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1. Chemical kinetics deals with the study of:

A. Rate of reaction C. Mechanism of reaction
B. Factors affecting rate D. All of these
2. The rate of reaction can be defined as:
A. Amount of reactant consumed per unit time
B. Amount of product formed per unit time
C. Amount of reactant disappeared per unit time
D. All of these
3. Rate of reaction at a specific time is called as:
A. Average rate of reaction C. Instantaneous rate of reaction
B. Velocity of reaction D. Both B & C
4. Unit of rate of reaction is:
A. mole/dm3-s C. mole-s/dm3
B. mole-dm3/s D. mole-dm3-s-
5. For the reaction A + B → 2C the rate expression will be:
[ ] C. Rate =k [A] [B]
A. Rate =[ ][
]
D. Rate = [A] [B]
B. Rate =k [A] + [B]
6. For the reaction A + B → D rate law is experimentally found to be
rate=k[A][B], the unit of rate constant K will be:
A. mole/dm3-s C. mole/dm3
B. dm3/mole-s D. dm3-s/mole
7. Which statement is incorrect?
A. Rate of reaction is independent of concentration of reactant
B. Rate constant is independent of concentration of reactant
C. Rate constant is temperature dependent
D. None of these
8. Souring of milk is a chemical reaction and is an example of reactions:
A. Proceeding at a very fast speed C. Proceeding at a moderate speed
B. Proceeding at a very low speed D. None of these
9. The reactions which are slow has:
A. Low threshold energy C. High activation energy
B. Low activation energy D. High internal energy
10. Which is incorrect?
A. For the reaction to take place reactant molecules must collide
B. All collision result in the formation of product
C. The collisions in which reactant molecules have energy equal to the threshold
energy give product
D. Colliding molecules must have high internal energy
11. The excess energy that the reacting molecules must acquire in order to react
is:
A. Activation energy C. Internal energy
B. Threshold energy D. Energy of formation
12. If A.E represents activation energy, T.E threshold energy & I.E internal
energy. The correct relation is.
A. A.E = I.E - T.E C. I.E = A.E +T.E
B. A.E = T.E - I.E D. T.E = A.E - I.E
13. The colourimetric method for the determination of rate of reaction is based on
measuring:
A. Change in energy in calorie units
B. Change in absorption of electromagnetic radiation
C. Change in color intensity
D. Change in electrical conductivity
14. A reaction whose rate does not depend upon concentration of either of
reactants is called as:

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A. First order reaction C. Third order reaction

B. Second order reaction D. Zero order reaction
15. For the reaction A +B → C if the concentration of A is doubled rate also
doubles but if the concentration of B is doubled the rate increases by four
times. The order of reaction is
A. 1st C. 3rd
nd
B. 2 D. 4th
16. The change of concentration of reactant does not affect the rate constant k
because:
A. K is independent of concentration of reactants
B. K is ratio of rate and concentration of reactants
C. Change of concentration of reactant change the rate by same factor
D. All of these
17. Redox reaction between KMnO4 and oxalic acid is auto-catalysed reaction. It
is catalyzed by:
A. KMnO4 C. MnO4- ions
B. H2SO4 D. Mn+2 ions
18. Traces of chlorine act as positive catalyst in:
A. Decomposition of H2O C. Decomposition of N2O
B. Oxidation of chloroform D. Formation of NH3
19. The order of reaction shows:
A. The relation between molar concentration of reactants and rate of reaction.
B. The effect of concentration of reactant on rate of reaction
C. Both
D. None of these
20. The unit of rate constant for the reaction A + 2B → C if rate law is given as:
rate =k[A][B]2
A. mol2/dm6-s2 C. dm6/mol2-s
3
B. dm /mol-s D. mol/dm3-s
21. The relation between rate of reaction and molar concentration of reactants
based on experimental data is called as:
A. Rate law C. Average rate of reaction
B. Rate expression D. Specific rate constant
22. Which set of factors affects the rate of reaction:
A. concentration of reactants , temperature, pressure
B. Catalyst , volume of reactants, radiation
C. Temperature, nature of reactants, radiation
D. None of these
23. A negative catalyst decreases the rate of reaction by:
A. Increasing activation energy
B. Increasing threshold energy
C. Decreasing the number of reactant molecules by combining with them
D. All of these
24. If the temperature of reaction is increased form 35oC to 65oC the rate of
reaction increases by:
A. Two times C. Six times
B. Three times D. Eight times
25.

