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Topic questions The rate and extent of chemical change Rate of reaction

Rate of reaction

11 questions · 118 marks · about 2 hours

Rate of reaction questions

Edexcel 1CH0 Rate of reaction 11 questions

Paper 2 June 2024 Foundation tier, Question 8 11 marks

Also involves Tests for gases

A student investigates the reaction between marble chips and dilute hydrochloric acid.

The student measures the total volume of carbon dioxide gas produced each minute, for 10 minutes.

(a)

Figure 14 shows part of the apparatus used in the experiment.

Complete Figure 14 by drawing and labelling apparatus that could be used to collect and measure the volume of the carbon dioxide gas.

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(b)

Figure 15 shows a graph of the results of the experiment.

A tangent has been drawn on the curve at a time of 3.5 minutes.

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(b)(i)

State the total volume of carbon dioxide produced in the first 3.5 minutes.

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(b)(ii)

Using the tangent, calculate the rate of reaction at 3.5 minutes in cm3 per minute.

Question 8, shown as an image

rate =........ cm3 per minute

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(c)

The student repeats the experiment using the same mass of smaller marble chips.

All other conditions remain the same.

Explain the effect on the rate of reaction of using smaller marble chips.

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(d)

Which change would make the rate of reaction slower?

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(e)

In this experiment the volume of carbon dioxide gas produced is measured.

Give a different way that the amount of carbon dioxide produced can be measured.

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(f)

In this experiment there is an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid.

State what you would see in the conical flask at the end of the experiment.

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Paper 2 June 2024 Higher tier, Question 2 9 marks

A student investigates the reaction between marble chips and dilute hydrochloric acid.

The student measures the total volume of carbon dioxide gas produced each minute, for 10 minutes.

(a)

Figure 3 shows part of the apparatus used in the experiment.

Complete Figure 3 by drawing and labelling apparatus that could be used to collect and measure the volume of the carbon dioxide gas.

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(b)

Figure 4 shows a graph of the results of the experiment.

A tangent has been drawn on the curve at a time of 3.5 minutes.

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(b)(i)

State the total volume of carbon dioxide produced in the first 3.5 minutes.

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(b)(ii)

Using the tangent, calculate the rate of reaction at 3.5 minutes in cm3 per minute.

Question 2, shown as an image

rate =........ cm3 per minute

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(c)

The student repeats the experiment using the same mass of smaller marble chips.

All other conditions remain the same.

Explain the effect on the rate of reaction of using smaller marble chips.

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(d)

Which change would make the rate of reaction slower?

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Paper 2 June 2023 Higher tier, Question 2 9 marks

Also involves Collision theory and activation energy

A student used the apparatus shown in Figure 3 to investigate the reaction between marble chips and dilute hydrochloric acid.

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The student recorded the volume of gas every minute as shown in Figure 4.

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(a)

On the grid, plot the results shown in Figure 4.

Draw a curve of best fit.

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(b)

Rate of reaction can be calculated using

Question 2, shown as an image

Figure 5 shows the rates of reaction calculated from the results of this experiment.

The rate of reaction for the time interval 2 to 3 minutes is missing.

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(b)(i)

Calculate the rate of reaction for the time interval 2 to 3 minutes.

rate of reaction =........ cm3min

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(b)(ii)

State and explain what happens to the rate of reaction as the acid reacts with the marble chips in this experiment.

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(c)

The student repeated the experiment using the same volume of acid and the same mass of marble chips but used smaller marble chips.

All other conditions remained the same.

The student found that the reaction with the smaller marble chips was faster to start with but produced the same volume of gas.

Using this information, draw a line on the grid to show the results for the reaction with the smaller marble chips.

Label this line ‘C’.

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Paper 2 June 2022 Foundation tier, Question 8 11 marks

A student used the apparatus in Figure 13 to investigate the rate of the reaction between a metal and dilute hydrochloric acid.

Pieces of the metal were placed in dilute hydrochloric acid in the flask, and the total volume of gas produced was measured every minute.

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(a)

Figure 14 shows a graph of the student’s results.

Figure for question 8
(a)(i)

Name a piece of apparatus that would be better to measure the volume of gas produced, instead of the 250 cm3 measuring cylinder.

Give a reason for your answer.

name of apparatus

reason

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(a)(ii)

Calculate the mean rate of production of hydrogen over the first 90 seconds, in cm3 per second.

rate =........ cm3 per second

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(a)(iii)

The student measured the volume of gas for 10 minutes.

State why the measurements could have been stopped at 9 minutes.

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(b)

The experiment was repeated, but with acid of a higher concentration.

The rate of reaction was faster.

(b)(i)

Explain why the rate of reaction increases when the concentration of acid is increased.

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(b)(ii)

Another student suggests four other ways of increasing the rate of this reaction.

Which one is correct?

