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Date November 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13N.1.hl.TZ0.17
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Determine Question number 17 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which ionic compound has the most endothermic lattice enthalpy?

A.     Sodium chloride

B.     Sodium oxide

C.     Magnesium chloride

D.     Magnesium oxide

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

This question was thought to be “ambiguous as lattice energy can be defined as an exothermic or endothermic process”. Students should be familiar with the idea of lattice energy as an endothermic process as that is how it is described in the IB Chemistry Data Booklet. A similar question was set in May 2011, TZ2.

This was the fourth hardest question, being scored correctly by 55.81%. The other answers were fairly evenly spread between A, C and B (in that order).

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Energetics/thermochemistry » 5.1 Measuring energy changes
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