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IGCSE CHEMISTRY: RATE OF REACTION

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

List three factors that affect the rate of a reaction

a)

temperature

b)

concentration

c)

surface area

d)

volume

2.

Why does a higher concentration increase the rate of reaction?

a)

it increases the amount of reactants

b)

it lowers the activation energy

c)

it increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it increases the frequency of particle collisions

3.

Why does a higher temperature increase the rate of a reaction?

a)

it increases both the frequency and energy of particle collisions

b)

it only increases the frequency of particle collisions

c)

it only increases the energy of particle collisions

d)

it reduces the activation energy of the reaction

4.
What is the rate of reaction?
a)
How fast a reaction is 
b)
How big a reaction is
c)
How loud a reaction is
d)
How much gas a reaction produces
5.
Grinding a seltzer tablet into powder increases the rate of reaction due to increased
a)
concentration
b)
surface area
c)
temperature
d)
reactants
6.
More collisions correspond to a: 
a)
Faster reaction rate  
b)
Slower reaction rate
c)
Constant reaction rate 
d)
None of the above
7.

How could we make this reaction happen more quickly?

a)

Decrease the concentration of the acid

b)

crush the chalk to increase the surface area

c)

Put the test tube in an ice bath

8.

Catalyst helps to

a)

increase the amount of product obtained

b)

to lower the activation energy

c)

provide an alternative reaction route

d)

decrease the frequency of collision

9.

Increasing pressure causes the reacting particles

a)

to bond together

b)

to repel from each other

c)

gain more kinetic energy

d)

to move closer together

10.

Increasing the temperature gives particles more __________.

a)

time

b)

energy

c)

space

d)

frequency

11.

Diagram 4 shows the graph of volume of carbon dioxide gas against time when 5 g of marble chips is added to

50 cm3 of 0.2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid.


At what time the rate of reaction the highest?

a)

t1

b)

t2

c)

t3

d)

t4

12.

Diagram 7 shows a graph of the volume of gas produced against time for the reaction between zinc granules and hydrochloric acid.


The gradient of the graph decreases with time because

a)

catalyst is not used

b)

volume of mixture decreases

c)

temperature of reaction decreases

d)

concentration of hydrochloric acid decreases

13.

The equation represents the reaction between sodium carbonate and hydrochloric acid.

Na2CO3 + 2 HCl → 2 NaCl + H2O + CO2


The mass of the beaker and its contents is plotted against time.

Which graph represents what happens when sodium carbonate reacts with an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Table 9 shows the experiments carried out to study the rate of reaction between zinc carbonate and nitric acid.


Which of the following graph represents the two experiments?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Magnesium reacts with acid to produce hydrogen gas, H2.Which solution would give the highest initial rate of reaction?

a)

100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of nitric acid, HNO3

b)

100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of hydrochloric acid, HCl

c)

100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of sulphuric acid, H2SO4

d)

100 cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 of ethanoic acid, CH3COOH

16.

Which manufacturing of the following is not a characteristic of catalyst?

a)

A catalyst is specific in its reaction.

b)

A catalyst influences the quantity of product of a reaction.

c)

The chemical property of a catalyst remains unchanged at the end of the reaction.

d)

Only a little amount of a catalyst is needed to influence the rate of reaction.

17.

Diagram 12 shows an energy profile diagram. Ea is the activation energy for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide.

P

Which of the following is the activation energy for the dissociation of hydrogen peroxide when manganese(IV) oxide is added?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

R

d)

S

18.

Which of the following explains the meaning of effective collision?

a)

The collision where its energy is less than the activation energy

b)

The collision that has a low energy

c)

The collision which takes place before a reaction

d)

The collision that causes a reaction

19.

Which of the following is the meaning of activation energy?

a)

The maximum energy that the particles need to produce effective collision

b)

The amount of energy used by the particles during a collision

c)

The minimum amount of energy that particles must have in order to react

d)

The amount of kinetic energy of molecules during a collision

20.
Why does a catalyst increase the rate of reaction?
a)
it produces extra energy for the reactants
b)
it increases the speed of the reactant particles
c)
it increases the frequency of particle collisions
d)
it reduces the activation energy of the reaction 
21.

