Chemistry · BGCSE / Rates of reaction
StructuredPast exam questionForm 5 · BGCSE
The diagram shows the stages during the manufacture of sulphuric acid by the Contact Process.
- aGive one source of sulphur. [1]
- bWrite a balanced equation for the reversible reaction between sulphur dioxide and oxygen to form sulphur trioxide. [2]
- cName the catalyst used in the Contact Process. [1]
- dExplain why a temperature of 450 °C is preferred to higher temperatures like 1000 °C. [1]
- eExplain why sulphur trioxide is not dissolved directly in water to make oleum. [1]
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Source: BEC BGCSE Chemistry 2009, Paper 3, Question 5
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