Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Rate of reaction

Rate of reaction — practice question

Sulfur dioxide is converted into sulfur trioxide in the Contact process. The conditions employed are $450^{\circ}\text{C}$ and $200\,\text{kPa}$ with a vanadium(V) oxide catalyst. Which row gives the description and explanation of the effect that changing the conditions has on the rate of reaction?

  • Ano catalyst; lower; the activation energy is higher
  • Bhigher pressure; higher; the particles have more kinetic energy
  • Clower temperature; lower; the particles collide more frequently
  • Dlower pressure; higher; there are more particles per unit volume

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