PART B - RATE OF REACTION

1. When calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid, carbon dioxide gas is
produced. A convenient way of following the reaction is to place a flask containing the
reactants on a chemical balance and follow the mass of the apparatus with time. As
carbon dioxide escapes from the flask it loses mass.
The results of such an experiment are shown below.

235

234.5

234
MASS (g)

233.5

233

232.5

232
0 1 2 3 4 5
TIME (MINUTES)

(a) What was the final mass of the apparatus when the reaction stopped?
A. 232.6 g
B. 232.3 g
C. 232.5 g
D. 232.7 g

(b) When did the reaction stop?

A. 3.0 min
B. 3.5 min
C. 4.0 min
D. 4.5 min

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(c) What was the total loss in mass?

A. 2.1 g
B. 2.2 g
C. 2.4 g
D. 2.5 g

(d) What mass of carbon dioxide has been produced at time = 1.25 minutes?
A. 1.4 g
B. 1.6 g
C. 1.8 g
D. 2.0 g

A diagram of the apparatus used to follow the above reaction is shown below

COTTON WOOL PLUG

CONICAL FLASK

CALCIUM
CARBONATE AND
HYDROCHLORIC ACID.

CHEMICAL
BALANCE

(g) The purpose of the cotton wool plug is

A. To seal the flask and prevent any gas or acid spray leaving the flask
B. To prevent acid spray leaving the flask, but allow carbon dioxide through
C. To prevent carbon dioxide leaving the flask, but allow acid spray through
D. To allow both acid spray and carbon dioxide gas to leave the flask

(h) A very bright pupil said that some of the carbon dioxide gas might dissolve in the
acid solution. She argued that the acid solution contains a lot of water and she knew that
carbon dioxide gas dissolves in fizzy drinks which also contain a lot of water.
If some of the carbon dioxide did dissolve in the acid then
A. The masses recorded will be smaller than they should be
B. The masses recorded will be larger than they should be
C. The masses recorded will be unaffected by any carbon dioxide dissolving
D. It is impossible to say what effect this will have on the masses recorded.

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2. The graph below shows the volume of gas produced when calcium carbonate reacts
with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide gas. The volume of gas was
measured against time.

70
60
VOLUME (cm3)

50
40
30
20
10
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
TIME (SECONDS)

(a) When did the reaction stop?

A. At 60 seconds?
B. At 80 seconds?
C. At 100 seconds?
D. At 120 seconds?

(b) What was the final volume of gas produced?

A. 64 cm3
B. 54 cm3
C. 44 cm3
D. 34 cm3

(c) The volume of gas produced after 35 seconds was

A. 24 cm3
B. 34 cm3
C. 44 cm3
D. 54 cm3
(d) The time taken to produce 30 cm3 of gas was

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A. 23 seconds
B. 13 seconds
C. 33 seconds
D. 8 seconds

(e) The reaction was fastest at

A. time = 20 seconds
B. time = 80 seconds
C. time = 50 seconds
D. time = 0 seconds

3. Which of the following would increase the rate of a chemical reaction?

A. Keeping the mass constant but increasing the particle size
B. Decreasing the temperature
C. Increasing the concentration
D. Decreasing the concentration

4. Which of the following would decrease the rate of a chemical reaction?

A. Keeping the mass constant but increasing the particle size
B. Keeping the mass constant but decreasing the particle size
C. Increasing the temperature
D. Increasing the concentration

5. The reaction between copper (II) carbonate and sulphuric acid produces carbon
dioxide gas. Which of the following conditions will give the fastest rate of reaction?
Concentration of acid Temperature of acid Particle size of copper (II)
/ mol l-1
/ C carbonate
A 1 20 Lump
B 1 30 Powder
C 2 20 Lump
D 2 30 Powder

6. The reaction between magnesium metal and sulphuric acid produces hydrogen gas.
Which of the following conditions will give the slowest rate of reaction?
Concentration of acid Temperature of acid Particle size of copper (II)
/ mol l-1 / C carbonate
A 1 20 Lump
B 1 40 Powder
C 2 20 Lump
D 2 40 Powder

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7. Hydrogen peroxide decomposes produce oxygen gas. The reaction is catalysed by

manganese (IV) oxide. Which of the following conditions will give the fastest rate of
reaction?
Concentration of Particle size of Temperature of hydrogen
hydrogen peroxide manganese (IV) oxide peroxide
/ mol l-1
/ C
A 2 Lump 20
B 2 Powder 30
C 1 Powder 20
D 0.5 Lump 30

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