DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 22N.2.hl.TZ0.d
Date | November 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 22N.2.hl.TZ0.d |
Level | hl | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | d | Adapted from | N/A |
d.
[Maximum mark: 2]
22N.2.hl.TZ0.d
Consider the following reaction:
Cu2+ (aq) + Fe (s) → Fe2+ (aq) + Cu (s)
Determine the frequency, in s−1, of a photon that will cause the first ionization of copper. Use sections 1, 2 and 8 of the data booklet.
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Examiners report
Whilst many students managed to identify the correct formula and constants to use to convert energy into frequency, quite a few failed to convert the ionization enthalpy from kJ to J, then even more were unable to convert from a molar to an atomic scale.
