DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 21M.2.SL.TZ1.2b(iii)
Date | May 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 21M.2.SL.TZ1.2b(iii) |
Level | SL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Calculate | Question number | b(iii) | Adapted from | N/A |
b(iii).
[Maximum mark: 1]
21M.2.SL.TZ1.2b(iii)
(b(iii))
Calculate the hydroxide ion concentration in saturated aqueous hydrogen sulfide.
[1]
Markscheme
10−10 «mol dm−3» ✔

Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.1—Proton transfer reactions » Reactivity 3.1.5—The ion product constant of water, Kw, shows an inverse relationship between [H+] and [OH–]. Kw = [H+] [OH–]. Recognize solutions as acidic, neutral and basic from the relative values of [H+] and [OH–].