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A Level CHEMISTRY
Revision Test
Topic 9 & 10: Kinetics and Equilibria

Time: 30 mins
Date Mark Grade/Effort

/25
Follow up questions and corrections

Q1. Which of the following will not affect the rate of the reaction below?
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) → CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
    A    Surface area

   B    Concentration

   C    Pressure

   D    Temperature

(1)

Q2. Catalytic converters reduce nitrogen monoxide emissions from car engines by catalysing the reaction
between nitrogen monoxide and carbon monoxide to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
(i) Write an equation for the reaction on a catalytic converter described above. State symbols are not
required.
(1)

(ii) Draw a fully labelled reaction profile diagram for the exothermic reaction in (i).
(2)

*(iii) By referring to your energy profile, explain how a catalyst speeds up a chemical reaction.
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Q3. This question concerns the Maxwell-Boltzmann energy distribution shown below.

(a) The energy plotted on the horizontal axis is mainly

(1)
   A      activation.
   B      kinetic.
   C      rotation.
   D      vibration.

(b)  How does the curve above change when the temperature is increased?
(1)
   A    The peak increases in height and moves to the left.
   B    The peak increases in height and moves to the right.
   C    The peak decreases in height and moves to the left.
   D    The peak decreases in height and moves to the right.

(c)  What would be the effect on the diagram if the reactant concentrations were increased?
(1)
   A    There would be no change.
   B    The Ea line would move to the right.
   C    The Ea line would move to the left.
   D    The peak decreases in height and moves to the right.
(d)  What would be the effect on the diagram if a catalyst was added?
The activation energy would
(1)
   A    be unchanged and the peak would move to the right.
   B    move to the left and the peak would move to the right.
   C    move to the left and the peak would move to the left.
   D    move to the left and the peak would be unchanged.

Q4. For the reversible reaction X ⇌ Y which of the following could represent the change in the
concentrations of X and Y with time, starting with a mixture of both X and Y?

Equilibrium is reached at time teqm.

(1)
Q5. A solution of iodine in aqueous potassium iodide is brown. The following equilibrium exists in this
solution.

What would be the effect, if any, on the colour of the solution if five drops of dilute sodium hydroxide
solution were added to 5 cm3 of the iodine solution?

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Q6. At the surface of the sea, there is a dynamic equilibrium between carbon dioxide gas in air and
dissolved carbon dioxide in the surface sea water.
CO2(g) CO2(aq)
(i)  State two features of a system which has reached dynamic equilibrium.
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Q7. In the Haber process, nitrogen and hydrogen react together to produce ammonia:
N2(g) + 3H2(g) ⇌ 2NH3(g)
(a) State whether this reaction represents a heterogeneous system or a homogeneous system and
explain your answer.
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(b) Deduce the expression for the equilibrium constant, Kc, for this reaction.
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Q8. Calcium carbonate decomposes to produce calcium oxide and carbon dioxide:
Deduce the expression for the equilibrium constant, Kc, for this reaction.
(1)

Q9. Ethanol and ethanoic acid react together, in the presence of hydrochloric acid as a catalyst, to
produce ethyl ethanoate and water:
C2H5OH(aq) + CH3COOH(aq) ⇌ CH3COOC2H5(aq) + H2O(l)
Explain why the catalyst will have no effect on the equilibrium yield of ethyl ethanoate?
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Q10. Reaction 1 can be used in the manufacture of hydrogen. It uses two naturally occurring chemicals,
water and natural gas. Steam is reacted with methane to form carbon monoxide and hydrogen in an
equilibrium reaction.

      Reaction 1    CH4(g) + H2O(g) CO(g) + 3H2(g)       ΔH = +210 kJ mol−1

Discuss, with reasons, the conditions of temperature and pressure that would favour the production of
hydrogen in reaction 1. You should consider the effect of the conditions on both yield and rate.
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Markscheme (Topic 9-10 Test)
Q1. C
Q2.
Q3. B, D, A, D
Q4. B
Q5.
Colour gets lighter (OH- reacts with H+, [H+] decreases, so eqm shifts right)

Q6.

Q7.
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Homogeneous because all the reactants and products are in the same state/phase. (1) (1)
2 (1)
[NH3 (g)]
Kc  3
[N2 (g)][H2 (g)] (1)

Q8.
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Kc = [CO2(g)] (1) (1)
Q9.

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because catalysts change the rate of the forward and backward reactions by the same (2)
ratio (1)

Q10.