CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL CHEMISTRY: COURSEBOOK

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Chapter P1
Self-assessment questions
1 a temperature ii  hoose two points on the line at
C
b volume of gas given off in 30s least half as far apart as its total
length. Then construct a right-
c concentration of the acid and surface angled triangle and calculate the
area / mass of magnesium change in rate divided by the
d 10–50 oC (or alternatively the change in concentration (change
difference of 40 oC) in y divided by change in x).
e 10 oC iii The rate would be halved.
f bar chart c As the concentration is doubled,
the number of reactant particles is
2 a 12.65 cm3
doubled in a given volume of solution.
b a suspension Therefore there will be twice as many
c The solutions are both transparent but collisions with energy greater than the
the sulfuric acid is colourless, whereas activation energy in a given time and
the copper(II) sulfate solution is pale blue. the rate of reaction will double.
d calcium carbonate
e i thermometer or temperature sensor
ii g as syringe or measuring cylinder
/ burette full of water inverted in a
trough of water
3 a −1600 J (the answer is a negative
number, as the reaction is exothermic)
b The answer is given to 2 significant
figures as the temperature is given to
2 significant figures, which is the least
accurate data.
4 a Divide 20 cm3 by the time taken (in
seconds) to collect that volume of gas.
b i
Rate / cm3 s–1

Any straight
line passing
through the
origin (0, 0)

Concentration / mol dm–3

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