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O-LevelChemistryStoichiometry5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q161 Mark

The formation of liquid water from hydrogen and oxygen is thought to occur in three stages. 1 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 4H(g) + 2O(g) 2 4H(g) + 2O(g) → 2H2O(g) 3 2H2O(g) → 2H2O(l) Which stages would be exothermic?

A1, 2 and 3
B1 and 2 only
C1 only
D2 and 3 only

✓ Correct answer

D: 2 and 3 only

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Stoichiometry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 16.

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