1. 0.600 mol of aluminium hydroxide is mixed with 0.

600 mol of sulfuric acid, and the

following reaction occurs:

2Al(OH)3(s) + 3H2SO4(aq) → Al2(SO4)3(aq) + 6H2O(l)

(a) Determine the limiting reactant.

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(b) Calculate the mass of Al2(SO4)3 produced.

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(c) Determine the amount (in mol) of excess reactant that remains.

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(d) Define a Brønsted-Lowry acid and a Lewis base.

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 Brønsted-Lowry acid

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 (e) H2SO4(aq) is a strong acid. State the name and the formula of any weak acid.

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2. Methanol is made in large quantities as it is used in the production of polymers and in

fuels.
The enthalpy of combustion of methanol can be determined theoretically or
experimentally.

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CH3OH(l) + 1 2 O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

(a) Using the information from Table 10 of the Data Booklet, determine the
theoretical enthalpy of combustion of methanol.

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 (b) The enthalpy of combustion of methanol can also be determined experimentally in
a school laboratory. A burner containing methanol was weighed and used to heat
water in a test tube as illustrated below.

The following data were collected.

Initial mass of burner and methanol / g 80.557

Final mass of burner and methanol / g 80.034
Mass of water in test tube / g 20.000
Initial temperature of water / °C 21.5
Final temperature of water / °C 26.4

(i) Calculate the amount, in mol, of methanol burned.

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 (ii) Calculate the heat absorbed, in kJ, by the water.

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(iii) Determine the enthalpy change, in kJ mol–1, for the combustion of 1 mole of
methanol.

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(c) The Data Booklet value for the enthalpy of combustion of methanol is –726 kJ
mol–1.
Suggest why this value differs from the values calculated in parts (a) and (b).

(i) Part (a)

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3. Alex and Hannah were asked to investigate the kinetics involved in the iodination of
propanone.
They were given the following equation by their teacher.
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H ( aq )
CH3COCH3(aq) + I2(aq)   CH2ICOCH3(aq) + HI(aq)

Alex’s hypothesis was that the rate will be affected by changing the concentrations of
the propanone and the iodine, as the reaction can happen without a catalyst. Hannah’s
hypothesis was that as the catalyst is involved in the reaction, the concentrations of the
propanone, iodine and the hydrogen ions will all affect the rate.

They carried out several experiments varying the concentration of one of the reactants
or the catalyst whilst keeping other concentrations and conditions the same. Their
results are shown graphically below.

(a) Discuss whether either Alex’s or Hannah’s hypothesis is correct.

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(b) Explain why the reaction rate will increase with increasing temperature.

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 (c) (i) This reaction uses a catalyst. Sketch and annotate the Maxwell-Boltzmann
energy distribution curve for a reaction with and without a catalyst on
labelled axes below.

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(ii) Describe how a catalyst works.

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