CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 8.1.2 Questions

Practise explaining how concentration, pressure, surface area, temperature and catalysts affect reaction rate using CAIE 9701 AS questions and mark schemes.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Explain how concentration, pressure, surface area, temperature and catalysts affect the rate of a chemical reaction.

CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 8.1.2 Questions question 1

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The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the presence of MnO2\mathrm{MnO}_{2} produces water and oxygen gas.

The volume of gas collected when 0.2 g of MnO2\mathrm{MnO}_{2} is added to two different hydrogen peroxide solutions at 20C20^{\circ} \mathrm{C} is shown on the graph as curves X and Y .

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Which row shows the conditions that will result in curves X and Y ?

volume of H2O2/cm3\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}

concentration of H2O2/moldm3\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} / \mathrm{moldm}^{-3}

form of MnO2\mathrm{MnO}_{2}

volume of H2O2/cm3\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} / \mathrm{cm}^{3}

concentration of H2O2/moldm3\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} / \mathrm{moldm}^{-3}

form of MnO2\mathrm{MnO}_{2}

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