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(c)

The apparatus in Figure 13 can be used to measure the rate of the reaction between marble chips and hydrochloric acid.

The student needs different sized marble chips.

Describe how the student can make small and medium sized marble chips from large chips.

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Paper 2 June 2022 Higher tier, Question 2 9 marks

A student used the apparatus in Figure 3 to investigate the rate of the reaction between a metal and dilute hydrochloric acid.

Pieces of the metal were placed in dilute hydrochloric acid in the flask, and the total volume of gas produced was measured every minute.

Figure for question 2
(a)

Figure 4 shows a graph of the student’s results.

Figure for question 2
(a)(i)

Name a piece of apparatus that would be better to measure the volume of gas produced, instead of the 250 cm3 measuring cylinder.

Give a reason for your answer.

name of apparatus

reason

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(a)(ii)

Calculate the mean rate of production of hydrogen over the first 90 seconds, in cm3 per second.

rate =........ cm3 per second

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(a)(iii)

The student measured the volume of gas for 10 minutes.

State why the measurements could have been stopped at 9 minutes.

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(b)

The experiment was repeated, but with acid of a higher concentration.

The rate of reaction was faster.

(b)(i)

Explain why the rate of reaction increases when the concentration of acid is increased.

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(b)(ii)

Another student suggests four other ways of increasing the rate of this reaction.

Which one is correct?

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Paper 2 November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 6 12 marks

Figure 9 shows a sample of hydrogen peroxide solution decomposing to form water and oxygen gas.

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(a)(i)

Write the word equation for hydrogen peroxide solution decomposing.

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(a)(ii)

In this reaction hydrogen peroxide is a solution, water is a liquid and oxygen is a gas.

Draw one straight line from each substance to its correct state symbol.

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(b)

Describe the test to show the gas produced is oxygen.

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(c)

Figure 10 shows the electron arrangement for an atom of hydrogen and an atom of oxygen.

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Complete the dot and cross diagram in Figure 11 for a molecule of water, H2O.

Draw outer shell electrons only.

Figure for question 6
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(d)

Liver contains the enzyme catalase.

A piece of liver was added to another sample of hydrogen peroxide solution.

Figure 12 shows the results.

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Figure 13 shows a graph of the volume of oxygen produced from the hydrogen peroxide with and without liver.

Figure for question 6

Figure 13

(d)(i)

Complete the missing label on the axis of the graph.

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(d)(ii)

Describe what the graph shows about the difference in decomposition of hydrogen peroxide with and without liver.

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(d)(iii)

Describe how the apparatus in Figure 12 could be modified to find the volume of gas produced when the liver is added to the hydrogen peroxide.

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Paper 2 November 2021 Higher tier, Question 6 10 marks

This question is about the rate of reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid.

The word equation for this reaction is

calcium carbonate + hydrochloric acid maths symbol calcium chloride + water + carbon dioxide

(a)

Which of the following is the formula for calcium carbonate?

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(b)

Some pieces of calcium carbonate were added to dilute hydrochloric acid in a conical flask and the volume of carbon dioxide produced was measured.

Complete the diagram in Figure 7 to show the apparatus to collect the gas produced and measure its volume.

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(c)

The reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid was investigated at different temperatures.

(c)(i)

State what could be used to keep the temperature of the conical flask and its contents at a temperature of 45 °C throughout the reaction.

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(c)(ii)

Figure 8 shows a graph of volume of gas collected in this investigation.

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Draw a tangent at 100 seconds on Figure 8. Use this tangent to calculate the rate of reaction at this time.

rate of reaction =........ cm3

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(c)(iii)

The temperature of the acid was kept at 45 °C.

State one other variable that needs to be controlled during this investigation.

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(c)(iv)

Explain, in terms of particles, how decreasing the temperature affects the rate of this reaction.

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Paper 2 November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 9 13 marks

(a)

Calcium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce carbon dioxide gas.

The rate of reaction between calcium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid at room temperature was investigated.

(a)(i)

The investigation was carried out with different sized calcium carbonate pieces.

The mass of calcium carbonate and all other conditions were kept the same.

The results are shown in Figure 15.

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State, using the information in Figure 15, the effect of the surface area of the calcium carbonate on the rate of this reaction.

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(a)(ii)

The calcium carbonate powder produced 90 cm3 of carbon dioxide in five minutes.

Calculate the average rate of reaction in cm3s–1.

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(a)(iii)

The experiments were repeated at a higher temperature. The rate of reaction for each experiment increased.

Explain, in terms of particles, why the rate of reaction increased when the temperature was increased.

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(b)

*(b) Zinc metal reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce hydrogen gas.

zinc + hydrochloric acid maths symbol zinc chloride + hydrogen

A student investigated the effect of doubling the concentration of the hydrochloric acid on this reaction.

The student made the following prediction.

Figure for question 9

Devise a plan, including the apparatus you would use, to test the student’s prediction.

