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AQA A-Level Chemistry 3.1 Physical chemistry overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. Which factor is the only one that changes the value of the equilibrium constant KcK_c?

  2. A reaction has a negative enthalpy change, Ξ”H<0\Delta H < 0. What does this tell you?

  3. How does a catalyst increase the rate of a reaction?

  4. What is the oxidation state of nitrogen in the nitrate ion NO3βˆ’NO_3^-?

  5. Using Ξ”G=Ξ”Hβˆ’TΞ”S\Delta G = \Delta H - T\Delta S, a reaction with Ξ”H=+30\Delta H = +30 kJ/mol and Ξ”S=+120\Delta S = +120 J/K/mol becomes feasible above which temperature?

  6. For 2SO2+O2β‡Œ2SO32SO_2 + O_2 \rightleftharpoons 2SO_3, what is the correct expression for KpK_p?

  7. What is the pH of a 0.01000.0100 mol/dm3^3 solution of the strong acid hydrochloric acid?

  8. A reaction obeys rate=k[A][B]2\text{rate} = k[A][B]^2. What is the overall order of reaction?

  9. In an electrochemical cell, how is the cell EMF calculated from standard electrode potentials?

  10. Which statement about the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is correct?

  11. What is the value of the ionic product of water KwK_w at 298 K?

  12. Which type of substance loses electrons in a redox reaction and is itself oxidised?