MCQ ON Chemical Kinetics (Medium)

3.1 Rate of Chemical Reaction

1. A reaction has a rate constant of 3.28 10-4s-1. Determine the

order of the reaction.

A. Third order

B. Second order

C. First order

D. Zero order

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: k= 3.28 10-4s-1

The general formula for the units for rate constant, k=(mol L-1)1-ns-1

where n is the order of the reaction. The value of n must be 1 for

(molL-1)1-ns-1 to become s-1. Therefore, k=3.28 × 10-4s-1 represents a first

order reaction.
 2. The following reaction takes place in two steps.

NO2 + CO → NO + CO2 Determine the rate law.

2NO2 → NO + NO3 (k1) – slow

NO3 + CO → CO2 + NO2 (k2) – fast

A. R = k1 [NO2]

B. R = k1 [NO2]2

C. R = k1 [NO2]3

D. R = k2 [NO3] [CO]

Ans. Option (B) is correct.

Explanation: The slowest step in any reaction is the one that

determines rate; the rate of the entire reaction depends on this step.

Thus, the rate-determining step is 2NO2 → NO + NO3(k1). R= k1[NO2]2 is

the rate law as a result.

3. Find the rate of the reaction for the reaction A + H2O → products

when [A] = 0.75 M, k= 0.02.

A. 0.026 s-1

B. 0.015 s-1

C. 0.085 s-1

D. 0.077 s-1

Ans. Option (B) is correct.

Explanation:[A] = 0.75 M, k= 0.02.

The unit is s-1 because the reaction is a pseudo first- order reaction.

R= k [A] = 0.02 × 0.75= 0.015 s-1.

4. When the reaction is occurring at a rate of 0.6s-1 and the rate

constant is 0.035, what is the concentration of reactant in a first

order reaction?

A. 17.667 M

B. 26.183 M

C. 17.143 M

D. 26.667 M

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: R=0.6 s-1 and k= 0.035

First-order reaction R= k [A]

R 0.6
[A]= = = 17.143 M.
k 0.035
5. What is the order of a reaction if the rate of a gaseous reaction is

independent of pressure?

A. 3

B. 2

C. 1

D. 0

Ans. Option (D) is correct.

Explanation: Zero-order reactions are those in which the rate of

reaction does not depend on the partial pressure or concentration

of the reactants.
 3.2 Factors Influencing Rate of a Reaction

6. How does the reaction's rate change as its temperature rises?

A. The reaction rate varies between its maximum and minimum.

B. Increase in rate of reaction

C. Temperature has no effect on reaction rate.

D. Decrease in rate of reaction

Ans. Option (B) is correct.

Explanation: The average kinetic energy of the particles involved in a

reaction increases as the process's temperature rises. The particles

move more quickly and collide with one another more frequently

and with greater energy as the kinetic energy rises. Chemical

reactions are made simpler as a result. As a result, the reaction

accelerates as the temperature rises.

7. Find the rate law for the reaction C2H4 + I2 → C2H4I2.

A. R= [C2H4] [I2]3

B. R= [C2H4] [I2]

C. R= [C2H4] [I2]2

D. R= [C2H4] [I2]3/2

Ans. Option (D) is correct.

Explanation: Reactions with a fractional order are those whose order

is a fraction. This reaction is an illustration of a fractional-order

5
reaction, where the reaction's order is
2
. It is understood that the

rate law for the reaction R= [C2H4] [I2]3/2.

8. What is the order of a reaction if the rate of reaction does not

depend upon the initial concentration of the reactant?

A. zero

B. first

C. second

D. third

Ans. Option (A) is correct.

Explanation: In zero-order reactions, the rate of reaction is

independent of the concentration of the reactants.

9. In the rate equation, when the concentration of reactants is one,

then rate is equal to

A. average rate constant

B. instantaneous rate constant

C. specific rate constant

D. None of the above

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: When the reactant concentration equals one, the

reaction's rate is equal to its rate constant. As a result, the term "rate

constant" also refers to "specific reaction rate."

10. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Temperature change has no effect on a reaction's rate.

B. With a rise in reactant concentration, a reaction's rate slows

down.

C. As the concentration of the reactants diminishes with time,

the rate of a reaction slows down.

D. Any moment during a reaction, the rate remains constant.

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: The concentration of the reactants affects the rate of a

reaction. Reactants will be consumed once the reaction is finished

because they are utilized slowly to produce products. Because of

this, the rate of reaction is measured as the concentration of the

reactants decreases over time.

11. How does the presence of a catalyst affect the value of ΔG in a

reaction?

A. Remains unchanged

B. Increases

C. Undefined on adding a catalyst

D. Decreases

Ans. Option (A) is correct.

