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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.sl.TZ0.20
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 20 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which statement correctly describes the effect of a catalyst on the equilibrium below?

\[{{\text{N}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(g)}} + {\text{3}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{(g)}} \rightleftharpoons {\text{2N}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{(g)}}\]

A.     It increases the rates of both forward and reverse reactions equally.

B.     It increases the rate of the forward reaction but decreases the rate of the reverse reaction.

C.     It increases the value of the equilibrium constant.

D.     It increases the yield of \({\text{N}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\).

Markscheme

A

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 7: Equilibrium » 7.1 Equilibrium
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