In the energy diagram:

A. 1 represents activation energy C. Reaction is exothermic
B. 2 represents internal energy D. All of these

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26. For the reaction 2H2+O2 → 2H2O if [H2]=[O2]= 1 mol/dm3 and rate of reaction
is 5 × 106 mol/dm3-s. The value of rate constant “k” will be:
A. 0.5×106 C. 20× 106
6
B. 5×10 D. 15 ×106
27. Rate of reaction between reactants A & B is expressed as rate =k[A][B]2
On doubling the concentrations of both the reactants A & B, the rate is
increased by a factor of:
A. 4 D. 10
B. 6 E. 12
C. 8
28. At a certain temperature, the reaction between NO & O2 is fast while that
between CO & O2 is slow. It is due to the fact that:
A. NO is more reactive than CO
B. CO is smaller in size than NO
C. Activation energy for the reaction 2NO + O2 → 2NO2 is less
D. Collision probability is high in case of NO & O2
E. Threshold energy for CO & O2 is low
29. Consider the reaction 2A + B → C + D, if the concentrations of reactants are
increased by three times, the rate constant of the reaction will increase by;
A. 9 times D. 64 times
B. 18 times E. Will remain same
C. 27 times
30. The rate of disappearance of O2 in the formation of SO3 by Contact process
2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3 is 2.5x10-4 mol/L-s
The rate of disappearance of SO2 will be?
A. 5x10-4 mol/L-s D. 2.75x10-4 mol/L-s
B. 3.75x10-4 mol/L-s E. 2.5x10-4 mol/L-s
-4
C. 50x10 mol/L-s
31. Which of the following can give order of reaction?
A. Balanced chemical equation D. Experimental rate law
B. Rate expression E. Nature of reactants.
C. Molecularity of reaction
32. For photochemical reaction A + B ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ AB,
A. Rate of reaction is independent of temperature
B. Rate of reaction is independent of concentration of reactants
C. Order of reaction is zero
D. Rate of reaction is independent of AB
E. Both B & C
33. Rate expression for a reaction is rate = k[A]3/2[ B]-1. The order of reaction is:
A. 0 D. 3/2
B. 1 E. 5/2
C. ½
34. Unit of rate constant “k” is same as that for rate of reaction in:
A. First order reaction D. Zero order reaction
B. Second order reaction E. Negative order reaction
C. Third order reaction
35. Minimum energy necessary to permit a reaction to takeplace is called as:
A. Activation energy D. Free energy
B. Threshold energy E. All except “d”
C. Internal energy
36. The principal reason for an increase in reaction rate with an increase in
temperature is?
A. Molecules collide more frequently at higher temperature
B. Pressure exerted by the reactant molecules increase with temperature

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C. Activation energy decreases with increasing temperature

