DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 22M.2.HL.TZ1.3c(iii)
Date | May 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 22M.2.HL.TZ1.3c(iii) |
Level | HL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Calculate | Question number | c(iii) | Adapted from | N/A |
c(iii).
[Maximum mark: 2]
22M.2.HL.TZ1.3c(iii)
(c(iii))
Calculate the entropy change for the Haber–Bosch process, in J mol–1 K–1 at 298 K. Use your answer to (b)(i) and section 1 of the data booklet.
[2]
Markscheme
ΔG = «ΔH – TΔS =» –93000 «J» – 298«K» × ΔS = –33000 ✔
ΔS = 〈〈〉〉 = –201 «J mol–1 K–1» ✔
Do not penalize failure to convert kJ to J in both (c)(ii) and (c)(iii).
Award [2] for correct final answer
Award [1 max] for (+) 201 «J mol–1 K–1».
Award [2] for –101 or –100.5 «J mol–1 K–1».
Examiners report
Very good performance; since the unit for S is J mol˗1 K˗1, ΔG and ΔH needed to be converted from kJ to J, but that was not done in some cases.

Syllabus sections
Reactivity 1. What drives chemical reactions? » Reactivity 1.4—Entropy and spontaneity (Additional higher level) » Reactivity 1.4.2—Change in Gibbs energy, ΔG, relates the energy that can be obtained from a chemical reaction to the change in enthalpy, ΔH, change in entropy, ΔS, and absolute temperature, T. Apply the equation ΔG⦵ = ΔH⦵ − TΔS⦵ to calculate unknown values of these terms.