DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 21M.1A.SL.TZ2.23
Date | May 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 21M.1A.SL.TZ2.23 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Apply | Question number | 23 | Adapted from | N/A |
23.
[Maximum mark: 1]
21M.1A.SL.TZ2.23
Sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen to form sulfur trioxide.
2SO2 (g) + O2 (g) 2SO3 (g) ΔH = −197 kJ
Which change increases the value of Kc?
A. increasing the temperature
B. decreasing the temperature
C. decreasing [SO2 (g)]
D. decreasing [SO3 (g)]
[1]
Markscheme
B
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 2. How much, how fast and how far? » Reactivity 2.3—How far? The extent of chemical change » Reactivity 2.3.6—The equilibrium law is the basis for quantifying the composition of an equilibrium mixture. Solve problems involving values of K and initial and equilibrium concentrations of the components of an equilibrium mixture.