3.

Chemical Kinetics

Boards Previous Year Questions

Class-XII

Multiple Choice Questions:

𝑑[𝐴]
Que1 : For a reaction 2A→3B, rate of - is equal to:
𝑑𝑡

+3 𝑑[𝐵] +2 𝑑[𝐵] +1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐵]

a) b) c) d) +2
2 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

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Que1.1 : In effective collisions the colliding molecules must have :

a) Proper orientation only b) A certain minimum amount of activation energy

c) Threshold energy only d) Threshold energy and proper orientation both

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Que1.3 : In a given graph of zero order reaction, the slope and intercept are :

a) Slope = k, Intercept = [R]o b) Slope = -k, Intercept = [R]o

c) Slope = k/2.302, Intercept = ln[R]o d) Slope = -k/2.302, Intercept = ln A

Que2 : For a zero order reaction of the type A → Product, the rate equation may be expressed as:

[𝐴]° −[𝐴] [𝐴]−[𝐴]° [𝐴]° −[𝐴] [𝐴]° −[𝐴]

a) k = 𝑡
b) k = 𝑡
c) k = 2𝑡
d) k = 2
.𝑡

Que3 : The slope in the plot of [R] vs time for a zero order reaction is:
+𝑘 −𝑘
a) b) −𝑘 c) d) +𝑘
2.303 2.303

Que4 : For a reaction A + 2B C + D, the rate is given by r= k[A][B]2, the concentration of ‘A’ is
kept constant while that of ‘B’ is doubled. The rate of reaction will be:

a) double b) becomes half c) not change d) quadruple

Assertion and Reason:

Long Type Questions:

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Que1 : For the reaction:

The rate of formation of NO2 is 2.8 × 10-3 Ms-1. Calculate the rate of disappearance of N2O5 (g).

Que2 : How will the rate of reaction be affected when:

a) Surface area of reactant is reduced

b) Catalyst is added to reversible reaction
c) Temperature of the reaction is increased
d) Surface area of reactant is increased
e) Temperature of the reaction is decreased

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Que : Define the following terms :

(a) Molecularity of reaction

(b) Complex reaction

Que3 : For a reaction:

The proposed mechanism is given below:

i) Write the rate for the reaction

ii) Write the overall order of reaction
iii) Out of step (1) and (2) which one is rate determining step?

Que4 : The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. If red constant (k) is 4 × 10-3 Ms-1, how
long will it take to reduce the initial concentration of NH3 from 0.1 M to 0.064 M.

Que5 : For a chemical reaction R P, the variation in concentration (R) vs time (t) plot is given as:

i) Predict the order of reaction

ii) What is the slope of the curve?

Que6 : A first order reaction is found to have a rate constant k=5.5 × 10-14s-1. Find the half-life of reaction.

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Que7 : A first order reaction takes 20 min for 25% decomposition. Calculate the time when 75% of the reaction will
be completed.

Que8 : A first order reaction takes 23.1 min for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 75% completion of
this reaction.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log3=0.4771, log4 = 0.6021 ).

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Que : Show that the time required for 99.9% completion in a first order reaction is 10 times of half – life
(t1/2) of the reaction [ log2 = 0.3010, log10=1].

Que9 : For the first order thermal decomposition reaction, the following data were obtained:

Time/sec Total Pressure/atm

0 0.30
300 0.50

Calculate the rate constant.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log3=0.4771, log4 = 0.6021 ).

Que10 : The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of SO2Cl2, at a
constant volume:

Exp. Time/sec Total Pressure/atm

1 0 0.4
2 100 0.7

Calculate the rate constant.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log3=0.4771, log4 = 0.6021 ).

Que11 : The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of C2H5Cl, at a
constant volume:

C2H5Cl (g) C2H5 (g) + HCl(g)

Exp. Time/sec Total Pressure/atm

1 0 0.4
2 100 0.6

Calculate the rate constant.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log3=0.4771, log4 = 0.6021 ).

Que12 : Define Pseudo first order reaction with example.

Que13 : For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution the following results were obtained:

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 t/s 0 30 60
CH3COOH/molL-1 0.60 0.30 0.15

i) Show that it follows, Pseudo first order reaction, as the concentration of water remains constant.

ii) Calculate the rate average of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 sec.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log4 = 0.6021 ).

Que14 : For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqeous solution the following results were obtained:

t/s 0 10 20
CH3COOH/molL-1 0.10 0.05 0.0.025

i) Show that it follows, Pseudo first order reaction, as the concentration of water remains constant.

ii) Calculate the rate average of reaction between the time interval 10 to 20 sec.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log4 = 0.6021 ).

Que15 : A reaction in which reactant (R) are converted into product (P) follows second order kinetics. If
concentration of (R) increased by four times, what will be the increased in the rate of formation of (P)?

Que16 : The conversion of molecule A to B followed second order kinetics. If concentration of A increased
to three times, how will it affect the rate of formation of B?

Que17 : Half life period of a first order reaction is 10 min. What percentage of the reaction will be
completed in 100 min?

Que18 : A first order reaction has rate constant 1.15 × 10-3 s-1. How long will 5g to this reactant take to
reduce to 3g.

Que19 : For a reaction A + B P, the rate is given by-

Rate = k[A]2[B]

i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of (A) is doubled?

ii) What is the overall order of reaction if (B) is present in large excess?

Que20 : For a reaction A + B P, the rate is given by-

1⁄
r = k[𝐴] 2 [B]2

What is the order of this reaction?

Que21 : What is the effect of adding catalyst on:

a) Activation energy (Ea), and

b) Gibbs energy (∆G) of a reaction.

Que22 : The rate constant for the first order decomposition of N2O5 is given by the following equation:

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 2×104 𝑘
log k = 23.6 - , Calculate Ea for this reaction: [Given, R = 8.314 Jk-1mol-1]
𝑇

Que23 : The rate constant of a reaction becomes four times when the temperature changes from 293k to
313k. Calculate the energy of activation (Ea) of the reaction assuming that it does not change with
temperature.

Que24 : A first order reaction is 50% completed in 40 min. at 300k and in 20 min at 320k. Calculate the
activation energy for the reaction.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log4 = 0.6021, R = 8.314 Jk-1mol-1 ).

Que25 : A first order reaction is 50% completed in 30 min. at 300k and in 10 min at 320k. Calculate the
activation energy (Ea) for the reaction.

(Given : log2 = 0.3010, log3=0.4771, log4 = 0.6021, R = 8.314 Jk-1mol-1 ).

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