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Date May 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13M.1.hl.TZ2.26
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Deduce Question number 26 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which of the following is an example of a Lewis acid–base reaction, but not a Brønsted–Lowry acid–base reaction?

A.     \({\text{2CrO}}_4^{2 - }{\text{(aq)}} + {\text{2}}{{\text{H}}^ + }{\text{(aq)}} \to {\text{C}}{{\text{r}}_2}{\text{O}}_7^{2 - }{\text{(aq)}} + {{\text{H}}_2}{\text{O(l)}}\)

B.     \({\text{Co(}}{{\text{H}}_2}{\text{O)}}_6^{2 + }{\text{(aq)}} + {\text{4HCl(aq)}} \to {\text{CoCl}}_4^{2 - }{\text{(aq)}} + {\text{4}}{{\text{H}}^ + }{\text{(aq)}} + {\text{6}}{{\text{H}}_2}{\text{O(l)}}\)

C.     \({\text{N}}{{\text{H}}_3}{\text{(aq)}} + {{\text{H}}^ + }{\text{(aq)}} \to {\text{NH}}_4^ + {\text{(aq)}}\)

D.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_3}{\text{CO}}{{\text{O}}^ - }{\text{(aq)}} + {{\text{H}}_2}{\text{O(l)}} \to {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_3}{\text{COOH(aq)}} + {\text{O}}{{\text{H}}^ - }{\text{(aq)}}\)

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 8: Acids and bases » 8.1 Theories of acids and bases
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