CIE Nov 2014 v3 Paper 4 Q2

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PMT (a) Bromate(V) ions, BrO3 , react with bromide ions in the presence of acid to produce bromine. Write an ionic equation for this reaction.[2] (b) The initial rate of this reaction was measured, starting with different concentrations of the three reactants. The following results were obtained. experiment number ] [BrO3 / mol dm3 [Br ] / mol dm3 [H+] / mol dm3 initial rate / mol dm3 s1 1 2 3 4 0.040 0.040 0.040 0.080 0.020 0.020 0.080 0.020 0.50 1.00 0.50 0.50 2.64104 1.06103 1.06103 5.21104 (i) Use the data in the table to determine the order with respect to each reactant. Show your reasoning.(ii) Write the rate equation for this reaction.(iii) Use the results of experiment 1 to calculate the rate constant, k, for this reaction. Include the units of k. rate constant, k =units[6] [Total: 8]UCLES 2014 9701/43/O/N/14<br />

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