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HL - Mechanisms of Chemical Change

25 MCQ from 2025 Question Bank Mechanisms of Chemical Change (all topics)

DP IB HL Chemistry Quiz

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1. Which statements about the electrolysis of molten aluminium oxide are correct?

I. Aluminium ions gain electrons at the cathode
II. Oxide ions lose electrons at the cathode
III. The cathode is the site of reduction in this cell

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2. Which group or species cannot act as a Lewis acid?

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3. Which row, indicated in the table below, contains the correct species that are produced at each electrode during the electrolysis of molten zinc chloride?

  • Negative electrode (cathode) Positive electrode (anode)
    A. Zn(s) Cl2(g)
    B. Zn2+(l) Cl−(l)
    C. Cl−(l) Zn2+(l)
    D. Cl2(g) Zn(s)

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4. Which statement about electrochemical cells is not correct?

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5. Which of the following expressions for Kw is correct?

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6. Which expression represents Ka for CH3COOH?

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7. What are the correct products of the reaction of nitric acid and magnesium metal?

 

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8. What statements about indicators are correct?

I. Indicators are typically weak acids or weak bases
II. Indicators are different colours in acidic and alkaline conditions
III. The midpoint of the colour change of an indicator occurs when [HIn]=[In−]

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9. Which of the following are the standard conditions for standard cell potentials?

I.A temperature of 298K
II.A pressure of 100 kPa
III.Solution concentrations of 1 mol dm^−3

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10. Which row of the table is correct for a spontaneous reaction?

  • Ecellθ ΔGθ
    A. Positive Negative
    B. Negative Negative
    C. Positive Positive
    D. Negative Positive

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11. Which indicator would be most suitable for a titration between sodium hydroxide and ethanoic acid?

Indicator pKa
Methyl orange 3.7
Bromocresol green 4.7
Bromothymol blue 7.0
Phenolphthalein 9.6

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12. A solution of 1.0 mol dm^−3 HCl is diluted to 0.1 mol dm^−3. Which statement is correct?

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13. Which of the following reagents is used to differentiate between C3H8 and C3H and what change of color would be observed?

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14. When wine is exposed to air, the ethanol is slowly converted to ethanoic acid. The  of a bottle of wine changes from 6.5 to 4.5. The concentration of [H]^+is?

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15. A primary alcohol is heated under reflux with an aqueous solution of the oxidizing agent KMnO4.

Which of the following is a possible product of this reaction?

A. B.
CH0794a CH0794b
C. D.
CH0794c CH0794d

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16. Which combination of acid and base should be reacted to obtain a basic salt?
                Acid                      Base
A.        Strong                 Strong
B.        Strong                 Weak
C.        Weak                 Strong
D.        Weak                 Weak

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17. In order to prepare a solution of 0.1 mol dm^−3 with the highest pH, substance  is dissolved in water. Substance  is:

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18. The diagram below shows a voltaic cell. The overall reaction taking place in the cell is:

Mg(s)+Pb^2+(aq)→Pb(s)+Mg^2+(aq)

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Which statement is correct for the magnesium half cell?

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19. The nitration of benzene is an example of what type of reaction mechanism?

 

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20. Which combination of acid and base will typically have the lowest pH at the equivalence point in a titration?

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21. Four features of the HNO3 molecule are labelled a-d.

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Why is one mole of HNO able to react with one mole of NaOH?

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22. Which statement about electroplating an object with silver is incorrect?

 

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23. What is the structure of the carbocation intermediate in the nitration of benzene?

  • A. 20.1-CH0422
    B. 20.1-CH0422b
    C. 20.1-CH0422c
    D. 20.1-CH0422d

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24. Which expression represents Ka for CH3COOH?

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25. Which statement about a strong acid and its conjugate base is correct?

 

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