DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 21M.1A.SL.TZ2.21
Date | May 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 21M.1A.SL.TZ2.21 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Identify | Question number | 21 | Adapted from | N/A |
21.
[Maximum mark: 1]
21M.1A.SL.TZ2.21
Which statements are correct about the action of a catalyst in a chemical reaction?
I. It increases the energy of each collision.
II. It alters the mechanism of the reaction.
III. It remains unchanged at the end of the reaction.
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
[1]
Markscheme
C
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 2. How much, how fast and how far? » Reactivity 2.2—How fast? The rate of chemical change » Reactivity 2.2.5—Catalysts increase the rate of reaction by providing an alternative reaction pathway with lower Ea. Sketch and explain energy profiles with and without catalysts for endothermic and exothermic reactions. Construct Maxwell–Boltzmann energy distribution curves to explain the effect of different values for Ea on the probability of successful collisions.