5 Energetics P1

IB Chemistry SL Classified Paper_1 Chapter_5
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SPECIMEN 2016 Q (13, 14, 15)

1) 13. When 0.46 g of ethanol is burned under a water-filled calorimeter, the
temperature of 500 g of water is raised by 3.0 K. (Molar mass of ethanol =
46 g mol–1; specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J g–1 K–1; q = mcΔT.)
What is the expression for the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, in kJ mol–1?
2) 14. Which reaction represents the average bond enthalpy of the C–H
bond?

3) 15. Given the following information, what is the standard enthalpy of

formation, ∆H Θ f , of methane?
A. E + F + G
B. E + F – G
C. E + 2F + G
D. E + 2F – G
May 2016 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)
4) 13. When 25.0 cm3 0.100 mol dm−3 NaOH(aq) is mixed with 25.0 cm3 0.100
mol dm−3 HCl(aq) at the same temperature, a temperature rise, ΔT, is
recorded. What is the expression, in kJ mol−1, for the enthalpy of
neutralisation? (Assume the density of the mixture = 1.00 g cm−3 and its
specific heat capacity = 4.18 kJ kg−1 K−1 = 4.18 J g−1 K−1)
A 25.0 × 4.18 × ∆T
−
50.0 × 0.100
B 25.0 × 4.18 × ∆T
−
25.0 × 0.100
C 50.0 × 4.18 × ∆T
−
50.0 × 0.100
D 50.0 × 4.18 × ∆T
−
25.0 × 0.100

5) 14. What is the enthalpy of formation of ethyne, in kJ mol−1, represented

by the arrow Y on the diagram?
A. − 788 − 286 + 1301

B. − 788 − 286 − 1301
C. + 788 + 286 − 1301
D. + 788 + 286 + 1301
6) 15. Which equation represents the average bond enthalpy of the Si−H
bond in SiH4?
A SiH4(g) 
→ SiH3(g) + H(g)
B 1
4 SiH4(g) 
→ 1
4 Si(g) + H(g)
C SiH4(g) 
→ SiH3(g) + 21 H2(g)
D SiH4(g) 
→ Si(g) + 4H(g)
Nov 2016 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)

7) 13. Hydrazine reacts with oxygen.
N2H4(l) + O2(g) 
→ N2(g) + 2H2O(l) ∆HΘ = − 623 kJ
What is the standard enthalpy of formation of N2H4(l) in kJ? The standard
enthalpy of formation of H2O(l) is –286 kJ.
A. –623 – 286
B. –623 + 572
C. –572 + 623
D. –286 + 623

8) 14. In which reaction do the reactants have a lower potential energy than
the products?
9) 15. 5.35 g of solid ammonium chloride, NH4Cl(s), was added to water to

form 25.0 g of solution. The maximum decrease in temperature was 14 K.
What is the enthalpy change, in kJ mol–1, for this reaction? (Molar mass of
NH4Cl = 53.5 g mol–1; the specific heat capacity of the solution is 4.18 J g-1
K–1)
May 2017 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)

10) 13. Which expression gives the mass, in g, of ethanol required to produce
683.5 kJ of heat upon complete combustion?
(Mr for ethanol = 46.0, ΔHΘc = −1367 kJ mol−1)

11) 14. Which expression gives the enthalpy change, ΔH, for the thermal
decomposition of calcium carbonate?
A. ΔH = ΔH1 − ΔH2
B. ΔH = 2ΔH1 − ΔH2
C. ΔH = ΔH1 − 2ΔH2
D. ΔH = ΔH1 + ΔH2
12) 15. In which order does the oxygen–oxygen bond enthalpy increase?
A. H2O2 < O2 < O3
B. H2O2 < O3 < O2
C. O2 < O3 < H2O2
D. O3 < H2O2 < O2
May 2017 TZ2 Q (13, 14, 15)
13) 13. What can be deduced from this reaction profile?
A. The reactants are less stable than the products and the reaction is
exothermic.
B. The reactants are less stable than the products and the reaction is
endothermic.
C. The reactants are more stable than the products and the reaction is
exothermic.
D. The reactants are more stable than the products and the reaction is
endothermic.

