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) + 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. (−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.