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Date May 2022 Marks available 1 Reference code 22M.1.sl.TZ2.30
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Interpret Question number 30 Adapted from N/A

Question

20 cm3 of 1 mol dm−3 sulfuric acid was added dropwise to 20 cm3 of 1 mol dm−3 barium hydroxide producing a precipitate of barium sulfate.

H2SO4 (aq) + Ba(OH)2 (aq) → 2H2O (l) + BaSO4 (s)

Which graph represents a plot of conductivity against volume of acid added?

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

The question involved the formation of a precipitate – not a familiar concept to the candidates. It required candidates (to work out how the number of ions and hence conductivity were changing. 37% of the candidates got the correct answer (conductivity decreased as volume of H2SO4 increased). The majority increased conductivity as H2SO4 was added.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 11: Measurement and data processing » 11.2 Graphical techniques
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