DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 21N.2.HL.TZ0.8
Date | November 2021 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 4] | Reference code | 21N.2.HL.TZ0.8 |
Level | HL | Paper | 2 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Annotate, Draw | Question number | 8 | Adapted from | N/A |
8.
[Maximum mark: 4]
21N.2.HL.TZ0.8
The standard electrode potential of zinc can be measured using a standard hydrogen electrode (SHE).
Draw and annotate the diagram to show the complete apparatus required to measure the standard electrode potential of zinc.
[4]
Markscheme
H2 (g) entering at «298 K and» 100 kPa ✔
platinum electrode on left ✔
voltmeter connecting electrodes AND salt bridge connecting electrolytes ✔
1 mol dm–3 H+ on the left AND 1 mol dm–3 Zn2+ on the right ✔
Voltmeter and salt bridge need to be drawn but not necessarily annotated for M3.
Concentrations, but not state symbols, required for M4.
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.2—Electron transfer reactions » Reactivity 3.2.12—The hydrogen half-cell H+(aq) + e− ⇌12 H2(g) is assigned a standard electrode potential of zero by convention. It is used in the measurement of standard electrode potential, E⦵. Interpret standard electrode potential data in terms of ease of oxidation/reduction.