5. Explain the following in terms of rate of reaction: a. Diced potatoes cook quicker than whole potatoes. b. Sliced bread goes stale quicker than unsliced bread. c. Food is stored in the fridge to prevent it from going off.
:Fig. 21.16
6. a. What is a catalyst? b. Name a catalyst you have used in an experimental investigation.
7. Marble contains calcium carbonate, which reacts with hydrochloric acid to form carbon dioxide. Students carried out an investigation to react two 10 g samples of marble chips, A and B, with 50 cm3
of dilute hydrochloric acid at different temperatures. They recorded the mass of carbon dioxide formed in each reaction in the graph shown in Fig. 21.17.
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2
0.0 0 :Fig. 21.17
a. Which sample of marble chips, A or B, reacted faster with the dilute hydrochloric acid? Give a reason for your answer.
b. Explain why a higher temperature causes a faster rate of reaction. c. Explain why the line on each graph levels off as time passes.
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