You are provided with pieces of zinc and two bottles of dilute hydrochloric acid. One bottle of hydrochloric acid is double the concentration of the other.

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Paper 2 November 2020 Higher tier, Question 6 9 marks

(a)

Sodium thiosulfate solution, Na2S2O3, reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.

Question 6, shown as an image
(a)(i)

When dilute hydrochloric acid is mixed with sodium thiosulfate solution, the mixture turns cloudy.

Explain why the mixture turns cloudy.

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(a)(ii)

In an investigation, different concentrations of hydrochloric acid are reacted with sodium thiosulfate solution. The mixture goes cloudy at different rates.

Describe how the rate at which the mixture goes cloudy can be measured.

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(a)(iii)

You are provided with some dilute hydrochloric acid which has a concentration of 50 g dm–3.

For this experiment, dilute hydrochloric acid with a concentration of 20 g dm–3 is required.

How much water must be added to 100 cm3 of 50 g dm–3 hydrochloric acid to make dilute hydrochloric acid with a concentration of 20 g dm–3?

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(b)

Sodium iodide solution is colourless.

When a solution of bromine is added to sodium iodide solution, a reaction occurs.

Question 6, shown as an image
(b)(i)

The mixture turns brown.

Give the name of the substance causing the brown colour.

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(b)(ii)

Explain which substance has been reduced in this reaction.

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Paper 2 June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 6 13 marks

The word equation for the reaction between magnesium and dilute hydrochloric acid is

magnesium + hydrochloric acid maths symbol magnesium chloride + hydrogen

The reaction was carried out using the apparatus shown in Figure 11.

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Question 6, shown as an image

A strip of magnesium ribbon was placed in the conical flask. 100 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid was added to the conical flask.

The mass of the flask and contents was measured at regular intervals. The loss in mass was calculated. Figure 12 shows a graph of the results.

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(a)

Name the apparatus that could be used to measure out 100 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid.

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(b)

Explain why there is a loss in mass of the flask and contents.

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(c)

The graph shows that the rate of reaction slows as the reaction takes place.

Explain, in terms of particles, why the rate of reaction between magnesium ribbon and dilute hydrochloric acid slows as the reaction takes place.

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(d)

The experiment was repeated using the acid at a higher temperature. All other conditions were kept the same.

State the effect of the higher temperature on the mass loss after two minutes.

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(e)

The original experiment was repeated using the same mass of magnesium powder instead of the magnesium ribbon. All other conditions were kept the same.

Sketch, on the graph in Figure 12, the line you would expect for this experiment.

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(f)

Some reactions are affected by the presence of a catalyst.

(f)(i)

State the effect of a catalyst on a reaction.

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(f)(ii)

Devise a simple experiment to find out what happens to the mass of a solid catalyst during a reaction.

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Paper 2 June 2018 Higher tier, Question 9 12 marks

(a) The rate of reaction between magnesium ribbon and dilute hydrochloric acid at room temperature is investigated.

The apparatus used is shown in Figure 11.

The volume of hydrogen gas given off was measured at regular intervals during the reaction.

Figure for question 9

The graph in Figure 12 shows the results of this experiment.

Figure for question 9
(a)
(a)(i)

State a change that can be made to the apparatus in Figure 11 to measure the volumes of gas more accurately.

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(a)(ii)

A tangent has been drawn to the line on the graph in Figure 12.

Calculate the rate of reaction at this point.

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(a)(iii)

On the graph in Figure 12, draw the line you would expect to obtain if the magnesium ribbon in this experiment was replaced with an equal mass of powdered magnesium. All other conditions are kept the same.

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(b)

The balanced equation for this reaction is

Question 9, shown as an image
(b)(i)

In another experiment, 0.1 moles of hydrochloric acid, HC l, were reacted with 0.1 g of magnesium ribbon.

Calculate the number of moles of magnesium, Mg, in the 0.1 g sample of magnesium ribbon. (relative atomic mass: Mg = 24)

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(b)(ii)

In a further experiment, 0.5 mol of hydrochloric acid, HC l, were mixed with 0.5 mol of magnesium, Mg.

Use the equation to show that, in this experiment, the magnesium is in excess.

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(c)

*(c) Two substances, A and B, each form a colourless solution. If the solutions are mixed in a beaker, A and B react to form a coloured product. The rate of the reaction between A and B can be investigated by placing the beaker containing the mixture on a cross on a piece of paper and timing how long it takes for enough coloured product to be produced to make the cross invisible when viewed from above, through the solution.

experiment 1experiment 2experiment 3
concentration of A in solution in g dm−3101040
temperature in °C204040
time for cross to become invisible in s3208020
Question 9, shown as an image

Use the results of these experiments to explain, in terms of the behaviour of particles, the effect of changing temperature and the effect of changing the concentration of A in solution on the rate of this reaction.

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