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FACULTY OF CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING

SEMESTER I SESSION 2023/2024


SETK 3263

TUTORIAL: DATA ANALYSIS AND RATE LAW PARAMETERS

1. The irreversible liquid-phase reaction

A B+C

is carried out in a batch reactor. The following data were collected


during the course of the reaction:

Assume a rate law of the form

-rA = kCAα

Integrate the equation for the combined mole balance and rate law and then determine α and k.
Determine the rate law parameter using methods to differentiate your data.

(a) Graphical technique-equal area differentiation. (Use O's to represent these points on
any graphs you make.)
(b) Numerical technique-differentiation formulas. (Use ∆'s to represent these points on any
graph you make.)
(c) Differentiating a polynomial (use x for these points).

2. Data for the decomposition of N2O5 in a solution 45°C are as follows:

[N2O5], mol/L 2.08 1.67 1.36 0.72

Time, min 3.07 8.77 14.45 31.28

Determine the rate law parameters.

3. The liquid-phase irreversible reaction

is carried out in a batch reactor. The concentrations of species A are recorded as a function of

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the time as shown in the table below.

Time (min) 10 20 30 40 50 60
CA (mol/dm3) 2.45 1.74 1.23 0.88 0.62 0.44

a) Tabulate your data into appropriate variables using Numerical Method of


kinetic analysis.
b) Plot the graph to find the reaction rate parameters and write the rate law.

4. The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were obtained from an experiment. Determine
the rate law parameters.

5. Pure gaseous reactant A, (CA0 = 100 mmol/liter) is fed at a steady rate into a continuous stirred
tank reactor (V=0.1 liter) where it dimerizes

2A → B

For different gas feed rates, the following data were obtained:

Run number 1 2 3 4
v0, liter/hr 10.0 3.0 1.2 0.5
CA, mmol/liter 85.7 66.7 50 33.4

Find a rate equation for this reaction by graphical method. (Note : Neglect the temperature and
pressure of the system.)

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5. The irreversible isomerization

A B

was carried out in a batch reactor and the following concentration-time data were
obtained:

Determine the reaction order,α, and the specific reaction rate, kA.

6. The following data were obtained on the reaction 2A → B.

Time, min 5 10 15 20

CA ,mol/L 0.0141 0.0078 0.0053 0.004

a. Plot the data and determine the order of reaction.


b. Determine the rate constant

7. Use the following data to determine the rate law for the decomposition of N2O.
What is the unit of k?

2N2O (g) → 2N2 (g) + O2 (g)

[N2O], M 0.100 0.086 0.079 0.075 0.066 0.059 0.049


Time, s 0 80 120 160 240 320 480

The data for temperature dependence of the rate constant were also obtained. Determine the
activation energy of the reaction.
Temp, K 319 329 352 381 389
k, 0.522 0.755 1.70 4.02 5.03

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8. The rate constant of the second order reaction: 2 HI (g) → H2 (g) + I2 (g) is 2.4 x 10-6 L·mole·sec-1
at 575 K and 6.0 x 10-5 L·mole·sec-1 at 630 K. Calculate the activation energy of the reaction.
Show all work.

9. Given the following rate data concerning the decomposition of sodium azide into nitrogen gas,
determine its rate law including the rate constant with the appropriate units. This reaction is
used to produce the gas needed to inflate airbags.

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