D. The fraction of high energy molecules increases with increasing temperature
E. Threshold energy decreases with increasing temperature
37. Rate expression for the reaction 2A + 3B → 2C + 4D is given as:
A. Rate =[A]2[B]3 D. =
[ ] [ ]
2 4 [ ] [ ]
B. Rate = k[C] [D]
[ ] [ ] E. Rate = k[A]2[B]3
C. = [ ][ ]
38. Chemical kinetics is the study of;
A. Rate of chemical reaction D. Suitable conditions for reaction
B. Factors affecting rate E. All of These
C. Mechanism of reaction
39. In the reaction 2A + B → A2B, if the concentration of A is doubled and that of B
is halved, then the rate of the reaction will?
A. Increase by 4 times D. Decrease by 2 times
B. Decrease by 4 times E. Remains same
C. Increase by 2 times
40. Incorrect statement of following is:
A. Endothermic reactions have higher activation energy than exothermic reaction
B. Rate of catalyzed reaction is independent of concentration of catalyst
C. Rate constant is independent of the concentration of reactants
D. Reactions having high activation energy are slow
E. Rate of reaction is independent of temperature
41. At 290K rate constant of a reaction is 3.2x10-3 mol/dm3–s. At 300K it will be?
A. 1.6x10-3 D. 3.2x10-2
B. 3.2x10-3 E. 3.2x10-4
-3
C. 6.4x10
42. Activation energy of a reaction is equal to:
A. Threshold energy + internal energy D. Threshold energy – energy of
B. Threshold energy – energy of reactants products
C. Threshold energy + energy of reactants E. Threshold energy + energy of
products
43. Ratio of rate of reaction & concentration of reactants:
A. Depends upon rate of reaction D. All of These
B. Depends upon conc. of reactants E. Both A & C
C. Depends upon temperature
44. Decomposition of food is an example of:
A. Slow reactions D. Very fast reactions
B. Fast reactions E. None of These
C. Moderate reactions
45. A catalyst which decrease the rate of a reaction is called inhibitor. It do so by;
A. Increasing the activation energy
B. Decreasing the threshold energy
C. Decreasing the internal energy
D. Decreasing the surface area
E. Combining with reactant molecules & hence decreasing the number of collisions
46. Catalyst for the decomposition of laughing gas is:
A. Traces of Cl2 D. Glycerine
B. V2O5 E. Ethyl alcohol
C. MnO2
47. Rate of reaction A + B → C is 0.3x10-4 mol/dm3–s. If concentration of A & B is
1 mol/dm3. Rate constant is:
A. 0.3x10-4 mol/dm3–s
D. 0.5x10-4 mol/dm3–s
B. 3x10-5 dm3/mol–s
E. 3.0x10-4 dm3/mol–s
C. 1.5x10-4 mol/dm3–s

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48. Amorphous Boron is more reactive than crystalline. Which factor is

responsible for low reactivity of crystalline boron?
A. Radiation D. Surface area
B. Temperature E. Catalyst
C. Activation energy
49. Rate constant for a reaction is 3x10-3dm3/mol–s. The order of reaction is;
A. 1 D. 0
B. 2 E. 1.5
C. 3
50. In the reaction A → B. When the concentration of A is changed from 0.1M to
1M, the rate of reaction increases by a factor of:
A. 1 D. 100
B. 5 E. 0.9
C. 10
51. Deep frozen food is stored at about?
A. –18℃ D. –5℃
B. –23℃ E. –10℃
C. –27℃
52. The process which is catalysed by one of the products is called as:
A. Acid catalysis
D. Auto catalysis
B. Negative catalysis
E. Anti catalysis
C. Positive catalysis
53. Rate of reaction for the reaction 2NO2 → 2NO + O2 is 0.003 M-s-.
What is rate constant if initial concentration of NO2 is 0.1M?
A. 0.03 M--s-
D. 0.3 s-
B. 0.3 M--s-
E. 3 M-s-
C. 3 M--s-
54. For a reaction A+B→C+D if the concentration of A is doubled without altering
the concentration of B, the rate gets doubled. If the concentration of B is
increased nine times without altering the concentration of A, the rate gets
tripled. The order of reaction is:
A. 1
D. 2 3
B. 3
C. 3 2 E. 4 3
55. For the reaction A→B when [A]=2.2 M. The rate was found to be 2.4 M-s-1.On
reducing the concentration of A to half the rate changes to 0.6 M-s-1. The
order of reaction with respect to A:
A. 1.5
D. 3.0
B. 0.5
E. 2.5
C. 2.0
56. For third order reaction unit of rate constant K is:
A. s-
D. M-2-s-
B. M-s-
E. M-3-s-
C. M--s-
57. Which of the following factor does not affect the rate of reaction?
A. Temperature
D. Surface area of reactants
B. Pressure
E. Radiation
C. Concentration of reactants
58. Negative catalyst (inhibitor) decrease the rate of reaction by:
A. Increasing the activation energy
B. Decreasing the threshold energy
C. Decreasing the internal energy
D. Decreasing the number of effective collisions
E. Decreasing the surface area of reactants