14) 14. Why is the value of the enthalpy change of this reaction calculated
from bond enthalpy data less accurate than that calculated from standard
enthalpies of formation?
2C2H6(g) + 7O2(g) 
→ 4CO2(g) + 6H2O(g)
A. All the reactants and products are gases.
B. Bond enthalpy data are average values for many compounds.
C. Elements do not have standard enthalpy of formation.
D. Standard enthalpies of formation are per mole.
15) 15. What can be deduced from the facts that ozone absorbs UV radiation
in the region of 340 nm and molecular oxygen in the region of 242 nm?
A. The bond between atoms in molecular oxygen is a double bond.
B. The bonds in ozone are delocalized.
C. The bonds between atoms in ozone are stronger than those in molecular
oxygen.
D. The bonds between atoms in molecular oxygen need more energy to
break.
Nov 2017 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)
16) 13. Which statement is correct for this reaction?
Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) 
→ 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g) ΔH = −26.6 kJ
A. 13.3 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
B. 26.6 kJ are absorbed for every mole of Fe produced.
C. 53.2 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
D. 26.6 kJ are released for every mole of Fe produced.
17) 14. The enthalpy changes for two reactions are given.
Br2(l) + F2(g) 
→ 2BrF(g) ΔH = x kJ
Br2(l) + 3F2(g) 
→ 2BrF3(g) ΔH = y kJ
What is the enthalpy change for the following reaction?
BrF(g) + F2(g) 
→ BrF3(g)

18) 15. What is the enthalpy change, in kJ, of the following reaction?
 2NH3(g)
3H2(g) + N2(g) 
A. (6 × 391) − [(3 × 436) + 945]

B. (3 × 391) − (436 + 945)
C. −[(3 × 436) + 945] + (3 × 391)
D. −(6 × 391) + [(3 × 436) + 945]
May 2018 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)
19) 13. The enthalpy of combustion of ethanol is determined by heating a
known mass of tap water in a glass beaker with a flame of burning ethanol.
Which will lead to the greatest error in the final result?
A. Assuming the density of tap water is 1.0 g cm−3
B. Assuming all the energy from the combustion will heat the water
C. Assuming the specific heat capacity of the tap water is 4.18 J g−1 K−1
D. Assuming the specific heat capacity of the beaker is negligible
20) 14. What is the enthalpy of combustion of butane in kJ mol−1?

21) 15. Which statement is correct?

A. In an exothermic reaction, the products have more energy than the
reactants.
B. In an exothermic reversible reaction, the activation energy of the forward
reaction is greater than that of the reverse reaction.
C. In an endothermic reaction, the products are more stable than the
reactants.
D. In an endothermic reversible reaction, the activation energy of the forward
reaction is greater than that of the reverse reaction.
May 2018 TZ2 Q (13, 14, 15)
22) 13. Which describes the reaction shown in the potential energy profile?
A. The reaction is endothermic and the products have greater enthalpy than
the reactants.
B. The reaction is endothermic and the reactants have greater enthalpy than
the products.
C. The reaction is exothermic and the products have greater enthalpy than the
reactants.
D. The reaction is exothermic and the reactants have greater enthalpy than
the products.

23) 14. What is the enthalpy change of combustion of urea, (NH2)2CO, in kJ

mol−1?
24) 15. Two 100 cm3 aqueous solutions, one containing 0.010 mol NaOH and
the other 0.010 mol HCl, are at the same temperature.
When the two solutions are mixed the temperature rises by y °C.
Assume the density of the final solution is 1.00 g cm−3.
Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 J g−1 K−1
What is the enthalpy change of neutralization in kJ mol−1?

Nov 2018 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)

25) 13. Consider the following reactions:
What is the ΔHΘ value, in kJ, for the following reaction?

Fe2O3(s) + 3CO(g) 
→ 2Fe(s) + 3CO2(g)
A. −25
B. −14
C. +8
D. +19
26) 14. Which is correct when Ba(OH)2 reacts with NH4Cl?
Ba(OH)2(s) + 2NH4Cl(s) → BaCl2(aq) + 2NH3(g) + 2H2O(l) ΔHΘ = +164 kJ mol−1

27) 15. Consider the following reaction:

 2NH3(g)
N2(g) + 3H2(g) 
Which calculation gives ΔHΘ , in kJ, for the forward reaction?
May 2019 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)

28) 13. When equal masses of X and Y absorb the same amount of energy,
their temperatures rise by 5 °C and 10 °C respectively. Which is correct?
A. The specific heat capacity of X is twice that of Y.
B. The specific heat capacity of X is half that of Y.
C. The specific heat capacity of X is one fifth that of Y.
D. The specific heat capacity of X is the same as Y
29) 14. What is the enthalpy change of reaction for the following equation?

30) 15. Which is correct for the reaction?

2Al(s) + 6HCl(aq) 
→ 2AlCl3(aq) + 3H2(g) ΔH = −1049 kJ
A. Reactants are less stable than products and the reaction is endothermic.
B. Reactants are more stable than products and the reaction is endothermic.
C. Reactants are more stable than products and the reaction is exothermic.
D. Reactants are less stable than products and the reaction is exothermic.
May 2019 TZ2 Q (13, 14)
31) 13. Consider the following equations.
What is the standard enthalpy change, in kJ, of the reaction below?

