Name: _____________________________ ( ) Class: ___________ Date: __________________

Part IX Rate of reaction

Chapter 36 Rate of chemical reaction
There are 8 questions in Section A and 2 questions in Section B.
Marks: / 15
Answer ALL questions.

Section A Multiple-choice questions (8 marks)

1. Consider the following reaction:

2SO2(g) + O2(g)  2SO 3 (g)
Which of the following statements about the rate of the above reaction is/are correct?
(1) Rate of consumption of SO2 = Rate of consumption of O2
(2) Rate of consumption of SO2 = Rate of formation of SO3
(3) Rate of consumption of O2 = Rate of formation of SO3
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
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2. Ammonium chloride forms from the reaction of ammonia with hydrogen chloride. A graph of
mass of ammonium chloride against time is plotted.
Mass of NH4Cl (g)

X Y

W
V
Time (s)

At which point is the rate of formation of ammonium chloride the highest?

A. V
B. W
C. X
D. Y
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3. Consider the following reaction in a 2 dm3 closed container.
4NH3(g) + 5O2(g)  4NO(g) + 6H2O(g)
At the 30th second, the amount of NO(g) in the system increases by 0.12 mol. Which of the
following about the average rate of this reaction is correct?
A. Average rate of consumption of O2 = 0.001 mol dm3 s1
B. Average rate of production of H2O = 0.003 mol dm3 s1
C. Average rate of production of NO = 0.004 mol dm3 s1
D. Average rate of consumption of NH3 = 0.004 mol dm3 s1
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Questions 4 and 5 refer to an experiment that follows the progress of the reaction between calcium
carbonate and hydrochloric acid. The volume of carbon dioxide collected is plotted against time.
Volume of CO2 (cm3)

Time (s)

4. When did the reaction go the fastest?

A. 010 s
B. 1020 s
C. 2030 s
D. 3040 s
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5. What is the average rate of the reaction from the 10 second to the 30 second?
A. 0.68 cm3 s1
B. 0.82 cm3 s1
C. 1.03 cm3 s1
D. 20.5 cm3 s1
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6. Which of the following methods can be used to follow the progress of the reaction between
magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid?
(1) Measuring the change in the mass of the reaction mixture
(2) Measuring the change in the volume of gas evolved
(3) Measuring the change in pressure of the reaction system
A. (1) and (2) only
B. (1) and (3) only
C. (2) and (3) only
D. (1), (2) and (3)
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7. In which of the following reactions the progress can be monitored by a colorimeter?
A. 2KOH(aq) + H2SO4(aq)  K2SO4(aq) + 2H2O(l)
B. CO2(g) + 2NaOH(aq)  Na2CO3(aq) + H2O(l)
C. 2H2O2(aq)  2H2O(l) + O2(g)
D. Zn(s) + CuSO4(aq)  ZnSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
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8. To follow the progress of the reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid in the presence of
concentrated sulphuric acid, small portions of the reaction mixture are withdrawn and analysed.
Which of the following methods can be used to quench the reaction mixture before analysis?
(1) Adding a large amount of cold water to the reaction mixture
(2) Adding a large amount of hot water to the reaction mixture
(3) Adding ices to the reaction mixture
A. (1) only
B. (2) only
C. (1) and (3) only
D. (2) and (3) only
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Section B Structured questions (7 marks)

1. Suggest how to follow the progress of the following reactions. Explain briefly.
(a) Reaction between sodium carbonate and 1 M hydrochloric acid

(2 marks)
(b) Reaction between sodium sulphite solution and acidified potassium permanganate solution

(2 marks)
2. An iron nail is put into a test tube containing dilute hydrochloric acid. The absorbance of the
reaction mixture is measured and a graph is plotted using the result.
Absorbance

Time

(a) Explain why the absorbance of the reaction mixture increases gradually.

(1 mark)
(b) State how to obtain the initial rate of the reaction from the graph.

(1 mark)
(c) Explain why the absorbance remains unchanged finally.

(1 mark)

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