IB Chemistry SL 1.1.3 Stability and energy Question Bank
Practise IB Chemistry SL 1.1.3 by applying stability and energy to exam-style questions.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Chemistry SL
- Level
- SL
Practise IB Chemistry SL 1.1.3 by applying stability and energy to exam-style questions.
Phenylethene (styrene) is produced from ethylbenzene in a gas-phase equilibrium.

The forward reaction is endothermic, uses iron(III) oxide as a catalyst, and takes place at 900 K .
Sketch the energy profile for the reaction, both with and without the catalyst, labelling ΔH and the activation energies.

Potential energy

two curves, each passing through a maximum AND reaching same energy level endothermic enthalpy change labelled both activation energies correctly labelled
Do not penalize curve showing multiple steps for the catalysis in M1.
Accept double-headed arrows or lines in M2 and M3, but not arrows pointing down.