Chemistry Paper 2 Flashcards
practical
describe how to measure how surface area affects rates of reaction in a gas
4 marks
- attach a gas syringe to a chronical flask containing CO2 + HCl + marble chips
- measure volume of gas with syringe at regular intervals
- Repeat with the same volume and concentration of acid and mass of marble chips but just more crunched up
- repeat with same mass but instead of chips uses powdered chalk and make a graph of your results
what should you see when you are measuring how surface area or acid concentration affects rate of reaction of a gas? (2)
- the higher the surface area the faster the rate of reaction
- the higher the acid concentration the faster the rate of reaction
practical
describe how you would test to see how temperature affects the rate of reaction in a precipitation reaction?
3 marks
- measure out fixed volumes of sodium thiosulfate, hydrochloric acid and heat it using a water bath
- put flask over a black marker and watch the marker slowly disappeared due to the solution going cloudy
- repeat at different temperatures but with the same volume and concentration then make a graph of your results
what should you see when you are measuring how temperature affects rate of reaction of a precipitation reaction?
1 mark
- the higher the temperature the faster it takes to go cloudy (marker disappears)
what is the between endo and exothermic reactions? (2)
endothermic -> takes in energy
exothermic -> gives out energy
how does a catalyst affect the activation energy? (1)
- It decreases the activation energy
what is activation energy? (1)
- amount of energy needed to start a reaction
practical
how would you find the temperature change of 2 reagents?
6 marks
- put a polystyrene cup in a beaker of wool (for insulation)
- add a known volume of first reagent (mixture)
- measure intitule temperature then add known mass of second reagent and stir
- put lid on to reduce energy loss
- record max or minimum temperature (depending if it increased or decreased
- calculate temperature change
which one of these soluble salts is exothermic and which is endothermic? (2)
- ammonium chloride
- calcium chloride
- ammonium chloride -> endothermic
- calcium chloride -> exothermic
are displacement and precipitation reactions exothermic or endothermic (1)
- exothermic
what is the formula for: (4)
- methane
- ethane
- propane
- butane
- CH4
- C2H6
- C3H8
- C4H10
what is the order of hydrocarbons from the highest boiling point to the lowest in the fractional distillation chamber?
6 marks
and what are they used for?
- bitumen (for roads)
- fuel oil (ships)
- Diesel (trucks)
- kerosene (jets)
- petrol (cars)
- gases (heating/cooking)
the higher up the distillation chamber the…?
4 marks
- easier the ignite
- shorter the hydrocarbon
- lower the viscosity
- lower the boiling point
how does fractional distillation work in terms of hydrocarbons? (4)
- crude oil gets put into a chamber and heated to a very high temperature
- then it is put in the fractional distillation chamber and at each level, it gets colder
- as it gets colder the hydrocarbons condense and get separated into different lengths
- this allows the hydrocarbons to be used for their purposes
what is crude oil? (1)
- a complete mixture of different hydrocarbons
what is the problem with carbon monoxide and how is it made? (3)
- binds to red blood cells stopping them from carrying oxygen
- lack of oxygen causes fainting/death
- incomplete combustion
what is the problem with sulfur dioxide (SO2) and how is it made? (3)
- Its realised from impurities of fossil fuels
- it mixes with the clouds causing acid rain
- this kills life and damages the environment
what is the problem with oxides of nitrates and how is it made? (4)
- created by nitrogen reacting with oxygen in the air
- only happens because of the energy released from combustion
- it contributes to acid rain
- and causes photochemical smog -> causing breathing difficulties
What are the pros and cons of using hydrogen as clean energy?
pros -> very clean + renewable (from water)
cons -> needs special expensive engine + needs lots of energy + hard to store
what is cracking? (3)
- splitting up long-chain hydrocarbons to get shorter, more useful ones
- uses thermal decomposition (breaking down into 2 or more things)
- needs lots of energy as it needs to break a strong covalent bond
how would you do a craking reaction? (3)
- vapourised hydrocarbon is passed over a powdered catalyst at 400 - 700 degrees and 70 atm
- Aluminium oxide = catalyst - the long molecules split apart on the surface of catalysts
- alkane is heated until vaporised
e.g (C10H22 -> C8H18 + C2H4)
why do we do craking? (2)
- shorter hydrocarbons are much more useful than longer ones
- demand for shorter hydrocarbons are higher than amount so we can turn the longer ones into shorter ones
how does warmth get to the earth? (3)
- The sun emits electromagnetic radiation
- some pass through the atmosphere
- shorter wavelengths get absorbed -> warming up the planet
how does the greenhouse effect work? (5)
- earth radiates some heat radiation
- greenhouse gasses absorb some IR radiation
- some IR is re-emitted back towards earth by greenhouse gasses
- some IR is re-emitted back into space
- greenhouse gasses keep the Earth warm