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59. For a reaction A +2B→C, rate is given by rate = k[A][B], hence the order of
reaction is:
A. 3
D. 0
B. 2
E. 0.5
C. 1
60. The rate of reaction depends upon:
A. Atomic mass
D. Active mass
B. Equivalent mass
E. None of these
C. Molar mass
61. For a first order reaction half life period is.
A. Independent of initial concentration of reactant
B. Proportional to initial concentration of reactant
C. Proportional to square of initial concentration of reactant
D. Inversely proportional to initial concentration of reactant
E. Inversely proportional to square of initial concentration of reactant
62. If the rate of reaction is equal to the rate constant the order of the reaction
is:
A. Zero
D. Third
B. First
E. Fractional
C. Second
63. For a chemical reaction A→B, the rate of reaction doubles when the
concentration of A is increased four times the order of reaction for A is:
A. Zero
D. Three
B. One
E. Half
C. Two
64. Which of the following in incorrect about order of reaction?
A. It is calculated experimentally
B. It is sum of power of concentration in rate law
C. Order of reaction cannot be fractional
D. There is not a necessary relation between order & stoichiometry of reaction
E. Order of reaction explains effect of concentration of reactant on rate of reaction
65. Rate constant of a reaction is 175 L2-mol--s-. What is the order of reaction?
A. Zero
D. Third
B. First
E. One half
C. Second
66. A positive catalyst increases the rate of reaction by:
A. Decreasing enthalpy
D. Increasing internal energy
B. Decreasing activation energy
E. Decreasing the number of collisions
C. decreasing internal energy
67. The rate constant of first order reaction is 3x10-6s-. The initial concentration
is 0.1 M. The initial rate is:
A. 3x10-7M-s- C. 3x10-5M-s-
-4 - E. 3x10-3M-s-
B. 3x10 M-s D. 3x10-6M-s-
68. All radioactive decay processes have order of reaction:
A. 0 C. 2
E. None of these
B. 1 D. 3
69. From the following data for the reaction between A & B:
The rate law is:
S.No. [A] [B] Initial rate
1. 2.5 3.0 5.0
2. 5.0 6.0 40
3. 10 6.0 160
A. Rate=k[A][B] C. Rate=k[A][B]2
E. Rate=k[A]3
B. Rate=k[A]2[B]2 D. Rate=k[A]2[B]

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70. During the decomposition of H2O2 to give oxygen 2H2O2→2H2O+O2. If 48g of

