CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 9: END-OF-UNIT TEST

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End-of-unit test
Unit 8
1 The rate of reaction changes during a reaction. This graph shows how the rate of reaction
changes over time.

Write down the letter, A–C, that corresponds to the following:

a the reaction is slowing down: _______________ [1]

b the reaction is fastest: _______________ [1]

c the reaction has stopped: _______________ [1]

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2 Sofia plans to use the following equipment to measure the rate of reaction between marble
chips and dilute acid.

What should Sofia measure and how often? [2]

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3 Correct the following statements:
a When you crush solid marble chips into a powder, you decrease the surface area. [1]

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b Increasing the surface area of a reactant decreases the rate of reaction. [1]

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c The higher the temperature, the slower the rate of reaction will be. [1]

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4 Use particle theory to explain why increasing the concentration of one or more of the reactants
increases the rate of reaction. [2]

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