TUISYEN IBNU SINA CHEMISTRY MODULE 12

RATE OF REACTION

1 The reaction between magnesium ribbon and hydrochloric acid can be shown as

Mg + 2HCl MgCl2 + H2.

The hydrogen gas evolved is collected in a burette. Volume of gas collected is recorded at
intervals of 30 seconds. Table 1 shows the result obtained.
Time (s) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300
Volume 0 27 46 59 70 79 86 92 96 96 96
of ( cm3)
hydrogen
Table 1
a i State 2 observations that can be seen in this experiment

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ii Suggest 2 ways to measure the rate of reaction according to the observation stated
above

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b Plot a graph of the volume of hydrogen gas collected against time

c Based on the graph plotted, determine

i The average rate of reaction in the first 3 minutes

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ii The average rate of reaction in the third minute

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iii The overall average rate of reaction

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iv The instantaneous rate of reaction at 1 minute

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v The instantaneous rate of reaction at 3 minutes

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d Compare the values of the instantaneous rate of reaction at 1 and 3 minutes
obtained in c (iv) and (v)

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RATE OF REACTION

2 A student carried out three experiments to study a factor that affects the rate of reaction.
Diagram 1 shows the result for the experiment.

Experiment I II III

Excess
Set-up Excess nitric acid
apparatus for nitric acid Excess
the nitric acid
experiments
1.2g magnesium 1.2g magnesium 1.2g magnesium
ribbon ribbon ribbon

Temperature /
0 30 40 40
C
Time taken for
all the
magnesium to 50 20 15
dissolve/ s

Diagram 1

a Write a chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium and

nitric acid.

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b i Name the gas produced in the experiment above.

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ii Calculate the maximum volume of the gas produced in the experiment.
[Relative atomic mass : Mg,24;
Volume of 1 mole of gas at room temperature = 24 dm3 ]

c i Calculate the average rate of reaction in cm3s-1 for:

ii Experiment I

iii Experiment II

iv Experiment III
TUISYEN IBNU SINA CHEMISTRY MODULE 12
RATE OF REACTION