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Worksheet 8.1
Interpreting a graph
This graph shows the rate of reaction in a reaction between calcium carbonate and sulfuric acid.

1 a Describe what the graph shows about the rate of reaction in the first 40 seconds.

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b Describe what the graph shows about the rate of reaction between 40 and 80 seconds.

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c Describe what the graph shows about the rate of reaction after 80 seconds.

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2 Use the graph to find out the average volume of carbon dioxide gas given off per second
in the period between 10 and 20 seconds.
a How much gas has been given off after 10 seconds?

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b How much gas has been given off after 20 seconds?

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c How much gas is given off in these 10 seconds?

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d How much gas is given off in 1 second? This is the rate of reaction.

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3 Use the graph to find out the average volume of carbon dioxide gas given off per second
in the period between 60 and 80 seconds.
a How much gas has been given off after 60 seconds?

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b How much gas has been given off after 80 seconds?

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c How much gas is given off in these 20 seconds?

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d How much gas is given off in 1 second? This is the rate of reaction.

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4 Compare the two rates of reaction you have calculated.

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Support sheet
1 Think how steep the line is in each case. Does this mean the rate of reaction is fast or slow?
Has the reaction stopped?

2 Remember to find the difference between the volume of gas produced at the earlier time and
the later time. The rate of reaction is measured in volume of gas produced per second.
One way of doing this so that you can read it off the graph easily is to draw a line at 10 seconds
on the horizontal axis up to where it meets the line of the graph (A), then draw another line up
at 20 seconds (B). Draw a line across as shown (C).

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3 This time draw a line at 60 seconds on the horizontal axis up to where it meets the line of the graph.
Then draw another line up at 80 seconds. Draw a line to join these two as you did before.
Remember to find the difference between the volume of gas produced at the earlier time and
the later time. The rate of reaction is measured in volume of gas produced per second.

4 When you are asked to compare two things you need to say ‘the rate of reaction between 10 and 20

seconds was _____ cm3 of carbon dioxide gas given off per second, whereas the rate of reaction

between 60 and 80 seconds was _____ cm3, which is much faster or slower’.

You must compare the two things and not just say what the two rates are.

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Extension sheet
5 Use the graph to find the average rate of reaction (average volume of carbon dioxide produced
per second) during the period from 40 to 60 seconds.

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6 Use the graph to find the average rate of reaction (average volume of carbon dioxide produced
per second) during the period from 20 to 40 seconds.

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7 Compare all four average rates of reaction.

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Worksheet 8.3A
True or false?
For each of the statements below, decide whether it is correct or incorrect.
Put a tick or a cross next to the statement.
If a statement is incorrect, write the correct statement underneath.

1 When a reaction takes place, the products are used up.

(The substances you start a reaction with are the reactants.
The substances you end up with are the products.)

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2 For chemical reactions to take place, the particles must collide.

(Think about what happens to make a chemical reaction take place.)

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3 When a chemical reaction takes place, new substances are formed.

(Think about the reactants and products in a reaction.)

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4 The mass of the reactants and the mass of the products in a reaction are different.
(Think about how the products are formed.)
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5 The rate of reaction can be measured by the speed at which the products are formed.
(Think about the ways in which you have measured the rate of reaction.)

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6 The rate of reaction remains the same throughout the reaction.

(Think about the investigations you did.)

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7 The rate of reaction is affected by surface area and temperature.

(Think about the investigations you did.)

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8 An increase in temperature slows the reaction.

(Think about the investigations you did.)

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9 Large lumps of reactants react faster than smaller pieces.

(Think about the investigations you did.)

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10 The more energy that particles have, the more frequent the collisions will be and

the slower the reaction will be.

(Think about what happens to particles to make a reaction take place.)

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Worksheet 8.3B
True or false?
For each of the statements below, decide whether it is correct or incorrect.
Put a tick or a cross next to the statement.
If a statement is incorrect, write the correct statement underneath.

1 When a reaction takes place, the products are used up.

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2 For chemical reactions to take place, the particles must collide.

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3 When a chemical reaction takes place, new substances are formed.

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4 The mass of the reactants and the mass of the products in a reaction are different.
(Think about how the products are formed.)

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5 The rate of reaction can be measured by the speed at which the products are formed.
(Think about the ways in which you have measured the rate of reaction.)

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6 The rate of reaction remains the same throughout the reaction.

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7 The rate of reaction is affected by the surface area and temperature.

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8 An increase in temperature slows the reaction.

(Think about the investigations you did.)

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9 Large lumps of reactants react faster than smaller pieces.

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10 The more energy that particles have, the more frequent the collisions will be and the

slower the reaction will be.

(Think about what happens to particles to make a reaction take place.)

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Worksheet 8.3C
True or false?
For each of the statements below, decide whether it is correct or incorrect.
Put a tick or a cross next to the statement.
If a statement is incorrect, write the correct statement underneath.

1 When a reaction takes place, the products are used up.

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2 For chemical reactions to take place, the particles must collide.

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3 When a chemical reaction takes place, new substances are formed.

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4 The mass of the reactants and the mass of the products in a reaction are different.

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5 The rate of reaction can be measured by the speed at which the products are formed.

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6 The rate of reaction remains the same throughout the reaction.

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7 The rate of reaction is affected by the surface area and temperature.

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8 An increase in temperature slows the reaction.

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9 Large lumps of reactants react faster than smaller pieces.

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10 The more energy that particles have, the more frequent the collisions will be and
the slower the reaction will be.

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