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Date May 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14M.1.hl.TZ1.20
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Question number 20 Adapted from N/A

Question

X and Y react according to the equation \({\text{2X}} + {\text{Y}} \to {\text{Z}}\). The reaction can be described by the following mechanism:

\({\text{X}} + {\text{X}} \to {{\text{X}}_2}\)     slow

\({{\text{X}}_2} + {\text{Y}} \to {\text{Z}}\)     fast

What is the order of the reaction with respect to X and Y?

M14/4/CHEMI/HPM/ENG/TZ1/20

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

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