DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 22N.1.sl.TZ0.15
Date | November 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 22N.1.sl.TZ0.15 |
Level | sl | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Identify | Question number | 15 | Adapted from | N/A |
15.
[Maximum mark: 1]
22N.1.sl.TZ0.15
Which statement best describes heat?
A. A quantity of potential energy of particles
B. A quantity of average kinetic energy of particles
C. A quantity of energy transferred between particles
D. A quantity of the total energy held by particles
[1]
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
This question about describing heat confused many candidates and did not discriminate well between high-scoring and low-scoring candidates. The most commonly chosen distractor was B which related to temperature rather than heat.