TOPIC 11: KINETICS

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(2)
1(a) Graph: rate or 1 against [A] (1)
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Line: horizontal (1)
(2)
1(b) Graph: rate or 1 against [A] (1)
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Line: (positive gradient) passes through the origin (1)
(2)
1(c) Graph: rate or 1 against [A]2 (1)
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Line: (positive gradient) passes through the origin (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)

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2(a) the slowest step in the mechanism (1) (1)
2(b)(i) H2 + ICl  HCl + HI (2) One mark for H2(g) + IClg (2)
One mark for sensible products
2(b)(ii) ICl + HI  HCl + I2 (2) One mark for use of second ICl (2)
One mark for the two equations
adding up to give the overall
equation
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)

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3(a) A – First (1) (3)
B – Zero (1)
C – Second (1)
3(b) Rate = k [A] [C]2 (1) Accept rate = k [A] [C]2[B]0 (1)
Allow error carried forward from
(a)
3(c) B (1) Allow errors carried forward from (1)
(a) and (b)

(Total for Question 3 = 5 marks)

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4(a) 3.00 × 10‒3 (1) Both answers must be given to 3 (2)
‒ 5.58 (1) s.f.

4(b) (2)
Plot ln k against 1 (1)
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Ea = ‒ gradient × R (1)
(Total for Question 4 = 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR ASSESSMENT = 20 MARKS

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