4Al(s) + 3MnO2(s) 
→ 2Al2O3(s) + 3Mn(s)
32) 14. Methane undergoes incomplete combustion.

2CH4(g) + 3O2(g) 
→ 2CO(g) + 4H2O(g)
What is the enthalpy change, in kJ, using the bond enthalpy data given
below?
A. [2(1077) + 4(463)] − [2(414) + 3(498)]

B. [2(414) + 3(498)] − [2(1077) + 4(463)]
C. [8(414) + 3(498)] − [2(1077) + 8(463)]
D. [2(1077) + 8(463)] − [8(414) + 3(498)]

Nov 2019 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15, 16)

Questions 13 and 14 are about an experiment to measure the enthalpy of
combustion, ΔHc, of ethanol, using the apparatus and setup shown.
33) 13. What is the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, of ethanol in kJ mol−1?

Maximum temperature of water: 30.0 °C
Initial temperature of water: 20.0 °C
Mass of water in beaker: 100.0 g
Loss in mass of ethanol: 0.230 g
Mr (ethanol): 46.08
Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 J g−1 K−1
q = mcΔT

34) 14. Which quantity is likely to be the most inaccurate due to the sources
of error in this experiment?
A. Mass of ethanol burnt
B. Molecular mass of ethanol
C. Mass of water
D. Temperature change
35) 15. What is the enthalpy change of the reaction?
C6H14(l) 
→ C2H4(g) + C4H10(g)
36) 16. Which equation represents the N–H bond enthalpy in NH3?

Nov 2020 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)

37) 13. Which equation shows the enthalpy of formation, ΔHf, of ethanol?
38) 14. Which combination will give you the enthalpy change for the
hydrogenation of ethene to ethane, ΔH3?
39) 15. What is the H−H bond enthalpy, in kJ mol−1, in the H2 molecule?

May 2021 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)

40) 13. When sodium carbonate powder is added to ethanoic acid, the beaker
becomes cooler.
Possible enthalpy diagrams are shown.
Which correctly describes the reaction?
41) 14. What is the enthalpy change, in J, when 5 g of water is heated from
10 °C to 18 °C?
Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 kJ kg−1 K−1
A. 5 × 4.18 × 8
B. 5 × 10−3 × 4.18 × 8
C. 5 × 4.18 × (273 + 8)
D. 5 × 10−3 × 4.18 × (273 + 8)

42) 15. What is the enthalpy change of the reaction, in kJ?

2C(graphite) + O2(g) 
→ 2CO(g)
A. −394 − 283
B. 2 (−394) + 2 (−283)
C. −394 + 283
D. 2 (−394) + 2 (283)
May 2021 TZ2 Q (13, 14, 15)
43) 13. Which describes an exothermic reaction?
Heat transfer Enthalpy
A. from surroundings to system reactants > products
B. from surroundings to system products > reactants
C. from system to surroundings products > reactants
D. from system to surroundings reactants > products
44) 14. What is the heat change, in kJ, when 100.0 g of aluminium is heated
from 19.0 °C to 32.0 °C?
Specific heat capacity of aluminium: 0.90J g–1 K–1
A. 0.90 x 100.0 x 13.0
B. 0.90 x 100.0 x 286
0.90 x 100.0 x 13.0
C.
1000
0.90 x 100.0 x 286
D.
1000

45) 15. Which is the enthalpy change of reaction, ∆H?
Nov 2021 TZ0 Q (14, 15, 16)

46) 14. Which combustion reaction releases the least energy per mole of
C3H8?

47) 15. Which equation represents the standard enthalpy of formation of

lithium oxide?
48) 16. Which statement describes an endothermic reaction?

A. The bonds broken are stronger than the bonds formed.
B. The enthalpy of the reactants is higher than the enthalpy of the products.
C. The temperature of the surroundings increases.
D. The products are more stable than the reactants.
May 2022 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)
49) 13. The energy from burning 0.250 g of ethanol causes the temperature of
150 cm3 of water to rise by10.5 °C. What is the enthalpy of combustion of
ethanol, in kJ mol–1?
Specific heat capacity of water: 4.18 J g–1 K–1.

50) 14. What is the enthalpy change of the following reaction?

CH2CHCH2CH3 + HBr 
→ CH3CHBrCH2CH3
A. –119.6 kJ
B. +119.6 kJ
C. –119.8 kJ
D. +119.8 kJ
51) 15. What is the correct interpretation of the following potential energy
profile?
A. Endothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.

B. Exothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.
C. Endothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.
D. Exothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.

