A technician is choosing a solid to dissolve in water to make a cooling bath. She dissolves a weighed sample of each of four solids, J, K, L and M, in 50 cm350\,\mathrm{cm^{3}}50cm3 of water in a polystyrene cup and records the temperature change. Every sample dissolves completely.
| Solid | Mass of solid (g) | Temperature change (∘C^\circ\mathrm{C}∘C) |
|---|---|---|
| J | 5.0 | -6.5 |
| K | 8.0 | -12.0 |
| L | 4.0 | +5.2 |
| M | 12.0 | -16.8 |
Which conclusion about the results is correct?
Solid J gives a bigger temperature decrease per gram than solid K.
Solid M gives the biggest temperature decrease per gram of the four solids.
Solid K gives a bigger temperature decrease per gram than solid M.
Solid L takes in energy from the surroundings as it dissolves.
106 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Chemistry 3.2 Energetics, covering 3.2.1 Exothermic and endothermic reactions and reaction profiles and 3.2.2 Calculating energy change from bond energies. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.