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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Paper
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
reference 8CH0/02
Chemistry
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Core Organic and Physical Chemistry
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1 This question is about reaction kinetics.
(a) Maxwell‑Boltzmann distributions of the molecular energies of particles in a gas
are shown at two different temperatures.
The activation energy for the reaction, Ea , is labelled.
T1
T2 T1 < T 2
Number of molecules
with energy, E
Ea
Energy, E
(i) The activation energy is the minimum energy required
(1)
A for a reaction to take place when reactant molecules collide
B for reactant molecules to collide
C for all collisions to result in a reaction
D for the particles to collide with the appropriate orientation
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(ii) Explain, with reference to the gaseous particles, the differences in the
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(iii) Which of the following is not an explanation of why increasing the
temperature increases the rate of a reaction?
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A the area under the curve to the right of Ea is larger at a
higher temperature
B a greater percentage of collisions are successful at a
higher temperature
C molecules move faster and collide more often at a
higher temperature
D there are more collisions, all of which are successful, at a
higher temperature
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