurtherdetailsofresearch(13pages)whichsupporttherequirementsshownwithinBEin
thesummarytableabove(12marks).

Commercialuseofcells
Costandpracticality
Impactonsociety
Environmentalimpact

Notethefollowingisrequiredforboththeprimaryandcomparisoncommercialcell

Band
6

Descriptor
demonstratesanextensiveknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
requirementswithinsectionBE
displaysanoutstandingabilitytodescribeand
explainchemistryconcepts,includingabstract
ideas,clearlyandaccurately
analyses,evaluatesandextrapolateschemical
dataeffectively,identifiescomplex
relationships,quantifiesexplanationsand
descriptions,andsynthesizesinformationto
drawconclusions
communicatessuccinctly,logicallyand
sequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats
displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps

demonstratesathoroughknowledgeand
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
requirementswithinsectionBE
analysesinformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
graphicalanddiagrammaticformsandrelates
thistootherrelevantinformation
effectivelycommunicatesadetailed
understandingofconceptsusingappropriate
terminologyandscientificformats

Example
demonstratesanextensiveknowledge,
understandingandabilitytodescribeandexplain
eachrequirementwithinsectionBE

Providesrelevantdetailsforcommercialuseofcells
supportedbyimages

Clearlymakescomparisonbetweentwodifferent
celltypeswhicharerelevantforcomparison.
Includesatleastthreeseparatepointsforand
againstforthefollowing

Marks
1012

C.Costandpracticality
D.Impactonsociety
E.Environmentalimpact

Foreachoftheaboveandpointsidentified,
providesfurthersupportinginformationand
communicatesallinformationsuccinctly,logically
andsequentiallyusingavarietyofscientific
formats(includingdiagrams,flowcharts,
graphicalrepresentations,imagestablesand
othersourcessuchasmultimedia/video)

Includesadditionalchemicalequationswhichare
relevanttotheresearchdemonstratingbroader
understandingofchemistry

Foreachoftheaboveareas(CE),makesan
informedjudgementreferringtothecomparison
andformsaconclusiononwhichcellisbestsuited

Includesmorethanthreereferenceslinkedtoa
bibliographyonaseparatepageincluding
scientificreferences

79
demonstratesathoroughknowledge,
understandingandabilitytodescribeandexplain
eachrequirementwithinsectionBE

Clearlymakescomparisonbetweentwodifferent
celltypeswhicharerelevantforcomparison.
Includesatleastthreeseparatepointsforand
againstforallofthefollowing

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displayscompetenceinmanipulatingequations
C.Costandpracticality
tosolveproblemsinvolvinganumberofsteps
D.impactonsociety

E.environmentalimpact

Foreachoftheaboveandpointsidentified,

providessupportinginformationandeffectively

communicatesallinformationusingvarietyof

scientificformats(includingdiagrams,flowcharts,

graphicalrepresentations,imagestablesand

othersourcessuchasmultimedia/video)

Foreachoftheaboveareas(CE),makesan

informedjudgementreferringtothecomparison
andformsaconclusiononwhichcellisbestsuited

Includesuptothreerelevantreferenceslinkedtoa
bibliographyonaseparatepage

demonstratesasoundknowledge,understanding
demonstratesasoundknowledgeand
andabilitytodescribeandexplainmost
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
requirementswithinsectionBE
requirementswithinsectionBE

describesconceptsandinformationclearlyin
Clearlymakescomparisonbetweentwodifferent
written,graphicalanddiagrammaticforms
celltypeswhicharerelevantforcomparison.
demonstratesabroadabilitytocarryout
Includesatleastthreeseparatepointsforand
calculationsandorsubstituteintoequations,
againstforallofthefollowing
touserelevantsymbolsandunitswhen
Costandpracticality
manipulatingchemicaldataincluding
impactonsociety

stoichiometricdata,andtoconstructbalanced
chemicalequations
environmentalimpact
displaysproficiencyinselectingrelevantdata

frominformationgiveninwritten,tabular,
Foreachoftheaboveandpointsidentified,
graphicalanddiagrammaticform
providessupportinginformationand

communicatesinformationusingvarietyof

scientificformats(Suchasdiagrams,flowcharts,

graphicalrepresentations,imagestablesand

othersourcessuchasmultimedia/video)

Foreachoftheaboveareas(CE),makesan

informedjudgementreferringtothecomparison

andformsaconclusiononwhichcellisbestsuited

Includesuptothreerelevantreferenceslinkedtoa
bibliographyonaseparatepage

demonstratesabasicknowledgeand
demonstratesabasicknowledge,understanding
understandingoftheconceptsofthe
andabilitytodescribeandexplainsome
requirementswithinsectionBE
requirementswithinsectionBE
usessimplechemistrydefinitions,terms,

diagramsandgraphstocommunicate
Makescomparisonbetweentwodifferentcelltypes
understandingofchemistryconcepts
whicharerelevantforcomparison.Includes
substitutesdatafrominformationgivenin
separatepointsforandagainstforsomeof
written,tabular,graphicalanddiagrammatic
following
form,andmanipulatesbasicchemicaldata
Costandpracticality
includingstoichiometricdata
impactonsociety

environmentalimpact

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Formostoftheaboveaboveandpointsidentified,
providessupportinginformationand
communicatesinformationusingvarietyof
scientificformats(Suchasdiagrams,flowcharts,
graphicalrepresentations,imagestablesand
othersourcessuchasmultimedia/video)

Forsomeoftheaboveareas(CE),makesa
judgementreferringtothecomparisonandforms
aconclusiononwhichcellisbestsuited

Includessomerelevantreferenceslinkedtoa
bibliographyonaseparatepage
demonstratesabasicknowledge,understanding
andabilitytodescribeandexplainsome
demonstratesalimitedknowledgeand
requirementswithinsectionBE
understandingoftheconceptsofthe

requirementswithinsectionBE
Makescomparisonbetweentwodifferentcell

types.Includessomepointsforandagainstfor

someoffollowing

Costandpracticality

impactonsociety

environmentalimpact

4.Bibliography

Numberofreferences
5+
4
3
2
1

Marks
5
4
3
2
1

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