Date | November 2021 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 21N.2.hl.TZ0.6 |
Level | HL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | 6 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) can be determined by the Winkler Method.
A 25.00 cm3 sample of water was treated according to the Winkler Method.
Step I: 2Mn2+ (aq) + O2 (g) + 4OH− (aq) → 2MnO2 (s) + 2H2O (l)
Step II: MnO2 (s) + 2I− (aq) + 4H+ (aq) → Mn2+ (aq) + I2 (aq) + 2H2O (l)
Step III: 2S2O32− (aq) + I2 (aq) → 2I− (aq) + S4O62− (aq)
The iodine produced was titrated with 37.50 cm3 of 5.000 × 10−4 mol dm−3 Na2S2O3.
Outline what is measured by BOD.
A student dissolved 0.1240 ± 0.0001 g of Na2S2O3 to make 1000.0 ± 0.4 cm3 of solution to use in the Winkler Method.
Determine the percentage uncertainty in the molar concentration.
Calculate the amount, in moles of Na2S2O3 used in the titration.
Deduce the mole ratio of O2 consumed in step I to S2O32− used in step III.
Calculate the concentration of dissolved oxygen, in mol dm−3, in the sample.
The three steps of the Winkler Method are redox reactions.
Deduce the reduction half-equation for step II.
Suggest a reason that the Winkler Method used to measure biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) must be done at constant temperature.
Markscheme
«amount of» oxygen used to decompose the organic matter in water ✔
«» 0.08 «%»
OR
«» 0.04 «%» ✔
«0.08 % + 0.04 % =» 0.12/0.1 «%» ✔
Award [2] for correct final answer.
Accept fractional uncertainties for M1, i.e., 0.0008 OR 0.0004.
«× 5.000 × 10−4 mol dm−3 =» 1.875 × 10−5 «mol» ✔
1:4 ✔
Accept “4 mol S2O32– :1 mol O2“, but not just 4:1.
«» 4.688 × 10−6 «mol» ✔
«» 1.875 × 10−4 «mol dm−3» ✔
Award [2] for correct final answer.
MnO2 (s) + 2e− + 4H+ (aq) → Mn2+ (aq) + 2H2O (l) ✔
rate of reaction of oxygen with impurities depends on temperature
OR
rate at which bacteria/organisms grow/respire depends on temperature ✔