Energetic Chemistry Test
Energetic Chemistry Test
Energetic Chemistry Test
2. The energy profile diagram show how adding a substance to a reaction mixture changes the
reaction pathway.
3. Dilute sulphuric acid reacts with copper(II) oxide to form copper(II) sulphate and water. What
would not alter the rate of this reaction?
a. the concentration of the sulphuric acid
b. the pressure at which the reaction takes place
c. the size of the particles of copper(II) oxide
d. the temperature of the reacting mixture
4. Zinc reacts with an excess of dilute sulphuric acid. The graph shows how the volume of
hydrogen gas given off changed with time.
9. Why is Vanadium(IV) oxide used in the oxidation of sulphur dioxide to sulphur trioxide?
a. it acts as a reducing agent
b. it prevents the decomposition of sulphur trioxide
c. it removes impurities
d. it speeds up the reaction
10. Nitrogen and hydrogen react in a closed vessel.
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) <---> 2NH3 (g)
How do the speeds of the forward and reverse reactions change, if the pressure in the vessel is
increased but the temperature is kept constant?
a. increases increases
b. does not change does not change
c. decreases increases
11. In the graph, curve X represents the results of the reaction between 1.0 g of granulated zinc
and an excess of acid at 30oC.
13. Which change will increase the speed of the reaction between 1 mol of each of the two
gases?
a. a decrease in surface area of the catalyst
b. a decrease in temperature
c. a decrease in the volume of the reaction flask
d. an increase in the volume of the reaction flask
14. Magnesium reacts with hydrochloric acid. Which solution would give the fastest initial rate
of reaction?
a. 40g of HCl in 1000cm3 of water
b. 20g of HCl in 1000cm3 of water
c. 10g of HCl in 100cm3 of water
d. 4g of HCl in 50cm3 of water
15. In which reaction is the pressure least likely to affect the rate of reaction
a. C (s) + CO2 (g) ---> 2CO (g)
b. 2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) ---> 2SO3 (g)
c. N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ---> 2NH3 (g)
d. NaOH (aq) + HCl (aq) ---> NaCl (aq) + H2O (l)
18. Which element is always present in fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas?
a. hydrogen
b. carbon
c. oxygen
d. nitrogen
19. Natural gas burns more easily than other fuels because
a. it is more exothermic
b. it is a gas
c. it is colourless
d. it has a low density
20. Most fuels contain small amounts of sulphur. When they burn, a gas which pollutes the
atmosphere and causes acid rain is formed. it is called
a. carbon monoxide
b. carbon dioxide
c. sulphur dioxide
d. sulphur trioxide
21. Methane (CH4) is the main constituent of natural gas. When it burns, it produces 890 kJ of
heat per mole. How much heat would be produced if 64 g of methane were burnt?
[Ar of C = 12, Ar of H = 1]
a. 890 kJ
b. 1780 kJ
c. 2670 kJ
d. 3560 kJ
26. The formation of hydrogen iodide from hydrogen and iodine is an endothermic reaction.
H-H + I-I ---> H-I + H-I
What may be deduced from this information?
a. The number of bonds broken is greater than the number of bonds formed.
b. The formation of H-I bonds absorbs energy.
c. The products possess less energy than the reactants.
d. The total energy change in bond formation is less than that in bond breaking.
27. Methane gas reacts extremely slowly with air at room temperature. If a piece of warm
platinum is held in a methane-air mixture, the methane ignites. What differences are there
between the reaction with the platinum and the reaction without the platinum?
For the reaction with the platinum:
I. The activation energy is lower.
II. The energy change is greater.
III. The energy of the reactants is higher.
IV. The rate of reaction is greater.
a. I and II only
b. I and III only
c. I and IV only
d. II and IV only
28. The graph shows how the total volume of hydrogen produced changes when iron fillings
reacted with excess dilute sulphuric acid.
Experiment A: 500 cm3 of 1.0 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid added to an excess of limestone.
Experiment B: 100 cm3 of 5.0 mol/dm3 hydrochloric acid added to an excess of limestone.
The initial rate of evolution of carbon dioxide and the total volume of carbon dioxide evolved
were measured in each experiment. How do the results in experiment A compare with those in
experiment B when all other conditions are identical?
Rate of evolution of carbon dioxide Total volume of carbon dioxide
a. It is slower in A than in B. It is the same in A and B.
b. It is faster in B than in A. It is greater in B than in A.
c. It is slower in B than in A. It is greater in B than in A.
d. It is the same in A and B. It is greater in A than in B.