O2 is formed per minute at a certain temperature. The rate of formation of
water is:
A. 0.75 mol-min-
D. 3.0 mol-min-
B. 1.5 mol-min-
E. 0.5 mol-min-
C. 2.25 mol-min-
71. The rate constant for the reaction 2N2O5→4NO2+O2 is 1.2 x10-5 s-. If the rate
is 2.40x10-5 mol-L--s-, then the concentration of N2O5 in mol-L- is?
A. 1.4
D. 0.04
B. 1.2
E. 0.8
C. 0.02
72. Hydrolysis of ester: CH3COOC2H5+H2O ⎯⎯⎯ CH3COOH+C2H5OH is a.
A. First order reaction
D. Zero order reaction
B. Second order reaction
E. Third order reaction
C. Pseudo first order reaction
73. If the substances involved in a chemical reaction are neutral, non-
electrolytes, optically active, colourless & do not absorb ‘U.V’ or ‘I.R’
radiations, which method can be used to determine order of reaction?
A. pH method
D. Spectroscopic method
B. Colourimetric method
E. Polarimetric method
C. Conductivity method
74. Which of the following reaction takes moderate time for completion?
A. Rusting of iron
D. Radioactive decay
B. Combustion of gasoline
E. Digestion of food
C. Neutralization reaction
75. Rate expression for the reaction ½ N2+ H2⇌NH3 is:
[ ]
A. Rate= k[NH3] D. Rate=k
[ ] [ ]
B. Rate=k[N ] [H ]
E. Rate=k[N2][H2]3
[ ] [ ]
C. Rate=k
[ ]
76. Chemical kinetics deal with:
A. Rate of reaction
D. Conditions to get maximum product
B. Factors affecting rate of reactions
E. All of these
C. Mechanism of reaction
77. For the reaction ½ N2+O2⟶NO2 rate law is given as rate= K [ ] [O2]. If
concentration of N2& O2 is increased four times, rate of reaction will increase
by:
A. Four times
D. Twelve times
B. Six times
E. Sixteen times
C. Eight times
78. The rate of a reaction A→ Products is 10 M-s- at time t1=2 minutes. What will
be the rate in M-s- at time t2=12 minutes?
A. 10 C. 12
E. More than 10
B. 20 D. Less than 10
79. The temperature of deep frozen food is.
A. -5 to -2oC C. -25oC
o E. -10oC
B. -18 C D. 0oC
80. For first order reaction which relation is correct? Where is half-life &‘a’ is
initial concentration of reactant?
A. t ∝ C. t ∝
. E. t ∝
B. t = D. t ∝
[ ]
81. The minus sign in rate = − indicates the ______ in concentration of the

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______ with time. The rate of a reaction is always ________ quantity. The
rate of reaction increases with ____ in concentration of reactants. The blanks
in the question corresponds to:
A. Decrease, product, positive, increase C. Decrease, reactants, positive, increase
B. Increase, reactants, negative, decrease D. Increase, product, positive, increase
82. For a reaction P + Q  2R + S. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A. Rate of disappearance of P=Rate of appearance of S
B. Rate of disappearance of Q=2x Rate of appearance of R
C. Rate of disappearance of P=Rate of disappearance of Q
D. Rate of disappearance of Q= Rate of appearance of R
83. For a reaction RP, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.05 M to
0.04 M in 30 minutes, what will be the average rate of reaction in minutes?
A. 4x104 M-min- B. 8x10-4 M-min- C. 3.3x10-4 M-min- D. 2.2x10-4 M-min-
84. The rate of disappearance of SO2 in the reaction, 2SO2+O2  2SO3 is 1.28x10-5
M-s-. The rate of appearance of SO3 is:
A. 0.64x10-5 M-min- C. 2.56x10-5 M-min-
B. 0.32x10-5 M-min- D. 1.28x10-5 M-min-
85. For the reaction, 2N2O5  4NO2+O2 rate and rate constant are 1.02x10-4 mol-
L--s- and 3.4x10-5 s- is respectively. The concentration of N2O5 in mol-L- will
be:
A. 3.4x104 B. 3.0 C. 5.2 D. 3.2x105
86. The rate constant of a reaction depends upon:
A. Temperature of the reaction C. Initial concentration of the reaction
B. Extent of the reaction D. The time of completion of reaction
87. Rate constant in case of first order reaction is:
A. Inversely proportional to the concentration units
B. Independent of concentration units
C. Directly proportional to concentration units
D. Inversely proportional to the square of concentration units
88. The rate law for a reaction, A+B  C+D is given by the expression k[A]. The
rate of reaction will be:
A. Doubled on doubling the concentration of B
B. Halved on reducing the concentration of A to half
C. Decrease on increasing the temperature of the reaction
D. Unaffected by any change in concentration or temperature
89. The rate of a gaseous reaction is given by the expression k[A]2[B]. Volume of
the reaction vessel is reduced to one half of the initial volume. What will be
the reaction rate as compared to the original rate ‘r’?
A. 1/8r B. 1/2r C. 2r D. 32r
90. Rate constant of two reactions are given below. Identify their order of
reaction. I. k=5.3x10-2L-mol- -s- II. k=3.8x10-4s-
A. I, Second order, II, First order C. I, Zero order, II, First order
B. I, First order, II, Second order D. I, Second order, II, Zero order
91. Which of the following statements for order of reaction is not correct?
A. Order can be determined experimentally
B. Order of reaction is equal to the sum of powers of concentration terms in rate law
expression

