Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Reaction kinetics

Reaction kinetics — practice question

Nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere act as homogeneous catalysts in the formation of acid rain.
(a)[2]

What do the following terms mean? catalyst; homogeneous.

(b(i))

State a major source of nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere and explain how they are formed.

(b(ii))[5]

Use equations to show the chemical part played by nitrogen oxides in the formation of acid rain.

(c)[3]

Using the axes below, draw a fully labelled reaction pathway diagram to show the effect of a catalyst on an exothermic reaction. Label the $\Delta H$ and $E_a$ values.

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