Chemistry 12 (HL) Unit 2 / IB Topics 6 and 16 Review

Rates of Reaction Past Paper Questions

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PAST PAPER 2 QUESTIONS

1. (a) rate = k [N2O5]

(b) (i) rate = k[N2O5]

One molecule of [N2O5]

(ii) rate = k[N2O5] [NO3]

But NO3 comes from N2O5 in first step

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So: rate = k[N2O5] NOTE: Questions
about the half life of a
(c) the time taken for the concentration/amount (of N2O5) to decrease chemical reaction are
to half its original value NOT part of the current
(d) it is constant IB syllabus.

2. (a) (i) change in concentration of reactant (or product) per unit time

(ii) MgCO3 (s) + 2 HCl (aq) MgCl2(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O (l)

(iii)

(iv) new curve reaches same height as original curve AND new curve less steep than original
curve;
volume of gas produced is the same because the same amount of acid is used;
reaction is slower because concentration is decreased;

(b) (i) (from experiments 1 and 2 at constant [H2]), [NO] doubles, rate quadruples;
hence, second order with respect to NO;
(from experiments 2 and 3 at constant [NO]), [H2] doubles, rate doubles;
hence, first order with respect to [4] 2H;

Allow alternative mathematical deductions also.

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(ii) rate = k [NO] [H2]
-5 -3 2 -3 2
(iii) k = (10.00 x 10 ) / ( (10.00 x 10 ) x (4.00 x 10 ) ) = 2.50 x 10
-2 6 -1
units = mol dm s

(c) (i) step 1

(ii) O (atom) / oxygen atom
Chemistry 12 (HL) Unit 2 / IB Topics 6 and 16 Review

(d) (i) (minimum) energy needed for a reaction to occur

(iii) as temperature increases rate constant increases

(iv) from graph gradient = -Ea / R

measurement of gradient from chosen points on graph;

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Ea = 1.6 x 10 kJ (or kJ/mol)

3. (a) order of NO = second

[NO] doubled, rate quadrupled

order of Br2 = first

[Br2] doubled, rate of reaction doubled
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(b) rate = k [NO] [Br2]
-3 -2 2 -3
(c) k = (3.20 x 10 ) / ( (2.00x 10 ) x (5.00 x 10 ) )
3 6 -2 -1
= 1.60 x 10 dm mol s
NOTE: Heterogeneous catalysts
and how they work are not in the
(d) (i) no effect (k changes only with temperature)
current IB syllabus.
(ii) rate decreases (by a factor of 2)

(e) gases adsorb on surface of catalyst / provides surface for the reaction
lowers activation energy / provides alternative pathway for reaction

(f)

NOTE: Ignore the red line.

Chemistry 12 (HL) Unit 2 / IB Topics 6 and 16 Review

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4. (a) (i) rate = k [NO] [Cl2 ]

(ii) rate of reaction will decrease by a factor of 4;

no effect on the rate constant

(iii)

Note 1: You do not need to worry

about the equilibrium point for the
Kinetics test.

Note 2: The slopes for the NO and

the NOCl curve must be the same
because they are present in equal
amounts in the equation.

(b) Above 775 K: rate = k [NO2][CO];

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Below 775 K: rate = k [NO2]

(c) zero order reaction;

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all concentrations are 1.0 mol dm

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5. (a) (i) 1. rate = k [CH3COCH3] [H ]
2
2. rate = k [CH3COCH3]
+ 2
3. rate = k [H ]

(ii) 1. [CH3COCH3] doubles, rate doubles and [H]+ doubles, rate doubles; [Br2 ]doubles, no
effect on rate;
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2. [CH3COCH3] doubles, rate quadruples; [Br2] doubles or [H ] doubles, no effect on rate
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3. [H ] doubles, rate quadruples; [Br2] doubles or [CH3COCH3] doubles, no effect on rate

The answer given must correspond to the selected expression in 8(a)(i).

(iii) constant half-life;

at least two sets of data to justify statement
-3 -3
e.g concentration decreases from 1.6 to 0.8 mol dm in 10 s; from 0.8 to 0. 4mol dm in
-3
10 s; from 0.4 to 0.2 mol dm in 10 s.

(iv) decrease in the colour of the bromine;

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the acid (H ) is a catalyst;
a catalyst increases rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy