NIU) VESTA sREG... fom SOLOMON MAHLANGU COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS CHE 300: CHEMICAL KINETICS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY| 60 MINUTES ” -_May\24, 24 Instructions to candidates (a) This examination paper consists of tree printed pages. Snswer all questions, in the space provided on each question. 3 N= 14, O = 16, H= 1, Na = 23, S = 32, K = 39, C= 12, ific gravity of sulphuric acid = 1.84g/cm’, Assay of sulphuric acid = 98% ‘Atomic mas Spi PART 1: Chemical preparations Acid instructions for the NECTA chemistry practical require you to prepare 0.5M of sulphuric acid ion and 0.1M sodium thiosulphate solution for a class with 124 students. The amounts required for @ student to compiete the practical are 150cm? and 100 cm? of sulphuric acid solution and sodium thiusulphate solution, respectively, Questions. 1. Calculate the exact volume (cm?) of sulphuric acid solution required for all stGdents. 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Calculate the mass (g) of sodium thiusulphate needed to prepare 0.1 M of soda thiusulphte solution enough for the whole class to complete the chemistry practical.(3mark) Myantey = _Gacententen mn Sma ah mANE MUIR Cmag : Tree AD ee coe alae nl eo, > ale Magn = [rdttma XB Jag = 145-92.9. | ee i Perel aera Pass eg NOLS wes 195 92g. | toe mat inh ’y> bor nenoady, — PART 1: Procedure and results , 3 Experiment 1: 30 cm? of 0.5M sulphuric acid solution and 50 cm? of water were poured in the 100 crv beaker and 10 cm? of 0.1 M sodium thiosulphate solution was added and immediately the stop ee was started, the beaker with the contents was placed on top of a piece of white paper marked X, the time was recorded when the cross was invisible. Experiment 2: 40 cm? of 0.5M sulphuric acid solution and 40 cm? of water were poured in the 100 cm? beaker and 10 cm? of 0.1 M sodium thiosulphate solution was added and immediately the stop watch was started, the beaker with the contents was placed on top of a piece of white paper marked X, the time was recorded when the cross was invisible. Experiment 3: 50 cm? of 0.5M sulphuric acid solution and 30° cm? of 0.1 M sodium thiosulphate solution were poured in the 100 cm? beaker and 10 cm? of water was added and immediately the stom ‘watch was started, the beaker with the contents was placed on top of a piece of white paper marked X, the time was recorded when the cross.was invisible: i t Texperiments+60 un? of 05M 5 e-acid-colutinn and 20 cm? of water were poured in the 100 cm? ibeaker and 10 cm’ of 0.1 M sodium thiosulphate solution was added and immediately the stop watch Was started, the beaker with the contents was Placed.on top of a piece of white Paper marked X, the ‘e 1s at time was recorded when the'cross was invisible-! = Questions; tl, 1, What was the aim of the experiments? [2mark Ue diene a ep tad belwten —alplany RAT ol BD Tob ELgake | — : 2 Hl 2: Which experiment isdjkely to be discounted? fzmark 1 Cxgehnant ( 4) p J . What was the concentratiOR.of sulphuric acid (mol/am*) after the addition of water? 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