Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Rate of reaction

Rate of reaction — practice question

A student compared the rate of reaction of excess calcium carbonate with dilute hydrochloric acid in a conical flask by using two different methods. Method 1: Record the volume of carbon dioxide formed at 10 second intervals. Method 2: Measure the decrease in mass of the reaction mixture by weighing at 10 second intervals.
(a(i))[1]

Suggest one benefit of Method 1 over Method 2.

(a(ii))[1]

Explain why the mass of the reaction mixture falls in Method 2.

(b)[6]

Examine the graph.

(c(i))[1]

Describe how the rate of this reaction alters with time.

(c(ii))[1]

Deduce how long it takes to collect 36 cm$^3$ of carbon dioxide.

(c(iii))[2]

Draw a line on the grid to show how the volume of carbon dioxide changes with time when smaller pieces of calcium carbonate are used.

(c(iv))[2]

Describe the effect of each change on the rate of this reaction. • The temperature is raised. All other conditions stay the same. • The concentration of the hydrochloric acid is lowered. All other conditions stay the same.

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This 14-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: volume readings are larger than the mass lost / the mass loss in Method 2 is too small to detect

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