Question 119 marks
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You are going to investigate the rate of the reaction between sodium metabisulfite and potassium iodate at different temperatures. Read all of the instructions carefully before starting the experiments. Instructions You are going to do five experiments at different temperatures. In each experiment the total volume of liquid is 80 cm3. (a) Experiment 1 ● Use a 100 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 70 cm3 of aqueous potassium iodate into a 250 cm3 beaker. ● Use the first 10 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 5 cm3 of aqueous starch into the beaker containing the aqueous potassium iodate. ● Use the second 10 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 5 cm3 of aqueous sodium metabisulfite into the beaker. At the same time start the timer. ● Stir the mixture in the beaker with a thermometer and continue to stir until a sudden colour change is seen. ● Stop the timer and record the time in seconds to the nearest whole number in the table. ● Measure the temperature of the mixture in the beaker and record the temperature in the table. ● Rinse the beaker with water. Experiment 2 ● Use the 100 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 70 cm3 of aqueous potassium iodate into a 250 cm3 beaker. ● Use the first 10 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 5 cm3 of aqueous starch into the beaker containing the aqueous potassium iodate. ● Warm the aqueous potassium iodate and starch mixture over a Bunsen burner until the temperature of the solution is about 35 °C. Carefully remove the beaker from above the Bunsen burner. ● Use the second 10 cm3 measuring cylinder to pour 5 cm3 of aqueous sodium metabisulfite into the beaker. At the same time start the timer. ● Stir the mixture in the beaker with the thermometer and continue to stir until a sudden colour change is seen. ● Stop the timer and record the time in seconds to the nearest whole number in the table. ● Measure the temperature of the mixture in the beaker and record the temperature in the table. ● Rinse the beaker with water. Experiment 3 ● Repeat Experiment 2 but warm the aqueous potassium iodate and starch mixture until the temperature of the solution is about 40 °C. Experiment 4 ● Repeat Experiment 2 but warm the aqueous potassium iodate and starch mixture until the temperature of the solution is about 45 °C. Experiment 5 ● Repeat Experiment 2 but warm the aqueous potassium iodate and starch mixture until the temperature of the solution is about 50 °C. Complete the table. experiment 1 2 3 4 5 temperature at end of experiment / °C time taken to change colour / s [5] (b) Complete a suitable scale on the y-axis and plot your results from Experiments 1 to 5 on the grid. Draw a line of best fit through your points. time taken to change colour / s 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 temperature at end of experiment / C [4] (c) Deduce which experiment had the fastest rate of reaction. …… [1] (d) From your graph, deduce the time taken for the mixture to change colour at a temperature of 60.0 °C. Show clearly on the grid how you worked out your answer. time taken to change colour = …… [3] (e) Experiments are often repeated and the results compared to check that they are reliable. Suggest why this is difficult to do for these experiments. …… [1] (f) Suggest why the aqueous potassium iodate is warmed before the aqueous sodium metabisulfite is added rather than after it has been added. …… [1] (g) A polystyrene cup can be used instead of the beaker in this experiment. (i) Explain the advantage of transferring the warmed potassium iodate to a polystyrene cup rather than leaving it in the beaker. . …… . …… . …… [2] (ii) Suggest why it is not a good idea to put the aqueous potassium iodate in a polystyrene cup before it is warmed. . …… . …… [1] (h) Sketch on the grid the graph obtained when the experiments are repeated using aqueous potassium iodate of a higher concentration. [1] [Total: 19]
Mark scheme
1(a) M1 temperatures and times recorded for all five experiments 1 M2 temperatures continually increase from experiments 1 to 5 1 M3 times decrease as temperature increases 1 M4 all times recorded in seconds and to the nearest second only 1 M5 all temperatures recorded to the same precision 1 1(b) M1 y-axis scale is linear and points extend over halfway up scale 1 M2 and M3 all points plotted correctly 2 M4 best fit line 1 1(c) (experiment) 5 1 1(d) M1 extrapolation of graph line shown 1 M2 value from graph given 1 M3 s 1 1(e) difficult to get the temperature (exactly) the same 1 1(f) otherwise, the temperature is still increasing / changing while it reacts 1 1(g)(i) M1 insulator / reduces heat loss 1 M2 temperature (more) constant / accurate 1 1(g)(ii) the polystyrene would melt 1 1(h) sketch line is below drawn line and does not meet plotted line at any point. 1