DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 21N.2.hl.TZ0.c(v)
| Date | November 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 21N.2.hl.TZ0.c(v) |
| Level | hl | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Suggest | Question number | c(v) | Adapted from | N/A |
c(v).
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21N.2.hl.TZ0.c(v)
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) can be determined by the Winkler Method.
A 25.00 cm3 sample of water was treated according to the Winkler Method.
Step I: 2Mn2+ (aq) + O2 (g) + 4OH− (aq) → 2MnO2 (s) + 2H2O (l)
Step II: MnO2 (s) + 2I− (aq) + 4H+ (aq) → Mn2+ (aq) + I2 (aq) + 2H2O (l)
Step III: 2S2O32− (aq) + I2 (aq) → 2I− (aq) + S4O62− (aq)
The iodine produced was titrated with 37.50 cm3 of 5.000 × 10−4 mol dm−3 Na2S2O3.
Suggest a reason that the Winkler Method used to measure biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) must be done at constant temperature.
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Markscheme
rate of reaction of oxygen with impurities depends on temperature
OR
rate at which bacteria/organisms grow/respire depends on temperature ✔
