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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.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 17: Equilibrium » 17.1 The equilibrium law
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