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    CHE502 Assignment 1 Mar-Aug 2023 (20232)

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    This document provides an assignment for a reaction engineering course. It includes an experimental dataset showing the decomposition of carbonic acid into carbon dioxide and water over time at room temperature. Students are asked to: 1) Write the reaction equation and rate law for the decomposition, stating the reaction order. 2) Determine the overall order of the reaction and rate constant using a graphical analysis method. 3) Express the rate law based on a stoichiometric table and concentration/conversion data. 4) Determine the activation energy for the decomposition reaction at elevated temperatures and suggest techniques to lower the activation energy.

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    This document provides an assignment for a reaction engineering course. It includes an experimental dataset showing the decomposition of carbonic acid into carbon dioxide and water over time at room temperature. Students are asked to: 1) Write the reaction equation and rate law for the decomposition, stating the reaction order. 2) Determine the overall order of the reaction and rate constant using a graphical analysis method. 3) Express the rate law based on a stoichiometric table and concentration/conversion data. 4) Determine the activation energy for the decomposition reaction at elevated temperatures and suggest techniques to lower the activation energy.

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    This document provides an assignment for a reaction engineering course. It includes an experimental dataset showing the decomposition of carbonic acid into carbon dioxide and water over time at room temperature. Students are asked to: 1) Write the reaction equation and rate law for the decomposition, stating the reaction order. 2) Determine the overall order of the reaction and rate constant using a graphical analysis method. 3) Express the rate law based on a stoichiometric table and concentration/conversion data. 4) Determine the activation energy for the decomposition reaction at elevated temperatures and suggest techniques to lower the activation energy.

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    CHE502 Assignment 1 Mar-Aug 2023 (20232)

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    REACTION ENGINEERING 1 (CHE 502)

    ASSIGNMENT 1

    APRIL 2023
    (PO1, PO2, CO1, CO2)

    NAME

    STUDENT ID

    GROUP CEEH2204_

    LECTURER DR HAWAIAH BINTI IMAM MAAROF

    MARKS

    Q1

    Q2 PO1, CO1

    Q3

    Q4 PO2, CO2

    Provide this page as the cover page of your submission.


    Submission date: Before/By 7 May 2023, 11.59 pm.

    Submission platform: MsTeam


    (PO1, CO1, C2)

    In a 1 L batch reactor, 1 mol/L carbonic acid decomposes into carbon dioxide and
    water at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. An online system of gas
    chromatography has recorded the concentration of carbonic acid, C A, carbon
    dioxide, CP and water, CS over a period of time.

    t (s) 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 660 720

    CA
    0.74 0.548 0.406 0.306 0.223 0.162 0.122 0.090 0.067 0.05 0.035 0.025
    (mol/L)
    CP
    0.172 0.300 0.395 0.465 0.517 0.556 0.585 0.606 0.621 0.633 0.648 0.65
    (mol/L)
    CS
    0.026 0.150 0.197 0.232 0.258 0.278 0.292 0.303 0.301 0.316 0.324 0.32
    (mol/L)

    1. Write a possible chemical reaction equation and general rate law for this
    reaction. State the classification of this reaction.
    (4 marks)

    2. The rate constant and reaction order of this decomposition reaction can be
    evaluated using a differential graphical analysis method. State the overall order of
    the reaction and rate constant for this reaction.
    (9 marks)

    3. Express the rate law based on concentration and conversion obtained from a
    well organized stoichiometric table presented in your answer.
    (8 marks)

    (PO2, CO2, C4)

    4. A final year student was then instructed by his supervisor to elevate the
    temperature of the decomposition reaction of carbonic acid to up to 60 oC and the
    value of reaction speed was recorded according to temperature elevation. The
    recorded data is as follow:

    Reaction speed (min) 37 16 15 4.7 2.3


    Temperature (K) 313 319 323 328 333

    Determine the value of activation energy for decomposition of carbonic acid.


    Suggest different techniques to lower the activation energy for this reaction in
    upcoming experimental runs.
    (9 marks)

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