APPLICATION IN DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES

1. The smaller-sized potatoes will cook faster than the bigger-sized ones.
Explain why. [4 marks]

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2. Food stored in a refrigerator lasts longer than food stored in a kitchen cabinet.
Explain why. [4 marks]

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3. Meat cooked in a pressure cooker faster than the normal pot.

Explain why. [4 marks]

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 4. Roasting a whole chicken took about 2 hours 30minutes while roasting pieces of chicken took only
45minutes. Explain why. [4 marks]

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5. Explain why metal structures of buildings in industrial areas are easier to corrode than those in housing areas.
Explain why. [4 marks]

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COLLISION THEORY
 FACTOR

HOW?

FREQUENCY OF COLLISION (INCREASE/DECREASE) MUST STATE THE REACTING

PARTICLES

FREQUENCY OF EFFECTIVE COLLISION (INCREASE/DECREASE)

RATE OF REACTION (HIGH/LOW)

1. Calcium carbonate chips react faster with hydrochloric acid compared to calcium
carbonate powder. Explain how size of reactant affects the rate of reaction based on
collision theory. [5 marks]

- Calcium carbonate powder is ____________ than calcium carbonate chips.

- Smaller size of CaCO3 has _____________________________ reacts with HCl.

- Frequency of collision between ________________________ and ___________________ is

___________

- Frequency of effective collision between the _________________ is __________________

- Rate of reaction between CaCO3 powder and HCl is _______________ than CaCO3 chips
and HCl.

2.

SET Reactants Volume of gas Temperature/oC

collected/cm3 in 2
minutes

I 20cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 16.0 30

Zinc

II 20cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 20.0 30

Zinc

III 20cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 30.0 40

Zinc

a) Compare the rate of reaction based on the collision theory:-

i) Set I and Set II

ii) Set II and Set III [10
marks]

b) Sketch the graphs of volume of gas release against time for all the three sets.
[ 3 marks]
 COLLISION THEORY

FACTOR

HOW?

FREQUENCY OF COLLISION (INCREASE/DECREASE) MUST STATE THE REACTING

PARTICLES

FREQUENCY OF EFFECTIVE COLLISION (INCREASE/DECREASE)

RATE OF REACTION (HIGH/LOW)

3. Calcium carbonate chips react faster with hydrochloric acid compared to calcium
carbonate powder. Explain how size of reactant affects the rate of reaction based on
collision theory. [5 marks]

- Calcium carbonate powder is ____________ than calcium carbonate chips.

- Smaller size of CaCO3 has _____________________________ reacts with HCl.

- Frequency of collision between ________________________ and ___________________ is

___________

- Frequency of effective collision between the _________________ is __________________

- Rate of reaction between CaCO3 powder and HCl is _______________ than CaCO3 chips
and HCl.

4.

SET Reactants Volume of gas Temperature/oC

collected/cm3 in 2
minutes

I 20cm3 of 0.5 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 16.0 30

Zinc

II 20cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 20.0 30

Zinc

III 20cm3 of 1.0 mol dm-3 H2SO4 + 4g of 30.0 40

Zinc

c) Compare the rate of reaction based on the collision theory:-

iii) Set I and Set II

iv) Set II and Set III [10
marks]

d) Sketch the graphs of volume of gas release against time for all the three sets.
[ 3 marks]