DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.28
Date | May 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.28 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Question number | 28 | Adapted from | N/A |
28.
[Maximum mark: 1]
19M.1A.SL.TZ1.28
Which product will be obtained at the anode (positive electrode) when molten NaCl is electrolysed?
A. Na (l)
B. Cl (g)
C. Cl2 (g)
D. Na (s)
[1]
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
57 % of candidates correctly identified products of electrolysis at the anode with the incorrect answers being split by the remaining 43 %
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.