The rate of the reaction is studied.
A small amount of is mixed with a large excess of at a temperature of 400 K and the reaction is monitored. The graph obtained is shown.

Suggest why a large excess of is used in this experiment.
EduNinjaThe rate of the reaction H2( g)+I2( g)⇌2HI(g) is studied.
A small amount of H2( g) is mixed with a large excess of I2( g) at a temperature of 400 K and the reaction is monitored. The graph obtained is shown.

Suggest why a large excess of I2( g) is used in this experiment.
Hydrazine, N2H4, can be used as a rocket fuel and is stored as a liquid. It reacts exothermically with oxygen to give only gaseous products.
The enthalpy change of a reaction such as that between hydrazine and oxygen may be calculated by using standard enthalpy changes of formation.
Hydrazine reacts with oxygen according to the following equation.
Although the above reaction is highly exothermic, hydrazine does not burn spontaneously in oxygen.
Suggest a reason for this.
Sulfuric acid is manufactured by the Contact process.
One stage in this process is the conversion of sulfur dioxide into sulfur trioxide in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst of vanadium(V) oxide, V2O5.

State and explain the effect of increasing temperature on the rate of production of SO3.
The elements sodium to chlorine, in the third period, all form oxides.
SO3 is produced by the reaction between SO2 and O2 in the Contact process. A dynamic equilibrium is established.
Explain why the gradients of the SO2 and O2 lines decrease with time.
Suggest a reason why the initial gradient of the SO2 line is steeper than that of the O2 line.
Calcium, magnesium and radium are Group 2 elements. Radium follows the same trends as the other members of Group 2.
Cold water reacts slowly with a piece of Mg to produce bubbles of H2( g). Cold water reacts rapidly with burning Mg to produce H2( g) in an explosive mixture.
Explain why the rate of reaction of cold water with burning magnesium is greater.
The rate of the reaction between a reactive metal and an excess of a dilute acid is investigated. The total volume of hydrogen gas produced is recorded every 30 seconds for 3 minutes.

The average rate of reaction during the first 30 seconds is P.
The average rate of reaction during the last 30 seconds is Q.
What is the value of P-Q ?
1.21 cm3 s−1
1.93 cm3 s−1
2.13 cm3 s−1
3.43 cm3 s−1
A student carries out four experiments to investigate the rate of reaction between 3.0 g of calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.
experiment 1CaCO3 powder +2.0moldm−3HCl at 35∘C
experiment 2CaCO3 powder +2.0moldm−3HCl at 35∘C
experiment 3 large chips of CaCO3+1.0moldm−3HCl at room temperature
experiment 4 large chips of CaCO3+1.0moldm−3HCl at 35∘C
The student collects the CO2( g) and times how long it takes to produce the same volume of gas for each experiment.
What could be the correct times for the four experiments?
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experiment 3 /s
experiment 4 /s
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Na2 S2O3 reacts with dilute HCl to give a pale yellow precipitate. If 1 cm3 of 0.1moldm−3HCl is added to 10 cm3 of 0.02 moldm−3Na2 S2O3 the precipitate forms slowly.
If the experiment is repeated with 1 cm3 of 0.1 moldm−3HCl and 10 cm3 of 0.05moldm−3Na2 S2O3 the precipitate forms more quickly.
Why is this?
The activation energy of the reaction is lower when 0.05moldm−3Na2 S2O3 is used.
The collisions between reactant particles are more violent when 0.05moldm−3Na2 S2O3 is used.
The reactant particles collide more frequently when 0.05moldm−3Na2 S2O3 is used.
The reaction proceeds by a different pathway when 0.05moldm−3Na2 S2O3 is used.
In the diagram, curve X was obtained by observing the decomposition of 100 cm3 of 1.0 moldm−3 hydrogen peroxide, catalysed by manganese(IV) oxide.

Which alteration to the original experimental conditions would produce curve Y ?
adding more manganese(IV) oxide
adding some 0.1 moldm−3 hydrogen peroxide
adding water
raising the temperature
An autocatalytic reaction is a reaction in which one of the products catalyses the reaction.
Which curve was obtained if the rate of reaction was plotted against time for an autocatalytic reaction?



