TUISYEN IBNU SINA CHEMISTRY MODULE 13

RATE OF REACTION

1 Three sets of experiments are carried out to study the rate of reaction between marble
(CaCO3) and dilute sulphuric acid. The table below shows the reacting conditions.

Set Reacting conditions

I 30 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid + 1 gram of marble chips at room
temperature
II 30 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid + 1 gram of marble powder at room
temperature
III 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 sulphuric acid + 1 gram of marble chips at room
temperature
Table 1

a Draw a diagram to show the set- up of apparatus used to collect the gas evolved in
the experiment.

b i Figure 1 shows the curve obtained when the volume of carbon dioxide gas liberated
against time is plotted for set I.
Volume of
carbon
dioxide gas
( cm3)

Time ( s )
Figure 1

On the same axes, sketch the curve that you would expect for set II.

ii What is the factor that affects the differences in the curves between set I and II

c i Compare set I and set III: On the same axes, sketch the graphs of volume of carbon
dioxide gas against time. Label the curve.

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volume of gaS/cm3

time/s
ii Which of the set, I or III, gives a higher rate of reaction?

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iii. Explain your answer in ( c ) (ii) using collision theory.

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2 A catalyst is a substance which causes a change in the rate of reaction without itself
undergoing a chemical change at the end of reaction.

a i) State an example of chemical reaction and the suitable catalyst.

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ii) State two characteristics of catalyst.

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b Figure 3 shows the energy profile diagram for the following reaction
N2 + O2 2NO2.
Energy

2NO2
v
N2 + O2

Figure 3

i) Using arrow ( )show the value of the activation energy,Ea in Figure 3

ii In figure 3 , sketch the curve that you would expect if the reaction between nitrogen
gas and oxygen occurred using catalyst X.

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Energy

Figure 3.1
iii Referring the collision theory, explain how the catalyst increases the rate of reaction.

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3. An experiment is carried out to study the rate of reaction between zinc and hydrochloric
acid. The time taken by zinc to dissolve in acid in each experiment is recorded in Table 2

Temperature Time
Experiment Reactant
(0C) (s)
20 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +
I 30 120
2 g of granulated zinc
20 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +
II 30 60
2 g of granulated zinc
20 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +
III 30 40
2 g of zinc powder
20 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid +
IV 2 g of granulated zinc + 5 drops of 30 45
copper(II) sulphate solution
Table 2
a) State three factors affecting the rate of reaction.

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b) Write an ionic equation for the reaction between magnesium and acid.

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c) Compare the rate of reaction for
• experiment I and experiment II,
• experiment II and experiment III.

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• experiment II and experiment IV

Explain your answer based on the collision theory.

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d) If experiment II is repeated at 40 0C, predict the time taken for the 2 g zinc to
dissolve completely. Explain your answer.

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e) Based on the collision theory, explain why we need to store fresh milk in a
refrigerator.

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