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Kinetics_2nd half

The document contains a series of questions related to chemical kinetics, including the determination of rate constants, reaction orders, and half-lives for various reactions. It also discusses the implications of temperature on rate constants and the concept of activation energy. Additionally, it includes specific calculations and theoretical explanations related to first-order reactions and their characteristics.

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Kinetics_2nd half

The document contains a series of questions related to chemical kinetics, including the determination of rate constants, reaction orders, and half-lives for various reactions. It also discusses the implications of temperature on rate constants and the concept of activation energy. Additionally, it includes specific calculations and theoretical explanations related to first-order reactions and their characteristics.

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1. The decomposition of dimethyl ether is a fractional order reaction.

The rate of reaction is given by


rate = k(pCH3COCH3 ) 3/2. If the pressure is measured in bar and time in minutes, then what are the
units of rate and rate constant respectively?

2 The rate constant of a first order reaction is 15 × 10–3 s–1. How long will 5.0 g of this reactant take to
reduce to 3.0 g?
(a) 34.07 s (b) 7.57 s (c) 10.10 s (d) 15 s
3 The decomposition of a substance follows first order kinetics. If its concentration is reduced to 1/8 of
its initial value in 12 minutes, the rate constant of the decomposition system is:

4 Which of the following statements is not correct?

5 For a general reaction X Y, the plot of conc. of X vs time is given in the figure. What is the order
of the reaction and what are the units of rate constant?

6 The value of rate of a pseudo first order reaction depends upon:


(a) the concentration of both the reactants present in the reaction
(b) the concentration of the reactant present in small amount
(c) the concentration of the reactant present in excess
(d) the value of DH of the reaction.
7 Radioactive disintegration is an example of:
(a) zero order reaction
(b) first order reaction
(c) second order reaction
(d) third order reaction.
8 A first order reaction is 20% complete in 10 minutes. What is the rate constant for the reaction?

(a) 0.0970 min–1

(b) 0.009 min–1

(c) 0.0223 min–1

(d) 2.223 min–1

9 The plot of t1/2 vs initial concentration [A]0 for a first order reaction is given by:

10 The rate constant for a first order reaction is 7.0 × 10–4 s–1. If initial concentration of reactant is 0.080
M, what is the half life of reaction?
(a) 990 s (b) 79.2 s (c) 12375 s (d) 10.10 × 10–4 s
11 Why is decomposition of ammonia on hot platinum surface at high pressure a zero order
reaction?
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13 Show that in a first order reaction, time required for completion of 99.9% is 10 times of half-life (t1/2) of
the reaction.
14 Why is the rate constant nearly doubled on increasing the temperature by 10ͦº ?
15 The half-life for radioactive decay of 14C is 6930 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had
only 80% of the 14C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.
16 The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following equation:
log k = 14.34 – 1.25 × 104K/T
Calculate Ea for this reaction.
17 For a chemical reaction R → P, the variation in the concentration, ln [R] vs. time (s) plot is given as:

(i) Predict the order of the reaction. (ii) What is the slope of the curve? (iii) Write the unit of the rate
constant for this reaction
18 Define energy of activation of a reaction. What is the relationship between rate constant and activation
energy of a reaction ?
19 A first order reaction is 20% complete in 20 minutes. Calculate the time taken for the reaction to go to
80% completion.
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