Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · CHEMISTRY · Chapter
Rates of Reaction
164 practice questions
Topics covered
- Experiments to measure the rate of reaction19 practice questions
- Explaining what's happening19 practice questions
- Changing the surface area of the reactants19 practice questions
- Changing the concentration of the reactants19 practice questions
- Changing the pressure on the reaction19 practice questions
- What are catalysts?19 practice questions
- How does a catalyst work?20 practice questions
- Catalysts in industry19 practice questions
Practice questions
51–60 of 68 · Easy
Question 51
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A certain reaction without a catalyst has an activation energy of 150 kJ/mol. When a catalyst is used, the alternative pathway requires only 80 kJ/mol. Calculate the reduction in activation energy provided by the catalyst.
Question 52
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Explain why not all particles react, even with a catalyst, and how this is shown in a reaction profile diagram.
Question 53
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]Values for a reaction profile. Description Energy (kJ/mol) Reactants 120 Peak without catalyst 200 Peak with catalyst 140 Products 60 Calculate the activation energy without a catalyst.
(b)[1 mark]What is the activation energy with a catalyst?
(c)[1 mark]Describe how the catalyst affects the reaction profile diagram, using the values from the table.
Question 54
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →On a reaction profile diagram, what does the vertical distance between the reactants and the peak of the curve represent?
Question 55
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[2 marks]Draw and label a reaction profile diagram for an exothermic reaction, showing the energy of reactants, products, and the activation energy.
(b)[1 mark]Explain how a catalyst would change the shape of this diagram.
Question 56
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The energy of the reactants is 180 kJ/mol and the energy at the peak of the reaction profile (with a catalyst) is 130 kJ/mol. Calculate the activation energy for this pathway.
Question 57
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →State one reason why catalysts are important in industrial chemical processes.
Question 58
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]State what is meant by activation energy.
(b)[1 mark]Explain how a catalyst affects the activation energy of a reaction.
(c)[1 mark]Explain why the energy change (enthalpy change) for a reaction does not change when a catalyst is used.
Question 59
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Describe how you could show that a new powder is a catalyst for the decomposition of a solution. Include the key observations needed to confirm it is a catalyst.
Question 60
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The contact process for making sulfuric acid uses vanadium(V) oxide as a catalyst. In one experiment, 100 cm³ of sulfur dioxide and excess oxygen were reacted at 450°C and 2 atm, both with and without the catalyst. With the catalyst, the reaction reached equilibrium in 2 minutes. Without the catalyst, it took 10 minutes.
(a)[1 mark]How does the catalyst affect the rate of the reaction?
(b)[1 mark]Does the catalyst increase the amount of sulfuric acid produced at equilibrium? Give a reason for your answer.
(c)[1 mark]Explain why using a catalyst is economically important in this reaction.