Which graph shows the effect of increasing temperature on the rate of reaction of calcium carbonate with dilute hydrochloric acid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
Increasing the temperature will increase the kinetic energy of particles, therefore increasing the collisions between particles.
a)
false
b)
true
23.
Exothermic reactions release heat to the surroundings.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
The following graph shows two different reaction pathways for the same overall reaction at the same temperature. Which pathway is slower and why?
a)
Red, because the activation energy is larger
b)
Blue, because the activation energy is lower
c)
both reaction progress at the same rate
25.
What does NOT happen when the temperature is increased?
a)
Particles collide more often
b)
Particles collide with more energy
c)
Particles move faster
d)
More particles collide in the correct orientation
26.
Why don't all collisions between particles cause a reaction?
a)
the particles also need to collide with a catalyst
b)
not all the particles collide with enough energy
c)
not all the particles collide at a high enough temperature
d)
the particles need to collide with each other twice
27.
Which of the following increase the reaction rate?
a)
less surface area
b)
lower temperature
c)
an inhibitor
d)
increased concentration
28.

On the diagram, which letter represents the activation energy for the reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

29.

Which of the two reaction profiles shows the catalysed reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

30.

Which of the curves indicates the fastest reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

31.

Which of the curves indicates the slowest reaction?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

32.

Which of the following will increase the frequency of successful collisions?

a)

Increasing the temperature

b)

Decreasing the pressure

c)

Decreasing the concentration

33.

Which of the following has the smallest suface area to volume ratio?

a)

Powder

b)

Gauze

c)

Lumps

34.

Which of the following would give a steeper curve on a graph of volume of gas against time?

a)

Low temperature

b)

Low concentration

c)

Using a catalyst

35.

Which of the following statements about catalysts is false?

a)

They speed up reactions

b)

They provide an alternative reaction pathway with a lower activation energy

c)

They become chemically changed at the end of the reaction

36.

What piece of apparatus could be used to measure the volume of gas produced in a reaction

a)

Gas syringe

b)

Beaker

c)

Top pan balance

37.

How is this equipment being used to measure the rate of reaction?

a)

The gas syringe measures how much gas is produced in a certain time

b)

The reaction mixture will increase in volume in a certain time

38.

Which factors increase the rate of a reaction?

a)

increasing temperature

b)

increasing concentration

c)

increasing surface area

d)

all of these

39.

Icing sugar has a greater ______ _____ than a solid cube of

sugar.

a)

Surface Area

b)

Catalyst

c)

Temperature

40.
Why does breaking up a solid reactant increase the rate of reaction?
a)
it creates more solid
b)
it creates more energy
c)
it increases the surface area
d)
it increases the concentration
41.

The word for a substance that you react at the start of a chemical reaction...

a)

Reaction

b)

Reactant

c)

Product

d)

The result

42.

The word for a substance created in a chemical reaction...

a)

Reaction

b)

Reactant

c)

Product

d)

Mass

43.

Objects hitting each other

a)

Collision

b)

Catalyst

c)

Explosion

d)

Reaction

44.

The speed at which a chemical reaction occurs

a)

Fast

b)

Slow

c)

Rate

d)

Ratio

45.

The amount of something; how many particles in a volume of a mixture

a)

Rate

b)

Collision

c)

Catalyst

d)

Concentration

46.

Diagram shows the apparatus set up for an experiment to determine the rate of reaction.

Which of the following techniques is the most suitable to determine the rate of reaction?

a)

Record the time as soon as precipitate is formed

b)

Record the time taken to obtain the maximum temperature

c)

Record the times as soon as the cross mark cannot be seen

d)

Record the times taken for the change of the pH value until a fixed pH value is obtained

47.

How does surface area affect the rate of reaction?

a)

Increasing surface area increases the rate

b)

Increasing concentration decreases the rate

48.

How can rate of reaction be measured in reactions?

a)

Measure mass lost when gas produced.

b)

Measure color change or formation of a solid.

c)

Measure volume of gas produced.

d)

Measure time taken for liquid to disappear.

49.

Look at the graph. At what time does the reaction finish?

a)

4 minutes

b)

6 minutes

c)

5 minutes

d)

7 minutes

50.

The steeper the slope is the ... the reaction.

a)

faster

b)

slower

51.

Identify where the reaction has finished

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

52.

The more collisions between particles of reactants there are in a given time ...

a)

the faster reaction

b)

the slower reaction

53.

Four light sticks are placed in water baths of varying temperatures. At which temperature would the light stick glow the brightest?

a)

0° C

b)

20° C

c)

30° C

d)

40° C