May 2022 TZ2 Q (13, 14, 15)

52) 13. What is correct about energy changes during bond breaking and bond
formation?
Bond breaking Bond formation
A. exothermic and ∆H positive endothermic and ∆H negative
B. exothermic and ∆H negative exothermic and ∆H positive
C. endothermic and ∆H positive exothermic and ∆H negative
D. endothermic and ∆H negative exothermic and ∆H positive
53) 14. Which combination of ∆H1, ∆H2, and ∆H3 would give the enthalpy of
the reaction?
CS2(l) + 3O2(g) 
→ CO2(g) + 2SO2(g)
54) 15. Which statement is correct about identical pieces of magnesium

added to two solutions, X and Y, containing hydrochloric acid at the same
temperature?
A. Solution X will reach a higher maximum temperature.

B. Solution Y will reach a higher maximum temperature.
C. Solutions X and Y will have the same temperature rise.
D. It is not possible to predict whether X or Y will have the higher maximum
temperature because we cannot identify the limiting reactant.

Nov 2022 TZ0 Q (14, 15)

55) 14. What is the value for enthalpy of formation of methane from the given
enthalpies of combustion?
A. (−394 − 286 − 891) kJ mol−1

B. (−394 − (2 × 286) − 891) kJ mol−1
C. (−394 − 286 + 891) kJ mol−1
D. (−394 − (2 × 286) + 891) kJ mol−1
56) 15. Which statement best describes heat?
A. A quantity of potential energy of particles
B. A quantity of average kinetic energy of particles
C. A quantity of energy transferred between particles
D. A quantity of the total energy held by particles
May 2023 TZ1 Q (14, 15)
57) 14. What is the enthalpy of combustion of propan-1-ol, in kJ mol–1,
according to the following calorimetry data?

58) 15. Which diagram shows the enthalpy change for dissolving solid, X, in
water, if the temperature of the solution decreases?

May 2023 TZ2 Q (14, 15)

59) 13. The enthalpy of formation of ammonia gas is –46 kJ mol–1.
N2(g) + 3H2(g) 
→ 2NH3(g)
What is the energy released, in kJ, in the reaction?
A. 23
B. 46
C. 69
D. 92
60) 14. What is ∆H. in kJ, for the reaction N2H4(l) + H2(g) 
→ 2NH3(g)?
A. –18
B. 18
C. –83
D. –148
61) 15. Which statement concerning bond breaking is correct?
A Requires energy and is endothermic.
B. Requires energy and is exothermic.
C. Releases energy and is endothermic.
D. Releases energy and is exothermic.

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IB Chemistry SL Classified Paper_1 Chapter_5

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SPECIMEN 2016 Q (13, 14, 15)

What is the expression for the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, in kJ mol–1?

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3) 15. Given the following information, what is the standard enthalpy of

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5) 14. What is the enthalpy of formation of ethyne, in kJ mol−1, represented

A. − 788 − 286 + 1301

Nov 2016 TZ0 Q (13, 14, 15)

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9) 15. 5.35 g of solid ammonium chloride, NH4Cl(s), was added to water to

May 2017 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)

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A. (6 × 391) − [(3 × 436) + 945]

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21) 15. Which statement is correct?

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23) 14. What is the enthalpy change of combustion of urea, (NH2)2CO, in kJ

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What is the ΔHΘ value, in kJ, for the following reaction?

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27) 15. Consider the following reaction:

Which calculation gives ΔHΘ , in kJ, for the forward reaction?

May 2019 TZ1 Q (13, 14, 15)

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30) 15. Which is correct for the reaction?

What is the standard enthalpy change, in kJ, of the reaction below?

32) 14. Methane undergoes incomplete combustion.

A. [2(1077) + 4(463)] − [2(414) + 3(498)]

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33) 13. What is the enthalpy of combustion, ΔHc, of ethanol in kJ mol−1?

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Which correctly describes the reaction?

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42) 15. What is the enthalpy change of the reaction, in kJ?

Heat transfer Enthalpy

A. from surroundings to system reactants > products

B. from surroundings to system products > reactants

C. from system to surroundings products > reactants

D. from system to surroundings reactants > products

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45) 15. Which is the enthalpy change of reaction, ∆H?

Nov 2021 TZ0 Q (14, 15, 16)

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47) 15. Which equation represents the standard enthalpy of formation of

48) 16. Which statement describes an endothermic reaction?

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50) 14. What is the enthalpy change of the following reaction?

A. Endothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.

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May 2022 TZ2 Q (13, 14, 15)

Bond breaking Bond formation

A. exothermic and ∆H positive endothermic and ∆H negative

B. exothermic and ∆H negative exothermic and ∆H positive