TOPIC 16: REDOX EQUILIBRIA

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1(a) C (1)

(Total for Question 1 = 1 mark)

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2 One mark for each correct label (4)
Accept sulfuric acid for
hydrochloric acid
Accept 1 mol dm‒3 HCl
Do not accept 0.5 mol dm‒3 H2SO4
Do not accept 1 mol dm‒3 H2SO4
Accept platinum black for porous
platinum
Pressure of hydrogen must be
included
Accept platinum electrode for
platinum foil

(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)

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3(a) Zn(s) | Zn2+(aq) ⁞⁞ Fe2+(aq) | Fe(s) (3) Each half-cell written correctly (3)
(1)
Salt bridge shown with double
vertical lines (1)
Accept solid lines for salt bridge
Fe2+(aq) | Fe(s) on the right-hand
side (1)
3(b)(i) (+) 0.32 V (1) Accept ‒ 0.32 V if Zn2+(aq) | Zn(s) (1)
shown on the right-hand side in
(a)
3(b)(ii) Electrons flow from the zinc electrode to the iron electrode (1) Accept electrons flow from the (2)
Zn2+(aq) | Zn(s) half-cell to the
Fe2+(aq) | Fe(s) half-cell
because the electrode potential of Zn2+(aq) | Zn(s) is more negative than the
electrode potential of Fe2+(aq) | Fe(s) (1)
(Total for Question 3 = 6 marks)

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4(a) The E Ɵ value of redox system 2 is more negative than the E Ɵ value of Accept explanations based on (2)
redox system 1 (1) correct calculation of E Ɵcell for the
therefore Cl‒ releases electrons / reduces MnO4‒(aq) (1) reaction

4(b)(i) Cr2O72‒(aq) + 14H+(aq) + 6Fe2+(aq)  2Cr3+(aq) + 7H2O(l) + 6Fe3+(aq) (2) First mark for all species correct (2)
Second mark for correct
balancing AND correct state
symbols
Second mark dependent on first
4(b)(ii) The chloride ions (from the hydrochloric acid) would react with / would be (1)
oxidised by the manganate(VII) ions (1)

(Total for Question 4 = 5 marks)

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5(a) The iron will rust because: (2)
Ɵ 2+ Ɵ
the E value for Fe (aq) | Fe(s) is more negative than the E value for
Ni2+(aq) | Ni(s) (1)
so iron atoms will lose electrons more readily than / in preference to nickel
atoms (1)
5(b) Nickel would be expected to react since it has a negative E Ɵ value (1) (2)
It does not react because the reaction may have a high activation energy OR
because the nickel has an inert oxide coating (1)

(Total for Question 5 = 4 marks)

TOTAL FOR ASSESSMENT = 20 MARKS

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