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Why it is essential to keep the temperature constant when measuring the progress of the reaction?

Important Questions on Rates of Reaction

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Draw a different set of apparatus that could be used to follow the course of reaction between calcium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.

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Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with marble chips (calcium carbonate) giving off carbon dioxide gas. Which solution of acid will have the fastest initial rate of reaction

A. 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm3

B. 10 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm3

C. 25 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm3

HARD
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Dilute hydrochloric acid reacts with marble chips (calcium carbonate) giving off carbon dioxide gas. Which solution of acid will have the fastest initial rate of reaction

A. 50 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm3

B. 10 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm3

C. 25 cm3 of 0.5 mol dm3

Why would B have the fastest initial rate of the reaction?

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Which one of these explanations about the effect of increasing the concentration of the reactants on the rate of reaction is completely correct?

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Explain why a 10 °C rise in temperature can approximately double the rate of a reaction.

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Which one of these statements about the Boltzmann curve is correct?