DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 21M.2.hl.TZ2.5e
Date | May 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 21M.2.hl.TZ2.5e |
Level | hl | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | e | Adapted from | N/A |
e.
[Maximum mark: 2]
21M.2.hl.TZ2.5e
Ethanol and methanoic acid are important industrial products.
(e)
Determine the concentration of methanoic acid in a solution of pH = 4.12. Use section 21 of the data booklet.
[2]
Markscheme
Alternative 1:
Ka =
OR
[HCOOH] = ✓
«[HCOOH] =» 3.24 × 10−5 «mol dm−3» ✓
Alternative 2:
«pH = pKa + log »
4.12 = 3.75 + log ✓
«[HCOOH] =» 3.24 × 10−5 «mol dm−3» ✓
Award [2] for correct final answer.