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C. Order cannot be fractional

D. Order is not affected by stoichiometric coefficient of the reactants
What will be the rat equation for the reaction 2X+YZ, if the order of the
92.
reaction is zero?
0
A. Rate=k[X][Y] B. Rate=k C. Rate=k [X]0[Y] D. Rate=k [X][Y]
93. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.
Order of the reaction is the X of the powers to which concentration terms
are raised in experimentally determined rate equation. The unit of first order
rate constant is Y . The unit of first order rate constant when
concentration is measured in terms of pressure and time in minutes is Z .
A. x  product  Y  mol-L  time  Z  atm-min-
B. x sumYmol-L  time Z atm-min-
C. x product  Ymol-L  timeZ  atm-min-
D. x sum Y  min-  Z atm-min-
94. The overall rate of a reaction is governed by:
A. The rate of fastest intermediate step
B. The sum of the rates of all intermediate steps
C. The rate of slowest step
D. None of these
95. Under what conditions a bimolecular reaction may be of first order?
A. When both reactants have same concentration
B. When one of the reacting species is in large excess
C. When the reaction is at equilibrium
D. When the activation energy of reaction is less
96. Which of the following statements is incorrect about the collision theory of
chemical reaction?
A. It considers reacting molecules or atoms to be hard spheres and ignores their
structural features
B. Number of effective collision determines the rate of reaction
C. All collisions of reactant molecules result in product formation
D. Molecules should collide with sufficient threshold energy and proper orientation for
the collision to be effective
97. Rate of a reaction is defined as the:
A. Rate of change of concentration of either reactant or product per unit time
B. Rate of change of concentration of only reactant per unit time
C. Rate of the change of concentration of only product per unit time
D. Rate of change of pressure of reacting system per unit time
98. In a catalytic conversion of N2 to NH3 by Haber process, the rate of reaction
was expressed as change in the concentration of ammonia per unit time is
40x10-3. If there are no side reactions, the rate of the reaction as expressed
in terms of hydrogen is: N2+3H22NH3
A. 60x10-3 M-s- C. 10-2 M-s-
B. 20x10-3 M-s- D. 10-3 M-s-
99. The rate of reaction is not influenced by:
A. Nature of the reactants C. Temperature of the reaction
B. Concentration of the reactants D. Molecularity of the reaction
100. By “the order of reaction” we mean:

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A. The number of reactants which take part in the reaction

