DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 22M.1A.SL.TZ1.15
Date | May 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 22M.1A.SL.TZ1.15 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Interpret | Question number | 15 | Adapted from | N/A |
15.
[Maximum mark: 1]
22M.1A.SL.TZ1.15
What is the correct interpretation of the following potential energy profile?
A. Endothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.
B. Exothermic reaction; products more stable than reactants.
C. Endothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.
D. Exothermic reaction; products less stable than reactants.
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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.