PAPER 2

SECTION A
1. The following experiment are carried out to investigate the rate of zinc corrosion.
In each experiment, 2 g of zinc was used to react with 50 cm 3 of hydrochloric acid
with a concentration of 1 mol dm-3. Zinc is used in excess in this experiments.

Figure 1
a) Write down the equation to represent the reaction between zinc and
hydrochloric acid.
[ 1 mark ]
b) i) Which of the three experiments has the highest rate of reaction?
[1
mark ]
ii) State one reason for your answer.
[ 1 mark ]
c) i) Which of the three experiments has the lowest rate of reaction?
[ 1 mark]
ii) State one reason for your answer.
[ 1 mark]

d) Calculate:
i.
The number of moles of HCl used in the experiment.

[3
marks]
ii.

The number of moles of H2 liberated.

[ 1 mark]

iii.

The total volume of gas evolved in each experiment.

[1
mark]

SECTION B
1. (a) Food stored in a cold refrigerator lasts longer than food left in the kitchen
table. Explain why.
[4
marks]
(b) Three experiment are carried out to study the factor effecting the rate of
reaction. The table shows
the conditions of the three experiments.
Experime
nt
A
B
C

Reactant
30 cm3, 0.5 mol dm-3 HCl +
excess calcium carbonate chips
30 cm3, 0.5 mol dm-3 HCl +
excess calcium carbonate chips
30 cm3, 0.5 mol dm-3 HCl +
excess calcium carbonate
powder

Temperat
ure (0C)
32
45
45

The following are the graph that represents the rates of reactionof the three
experiments.

i) What is the everage rate of reaction for experiment A?

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ii) From the table and the graphs given, compare and explain the rate of reaction
between

Experiment A and Experiment B

Experiment B and Experiment C

[10 marks]

iii) Calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid react according to the following
equation :
CaCO3(s) + 2HCl(aq) CaCl2(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
Calculate the maximum volume of carbon dioxide gas produces in experiment B
(R.A.M C,12 ; Ca, 40 ; O, 16 ; molar volume at room temperature and pressure is 24
dm3 )
[4
marks]

PAPER 3
1. The experiment to find out the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction was
carried out by using the following reactants :

50 cm3 of sodium thiosulphate solution 0.05 mol dm3 at 310C was put into the
conical flask. The flask was placed on a piece of white paper with an X sign
drawn on it.
10 cm3 of hydrochloric acid 1.0 mol dm3 was added to the sodium
thiosulphate solution. The mixture was shake and the stopwatch started. The
stop watch was stopped when the X sign was no longer visible.

The experiment was repeated by using sodium thiosulphate solution heated to 36 0C,
410C, 460C and 510C. in these experiment the following reading of the stop clock
were recorded.

(a) Construct a table to record the temperature, the time taken and 1/time for these
experiments.
[3
marks]
(b) i. Draw a graph of temperature against 1/time.
[3
marks]
ii. By referring to the graph plotted, state the relationship between the rate of
reaction and temperature.
[3
marks]

(c) Predict the time taken for the X sign to disappear when the temperature of
reaction is increased to
560C.
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(d) State the following :
i.
Constant variable
ii.
Manipulated variable
iii.
Responding variable
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(e) How would you manipulate one variable while keeping the other variable
constant?
[3
marks]
(f) Suggest a hypothesis for this experiment.
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(g) Based on the knowledge of chemistry, state the relationship between
temperature and the rate at which
food turns bad.
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