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1.

To the left is a graph showing

the decomposition of 0.6 mol
dm-3 hydrogen peroxide
2. forming oxygen gas at room
temperature. Make TWO
sketches on the graph to the
left labelled A and B , to show
the shape of the curve when
the following reactions are
carried out
a) at 10 °C above room
temperature
b)using a lower
concentration of hydrogen
peroxide
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3. The diagram shows the reaction pathway for a given reaction WITHOUT the
use of a catalyst

Which word correctly describes the effect of the catalyst on the activation
energy A increase B decrease C remain the same D fluctuate

4. Which reaction would occur the fastest?

5. The following graphs were obtained in an experiment to look at the

reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid

Circle the letter of the graph

that of the reaction which
used the lowest concentration
of hydrochloric acid

6.
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7. The catalyst manganese(IV) oxide can be used to alter the rate
of decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

Jonathan carried out an experiment at room temperature and

pressure (rtp) to determine the rate of decomposition of hydrogen
peroxide using manganese(IV) oxide as the catalyst. He did this
by measuring the volume of oxygen given off at different time
intervals. Water is also produced during the decomposition and
the reaction is exothermic (this means that the reaction releases
energy and the temperature rises)

Table 1 records Jonathan’s results using manganese(IV) oxide and

100 cm3 of 0.8 mol dm-3 hydrogen peroxide.

Karen carried out a similar experiment to Jonathan using 100 cm3

of 0.4 mol dm-3 hydrogen peroxide solution. Figure 1 shows a
graph of the data obtained by Karen.

Table 1: Results of Jonathan’s experiment

Time (s) Volume of O2 at rtp
(cm3)
1 0
15 4
30 8
45 12
60 16
75 19
90 21
105 23
120 23
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Using the same axes as the graph above, plot a graph of the volume of oxygen
against times using the data in Table 1. The first three points have been plotted
for you on the graph. [3 marks]

Compare the graphs for Jonathan’s and Karen’s results. Comment on both the
slopes of the graphs and the amounts of oxygen produced. Account for the
differences between the two sets of results.
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