B. The least number of molecules of the reactant needed for the reaction
C. The number of concentration terms in the velocity equation for the reactions
D. The sum of powers to which the concentration terms are raised in the velocity
equation
101. If the reaction between A and B to give C shows first order kinetics in A and
second order in B, the rate equation can be written as:
A. Rate=k[A][B]1/2 B. Rate=k [A] 1/2[B] C. Rate=k [A][B]2 D. Rate=k [A]2[B]
102. For the reaction, Cl2(g)+NO(g)2NOCl(g) doubling the concentration of both
reactants increases the rate by a factor of eight, if only the concentration of
Cl2 is doubled, the rate increases by a factor of two. The order of the reaction
with respect to NO is:
A. 0.5 B. 3 C. 1 D. 2
103. Velocity constant ‘k’ of a reaction is affected by:
A. Change in the concentration of the reactant C. Change of temperature
B. Change in the concentration of the product D. None of these
104. For the reaction AB, the rate increases by a factor of 2.25 when the
concentration of A is increased by 1.5. What is the order of the reaction?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 0
105. Velocity constant of a reaction at 290K was found to be 3.2x10-3. At 300K it
will be:
A. 1.28x10-2 B. 9.6x10-3 C. 6.4x10-3 D. 3.2x10-4
106. The minimum energy a molecule should possess in order to enter into a
fruitful collision is known as:
A. Reaction energy B. Collision energy C. Activation energy D. Threshold
energy
107. According to transition state theory, the reaction can be represented as:
A. Reactants  products
B. Reactants  activated complex
C. Reactants  activated complex  products
D. All of these
108. Select the fastest reaction:
A. Burning of coal
B. Rusting of iron
C. Conversion of water vapour
D. Precipitation of AgCl by mixing AgNO3 and NaCl solution
109. According to Arrhenius theory, the activation energy is:
A. The energy gained by the molecules on colliding with another molecule
B. The energy the molecule should possess in order to undergo reaction
C. The energy it should possess so that it can enter into an effective collision
D. The energy it has to acquire further so that it can enter into an effective collision
110. The rate of chemical reaction:
A. Increases as the reaction proceeds
B. Decreases as the reaction proceeds
C. Remains constant throughout the reaction
D. Varies according to the nature of the reactants
111. The velocity of a chemical reaction is denoted by the symbol − when the

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velocity is defined with respect to:

A. Products C. Lither reactants or products
B. Reactants D. None of the above
112. The rate of a chemical reaction increases with increase in:
A. Temperature
B. Concentration of reactants
C. Temperature and concentration of reactants
D. Temperature and concentration of products
113. In a simple reaction of the type 2A  products, the velocity of the reaction is
proportional to:
A. [A] B. [A]1/2 C. [A]2 D. None of these
114. Inorganic reaction are faster than organic reactions since they are:
A. Molecular reactions C. Non-ionic reactions
B. Ionic reactions D. Chain reactions
115. If the rate of chemical reaction is expressed as rate =k[A][B]n, then order of
the reaction is:
A. One B. 1-n C. n D. n+1
116. When a reaction proceeds in a sequence of steps, the overall rate is
determined by:
A. Slowest step B. Fastest step C. Order of different steps D. None of these
117. A reaction 2X+3Y+Z  product, is zero order with respect to Y, first order
with respect to X and second order with respect to Z. The equation
representing the rate is:
A. Rate =k[X]2[Y]3[Z] C. Rate =k[X][Z]2
B. Rate =k[2X][3Y][Z] D. Rate =k[X]2[Y]
118. The increase in the velocity of a reaction with increase in temperature is due
to:
A. Increase in the number of collisions between reactant molecules
B. Increase in the number of effective collisions
C. Lowering of activation energy
D. Increase in concentration of reactant
119. The reaction CH3COOCH3+H2OCH3COOH+CH3OH is an example of:
A. I order reaction C. Pseudo I order reaction
B. II order reaction D. III order reaction
120. In the reaction AC, if concentration of A is increased four times, the rate of
reaction is doubled. The order of that reaction is:
A. 1 B. 0 C. ½ D. 2
121. The order of reaction of a radioactive decay is:
A. Zero B. One C. Three D. Fractional
122. The unit of first order rate constant is:
A. mol/dm3 B. dm3 C. dm3/s D. s-
123. When second order reaction behaves like a first order reaction due to the
presence of excess of one of the reactants it is called:
A. First order reaction C. Pseudo first order reaction
B. Zero order reaction D. Second order reaction
124. The reaction: 2N2O5 ⇋ N2O4+ ½O2 is:
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B. Bimolecular and second order D. Bimolecular and third order

