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1 L 1

2 exothermic 1

3(a)(i) 2670 1

3(a)(ii) 2610 1

3(a)(iii) (+) 60 1

3(b) endothermic AND energy 1

released when bonds form is
less than energy absorbed to
break bonds
OR
endothermic AND overall energy
change has a positive sign
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4 M1 horizontal line below energy 3

level to right hand side of
reactants line and labelled
C2H4Br2 (1)
M2 activation energy hump with
upward arrow labelled A from
the reactants level (1)
M3 one downward arrow starting
from the energy level of the
reactants and finishing at the
energy level of the products
(1)

5 any two from: 2

- same amount of solid / same
mass of solid
- same volume of water
- same amount of stirring

6 A 1

7 1
C - The reaction is endothermic.

8 B 1

9 D 1

10 1
A - 158 kJ / mol
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11 1
B - CO

12 1
A - Carbon monoxide is oxidised
to carbon dioxide.

13 1
B - Catalysts increase the
energy of the reacting particles.

14 measure the volume of gas 1

in a (measuring) cylinder 1

at different times 1

15 it is cooler / temperature lower 1

16 oxygen removed from barium 1

oxide / it loses oxygen

17 speed up the reaction / increase 1

reaction rate

18(a) measure volume of gas / 1

measure amount of gas
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gas collected in the measuring 1

cylinder

at different times / use of 1

stopclock to measure time

18(b) faster reaction / rate increases 1

18(c) same concentration of acid 1

same mass of iron 1

same size of iron pieces 1

19 fast(er) reaction 1

large(r) surface area 1

20(a) M1 the rate of forward reaction 2

equals (the rate of the) reverse
reaction (1)
M2 concentrations of reactants
and products are constant (1)
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20(b) increased temperature: 4

M1 (position of) equilibrium
moves to left-hand side (1)
M2 reaction is exothermic (1)
increased pressure:
M3 (position of) equilibrium
moves to right-hand side (1)
M4 more (gaseous) moles /
molecules on left-hand side
(1)

21(a) (a substance which) increases 2

the rate of a reaction (1)
remains unchanged OR
unaffected OR without changing
mass (1)

21(b) 4
increases (1) decreases (1)

decreases (1) decreases (1)

22(a) gradient (of line) decreases 1

22(b) concentration of particles (of 2

acid) decreases
lower rate of collisions of
particles
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22(c) a new line steeper than printed 2

line and starts at origin and
levels off earlier than printed line
levels off at the same volume

23 ⇌; 1

6H2O on right; 1

24 Zn 1

2+
An arrow from Zn to Zn 1

25(a) allow: 420–440 (s) 1

25(b) 0.175 g 1

25(c) increases / gets faster 1

decreases / gets slower 1

decreases / gets slower 1

26(a) decreases 1

then remains constant 1

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3
26(b) 0.28 (mol / dm ) 1

26(c) allow: values between 44–46 1

(hours)

26(d) curve steeper at start 1

curve levels out at same level 1

and before 45 hrs

27 loss of oxygen (from a 1

compound)

28(a) 1.0 1
2.0
0.5

28(b) takes longer / time increases 1

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29 M1 rate decreases and particles 3

have less energy (1)
M2 fewer collisions (between
particles) occur per second / per
unit time (1)
M3 fewer of the
particles/collisions have energy
equal to or above the activation
energy (1)
or
fewer of the particles / collisions
have sufficient energy to react

or
a lower percentage / proportion
/ fraction of collisions (of
particles)
• are successful or
• have energy equal to or
above activation energy

30(a) 36 (s) 1

30(b) initial gradient steeper (1) 2

line ends at same final volume
(1)
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30(c) higher temperature: rate 2

increases / reaction faster (1)
concentration: rate decreases /
reaction slower (1)

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