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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.hl.TZ2.20
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 20 Adapted from N/A

Question

What are the units of the rate constant for a zero-order reaction?

A.     s

B.     \({{\text{s}}^{ - 1}}\)

C.     \({\text{mo}}{{\text{l}}^{ - 1}}\,{\text{d}}{{\text{m}}^{\text{3}}}\,{{\text{s}}^{ - 1}}\)

D.     \({\text{mol}}\,{\text{d}}{{\text{m}}^{ - 3}}\,{{\text{s}}^{ - 1}}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Over 34% confused the units with those of a first order reaction.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 16: Chemical kinetics » 16.1 Rate expression and reaction mechanism
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