125. Rate of a reaction A+BC+D is found to be equal to [A]m[B]n then the order
of the reaction with respect to A is:
A. m B. n C. m+n D. m/n
126. Radioactive decay follows ………. kinetics:
A. First order B. Second order C. Zero order D. Third order
127. The rate of reaction:
A. Increases with time C. Remains constant
B. Decreases with time D. None of these
128. X+2YZ, the rate of appearance of Z is 0.5 mol-L--s-. The rate of
disappearance of Y is …
A. 0.5 B. 1 C. 0.25 D. 2
129. Which of the following is true about order of a reaction?
A. Order increases with temperature
B. Order can be determined by the balanced equation
C. A second order reaction is also bimolecular
D. Order can one be determined by experiment
130. A+B  products, The reaction was started with 1 mole of A and 1000 moles of
B. If the reaction is a one step reaction, the order of the reaction is:
A. Zero B. 1 C. 2 D. 2.5
131. Organic reactions are slow because they have:
A. High activation energy C. Less number of chemical bonds
B. Low activation energy D. Volatile nature
132. The activated complex involves:
A. Reactant molecules with excess energy
B. Reactant molecules with complete broken bonds
C. Deactivated reactant molecules
D. Reactant molecules at average energy
133. Threshold energy of a reaction is equal to:
A. Activation energy
B. Activation energy + Average energy of reactants
C. Activation energy - Average energy of reactants
D. Normal energy of reactants
134. The temperature co-efficient of a reaction is 2. The temperature is increased
from 200oC to 250oC. The velocity of the reaction increases by a factor of:
A. 8 B. 16 C. 24 D. 32
135. 2A+B A2B The reactant ‘A’ will react at:
A. Half the rate at which B reacts C. Half the rate at which A2B forms
B. Same rate at which B reacts D. Twice the rate at which B reacts
136. A+B ⇋ C+D the energies of activation of the forward reaction and the reverse
reaction are 250 KJ and 150KJ respectively. The forward reaction is:
A. Exothermic B. Endothermic C. Not possible D. Exothermic or Endothermic
137. A  Products is a second order reaction. The velocity of the reaction is
0.2mol-dm3-s-. When the concentration of A is 0.1mol-dm-3. The velocity
constant of the reaction is:
A. 0.02dm3-mol--s- B. 0.2dm3-mol--s- C. 2dm3-mol--s- D. 20dm3-mol--s-

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ANSWER KEY
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1. D 21. A 41. C 61. A

2. D 22. C 42. B 62. A
3. D 23. C 43. E 63. E
4. A 24. D 44. A 64. C
5. C 25. D 45. E 65. D
6. B 26. B 46. A 66. B
7. A 27. C 47. A 67. A
8. C 28. C 48. D 68. B
9. C 29. E 49. B 69. D
10. B 30. A 50. C 70. D
11. A 31. D 51. A 71. C
12. B 32. E 52. D 72. C
13. C 33. C 53. B 73. E
14. D 34. D 54. C 74. E
15. C 35. A 55. C 75. B
16. D 36. D 56. D 76. E
17. D 37. E 57. B 77. C
18. C 38. E 58. D 78. D
19. C 39. C 59. B 79. B
20. C 40. E 60. D 80. B
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81. C 101. C 121. B

82. B 102. D 122. D
83. C 103. C 123. C
84. D 104. B 124. C
85. B 105. C 125. A
86. A 106. D 126. A
87. B 107. C 127. B
88. B 108. D 128. B
89. A 109. D 129. D
90. A 110. C 130. B
91. C 111. B 131. A
92. B 112. C 132. B
93. D 113. C 133. B
94. C 114. B 134. D
95. B 115. D 135. D
96. C 116. A 136. B
97. A 117. C 137. D
98. A 118. B
99. D 119. C
100. D 120. C

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