DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.30
Date | May 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.30 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Question number | 30 | Adapted from | N/A |
30.
[Maximum mark: 1]
19M.1A.SL.TZ1.30
Which factors affect the amount of product formed at the cathode during electrolysis of molten salts?
I. current
II. time
III. charge on the cation
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
[1]
Markscheme
D
Examiners report
Majority of candidates answered this correctly with the most common mistake being omission of time as a factor affecting electrolysis quantities.
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.2—Electron transfer reactions » Reactivity 3.2.8—An electrolytic cell is an electrochemical cell that converts electrical energy to chemical energy by bringing about non-spontaneous reactions. Explain how current is conducted in an electrolytic cell. Deduce the products of the electrolysis of a molten salt.