Explanation: The Gibbs free energy (ΔG) is a state function, meaning

that it is independent of the path that the reaction takes to produce

the desired result. It only depends on the reaction's enthalpy and

entropy, which in turn depend on the products and reactants. A

catalyst does not modify the value of ΔG because it simply modifies

the reaction's pathway.

 3.3 Integrated Rate Equations

12. What is the formula to determine the completion of a zero-order

reaction?

[A]0
A. t100% =
3k
2[A]0
B. t100% =
k
[A]0
C. t100% =
2k
[A]0
D. t100% =
k

Ans. Option (D) is correct.

Explanation: The time taken for the zero-order reaction to complete

can be calculated as follows:

When the reaction is complete, [A]0 = 0.

[A]0
Therefore, k =
t
[A]0
t100% =
k
13. The equilibrium constant Kp in the chemical equation

H2 (g) + I2 (g)→ 2HI (g) depends on

A. temperature

B. amount of H2 and I2

C. catalyst

D. total pressure

Ans. Option (A) is correct.

Explanation: The number of moles of gaseous reactants and

products is equivalent in the reaction H2 (g) + I2 (g)→ 2HI (g). The

equilibrium constant Kp is independent of the catalyst and total

pressure.
14. Second-order kinetics describes how reactants (R) change into

products (P) in a reaction. What will be the increase in the rate of

production of P if the concentration of R is increased by four times?

A. 10 times

B. 9 times

C. 16 times

D. 8 times

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: For the reaction: R → P For a second-order reaction,

rate of formation = k[R]2

If the concentration of R is increased by four times, rate = k[4R]2

=16k[R]2

Hence, the rate of formation of P is increased by 16 times.

15. If the reactant's initial concentration doubles, then the reaction's

half-life is also doubled. What is the reaction’s order?

A. 3

B. 2

C. 1

D. 0

Ans. Option (D) is correct.

Explanation: The amount of time (t1/2) needed for a quantity to

decrease to half of its initial value. A zero-order reaction's half-life is

directly proportional to its initial concentration.

[R]0
t1/2 =
2k
 3.4 Temperature Dependence of the Rate of a Reaction

16. What happens when the reactant in a chemical reaction requires

a high amount of activation energy?

A. Instantaneous

B. Slow

C. Doesn’t depend on activation energy

D. Fast

Ans. Option (B) is correct.

Explanation: Only if the reactants are slow will the reaction proceed

slowly; hence, if the reactants are slow, we have to provide a high

amount of activation energy (Ea). This speeds up the rate at which

the reactants react and form products.

17. What is the bimolecular elementary reaction's rate of reaction?

A. ZAB eEa/RT

B. – ZAB e−Ea/RT

C. ZAB e−Ea/RT

D. – ZAB eEa/RT

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: The frequency of reactant collisions multiplied by the

percentage of molecules whose energies are equal to or higher

than the energy of activation determines the rate of reaction. The

percentage of molecules with energies equal to or greater than E is

represented as, e−Ea/RT , where ZAB is the collision frequency of the

reactants A and B.
18. Which of the following best describes how a catalyst accelerates

a reaction?

A. Reacting molecules are given additional energy by the

catalyst, resulting in effective collisions.

B. A catalyst enhances the frequency of collisions between

molecules that are reacting.

C. A catalyst offers the reactants an alternate path with lower

activation energy.

D. In order to increase the rate of forward reaction, the catalyst

reduces the rate of backward reaction.

Ans. Option (C) is correct.

Explanation: This is due to the fact that a greater number of

reactant particles have sufficient energy to react and create

products when the activation energy (Ea) of a reaction is lower. In

turn, it offers an alternate path and causes the reactions to occur

more quickly.
19. In a chemical reaction, the activation energy is described as

A. the difference between the average reactant energy and the

energy of the intermediate complex

B. average reactant and product energies compared to

intermediate complex energy

C. the sum total of energies of reactants and products

D. the energy difference between reactants and products

Ans. Option (A) is correct.

Explanation: The least amount of additional energy that a reactive

molecule needs in order to transform into a product is known as

activation energy. It is the bare minimum of energy required to

energize or activate molecules or atoms in order for them to take

part in a chemical reaction or transformation.

20. What components determine an efficient collision?

A. Threshold energy and proper orientation

B. Collision frequency, threshold energy, and proper orientation

C. Translational collision and energy of activation

D. Proper orientation and steric bulk of the molecule

Ans. Option (B) is correct.

Explanation: An effective collision is determined by the following

factors:

Collision frequency is defined as the quantity of collisions per unit

volume of the reaction mixture.

Threshold energy: The least amount of kinetic energy required for

two reactant molecules—which are regarded as hard spheres—to

effectively collide and produce a chemical reaction and the right

orientation.