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Collision Theory, Factors Affecting Rate & Enthalpy Concept

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

What conditions that must be met in order for a chemical reaction to take place?

a)

Collisions with the proper orientation

b)

Sufficient activation energy

c)

Appropriate coefficient of friction

d)

Both collisions with the proper orientation and sufficient energy

2.

When a catalyst is involved in the collision between the reactant molecules, more energy is required.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What is the term used to refer to the number of collisions per unit volume of the reaction mixture?

a)

Collision force

b)

Collision frequency

c)

Collision energy

d)

Collision time period

4.

For the reaction shown in the equation below the fastest reaction will occur between ...

2HCl (aq) + CaCO3 (s) \rightarrow   CaCl2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2(g)

a)

CaCO3 powder and 2 M HCl  

b)

CaCO3 chips and 1 M HCl  

c)

CaCO3 chips and 2 M HCl  

d)

CaCO3 powder and 1 M HCl

5.

The diagram shows the energy profile of a reversible reaction that occurs with and without a catalyst.

What can be deduced from the diagram?

I. The enthalpy change for the forward catalysed reaction —20 kJ/mol.

II. The catalysed backward reaction is endothermic.

III. The enthalpy change is decreased by using catalyst.

IV. The activation energy for the backward uncatalysed reaction is 80 kJ/mol

a)

III only

b)

 l and ll only

c)

 I, II and IV only

d)

 I, II, III and IV

6.

Magnesium needs to be heated before it reacts with oxygen in the air. What conclusion can you draw from this?

a)

The reaction is reversible

b)

The reaction has a high activation energy

c)

The reaction is exothermic

d)

Magnesium has a high melting point

7.

Which of the following statements correctly explains why a reaction is endothermic?

a)

More energy is released when breaking reactant bonds than is absorbed when making product bonds

b)

More energy is absorbed when breaking reactant bonds than is released when making product bonds

c)

Less energy is absorbed when breaking reactant bonds than is released when making product bonds

d)

Less energy is released when breaking reactant bonds than is absorbed when making product bonds

8.

Which of the following reactions releases most energy to the surroundings?

a)

Reaction energy change = -456 kJ/mol

b)

Reaction energy change = +547 kJ/mol

c)

Reaction energy change = -38 kJ/mol

d)

Reaction energy change = +1456 kJ/mol

9.

Products will form faster if __________

a)

the particle size of the reactants are larger.

b)

temperature is decreased.

c)

concentration of the reactants are increased.

d)

the reaction is not stirred.

10.

Given the reaction:    

2 SO2 (g) + O2 (g) \rightarrow   2 SO3 (g) 

The rate of the forward reaction increases by adding more SO2 because the ….

a)

Number of molecular collisions will increase

b)

Temperature will increase

c)

Forward reaction is endothermic

d)

Reaction will shift to the left