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Date November 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13N.1.hl.TZ0.22
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Deduce Question number 22 Adapted from N/A

Question

Consider the following proposed two-step reaction mechanism at temperature T.

     Step 1:     2NO2(g)k1NO(g)+NO3(g)     Slow

     Step 2:     NO3(g)+CO(g)k2NO2(g)+CO2(g)     Fast

Which statements are correct?

I.     The overall reaction is NO2(g)+CO(g)NO(g)+CO2(g).

II.     Step 1 is the rate-determining step of the reaction.

III.     The rate expression for Step 1 is rate =k1[NO2]2.

A.     I and II only

B.     I and III only

C.     II and III only

D.     I, II and III

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

This was reported to be “demanding (makes them think) but good”. It was the sixth hardest question with 63% scoring correctly. The most common error was not to recognize that the overall reaction equation is correct.

Syllabus sections

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