Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · CHEMISTRY · Unit
Physical Chemistry
442 practice questions
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211–220 of 442
Question 211
5 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A student investigates the effect of pressure on two reactions:
(a)[3 marks]Reaction 1: Two solid powders are mixed together in a sealed container. Predict what happens to the rate of reaction if the pressure is increased. Explain your answer using particle theory.
(b)[2 marks]Reaction 2: Two liquids are mixed together. Explain, using your knowledge of particle arrangement, why increasing the pressure has little effect on the rate of reaction.
Question 212
2 marks · Hard
Answer and see the solution →A reaction takes place between two gases. The pressure is increased by decreasing the volume of the container.
Explain why this leads to a faster reaction rate, using ideas about particle collisions.
Question 213
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →State what a catalyst does in a chemical reaction.
Question 214
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]Describe what happens to a catalyst at the end of a chemical reaction.
(b)[1 mark]Explain why only a small amount of catalyst is needed to speed up a reaction.
(c)[1 mark]Different reactions require different catalysts. Give one reason for this.
Question 215
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Explain why a catalyst is not included in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction, even though it is present and important during the reaction.
Question 216
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]Oxygen collected (cm³) from decomposition of hydrogen peroxide over 60 seconds using solid W, X, or Y as a catalyst. Solid Oxygen Produced (cm³) W 24 X 2 Y 0 Which solid appears to be the most effective catalyst for this reaction?
(b)[1 mark]Suggest which solid does not act as a catalyst in this reaction.
(c)[1 mark]Give a reason for your answer to part (b).
Question 217
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Name the biological catalyst found in potatoes that speeds up the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
Question 218
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →(a)[1 mark]Write the word equation for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.
(b)[1 mark]Write the balanced symbol equation for this reaction.
(c)[1 mark]Explain why the catalyst is not shown among the reactants or products in these equations.
Question 219
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →If 0.20 g of manganese(IV) oxide is used to catalyse four separate 100 cm³ portions of hydrogen peroxide, how much manganese(IV) oxide will remain after all four reactions are completed?
Question 220
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →A student uses 0.10 g of a catalyst in a reaction and finds that at the end of the reaction the mass of the catalyst is still 0.10 g. The student repeats the experiment with another sample of the same catalyst, starting with 0.12 g, and measures the mass again after the reaction. Explain, using a calculation, what mass of the catalyst the student should expect to find at the end of the second experiment.