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Date May 2019 Marks available 1 Reference code 19M.1.sl.TZ2.13
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

Consider the following equations.

2Al (s) + 3 2 O2 (g) → Al2O3 (s)    ΔHƟ = −1670 kJ
Mn (s) + O2 (g) → MnO2 (s)    ΔHƟ = −520 kJ

What is the standard enthalpy change, in kJ, of the reaction below?

4Al (s) + 3MnO2 (s) → 2Al2O3 (s) + 3Mn (s)

A. −1670 + 520

B. 3 2 (−1670) + 3(520)

C. 2(−1670) + 3(−520)

D. 2(−1670) + 3(520)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

It is pleasing that 83 % of the candidates were confident in applying Hess’s law to obtain an expression for the standard enthalpy change of reaction. The most commonly chosen distractor (C) had the correct coefficients but one of the signs was incorrect.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 5: Energetics/thermochemistry » 5.2 Hess’s Law
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