CHEMISTRY

Advanced
Unit 4: General Principles of Chemistry-Rates, Equilibra and Further Organic
Chemistry
Paper Reference: WCH04/01
TOTAL MARKS: 70
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
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12. The table below shows some data related to the reaction between peroxydisulfate and iodide
ions in aqueous solution.

S2O82- (aq) + 2I-(aq) 2SO42-(aq) + I2(aq)

a) Complete the table below (5 marks)

TEMPERATURE (k) MAGNITUDE OF RATE InK 1/T (K-1)

CONSTANT (K)
300 0.00513

310 0.00833

320 0.0128

330 0.0201

340 0.0301
b) Plot a graph of Ink against 1/T (4 marks)

c) Calculate the gradient of the line (2 marks)

d) Calculate the activation energy (Include the sign and the units) (2 mark)
13. State the suitable technique to collect rate data for each of the following reactions (4 marks)

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14. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follows.

a) Name the method of collecting gas shown above (1 mark)

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b) State two properties of the gas collected by the above method (2 marks)

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18. Ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3 is used as a fertilizer. When heated gently at 1600C, ammonium
nitrate decomposes.
 NH 4NO3 N 2O + 2H2O H=-36.0Kj/mol

i) Predict the sign of entropy change in the system. Justify your answer (2 marks)

ii) Calculate the entropy change in the system. Include a sign and a unit with your answer
(3 marks)

iii) Calculate the entropy of the surrounding for the decomposition of ammonium nitrate
(4 marks)

iv) Use your answer in (ii) and (iii) to calculate the total entropy change for the
decomposition of ammonium nitrate (2 marks)

19. When nitrogen (II) oxide, NO reacts with hydrogen at high temperature, the products are
nitrogen and water
 2NO + 2H 2 N2 + H2O rate=k (NO)2 (H)1

a) There is more than one step in the reaction mechanism. Suggest why the reaction is unlikely
to take place in a single step (2 marks)

b) The first step of a three step reaction mechanism is shown

2NO(g) N 2O4(g)

The second step of the reaction mechanism is the rate determining step. Suggest an equation for the
rate determining step. Justify your suggestion (3 marks)