Date | May 2019 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 19M.1.hl.TZ2.23 |
Level | HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Question number | 23 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Iodine and bromine gases were mixed and allowed to reach equilibrium.
What is the value of the equilibrium constant?
A. 0.05
B. 1
C. 4
D. 10
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
This was a challenging question with the highest discrimination index on the paper. 62 % of the candidates were able to deduce the equilibrium concentration of IBr and calculate the equilibrium constant correctly. The most commonly chosen distractor was B where the stoichiometric ratio was not taken into account when calculating the equilibrium concentration of IBr.