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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.sl.TZ0.12
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 12 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which process involves the breaking of hydrogen bonds?

A.     \({\text{2HI(g)}} \to {{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(g)}} + {{\text{I}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(g)}}\)

B.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{4}}}{\text{(g)}} \to {\text{C(g)}} + {\text{4H(g)}}\)

C.     \({{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(l)}} \to {{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(g)}}\)

D.     \({\text{N}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{(l)}} \to {\text{N}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{(g)}}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Many considered B, the breaking of C–H bonds, to be correct. 

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Chemical bonding and structure » 4.4 Intermolecular forces
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