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Date November 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10N.1.sl.TZ0.3
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 3 Adapted from N/A

Question

Equal masses of the metals Na, Mg, Ca and Ag are added to separate samples of excess HCl (aq). Which metal produces the greatest total volume of H2(g)?

A.     Na

B.     Mg

C.     Ca

D.     Ag

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

One G2 comment stated that this was a challenging question for SL candidates. In fact this was the second hardest question on the entire paper and only 20% of candidates gave B. (i.e. Mg) as the correct answer.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 1: Stoichiometric relationships » 1.3 Reacting masses and volumes
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