CHEEMICAL KINETICS

ASSIGNMENT
1. In the reaction, P + Q → R + S
The time taken for 75% reaction of P is twice the time taken for 50% reaction of P. The concentration of
Q varies with reaction time as shown in the figure. The overall order of the reaction is

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1

2. mol/dm3 , 50 mol/dm3 in 200
In a first order reaction the concentration of reactant decreases from 800 mol/
sec. The rate constant of reaction in s–1 is
(A) 2 × 10–4s–1 (B) 1.386 × 10–2 s–1 (C) 3.45 × 105 s–1 (D) 2 × 10 4 s–1
3. For the reaction: 3A(g) → 2B(g),
2B( the rate of formation of 'B' at 298 K is represented as
 d[B] 
ln   = –4.606 + 2 ln
n [A] . The order of reaction is
 dt 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
4. For the reaction
5Br – (aq) + BrO 3 – (aq) + 6H + (aq) → 3Br 2 (aq) + 3H 2 O(l), the rate expression was found to be
d[BrO3− ]
– = k[Br – ][H + ] 2 [BrO 3 – ]
dt
Which of the following statements is/are
is correct?
I. Doubling the initial concentration of all the reactants will increase the reaction rate by a factor
of 8.
II. Unit of rate constant of the reaction in a buffer solution is min–1
III. Doubling the concentration of all the reactants at the same time will increase the reaction rate
by a factor of 16
IV. rate of conversion of BrO Br 3– and rate of disappearance of Br– are the same
(A) I and II (B) II and III (C) II and IV (D) III only
5. Two substances A ( t 1 = 5 min)
min and B( t 1 = 15 min) first order kinetics, are taken in such a way that
2 2
initially [A] = 4 [B]. The time after which the concentration of both substances will be equal is:
(A) 5 min. (B) 10 min.
m (C) 15 min. (D) 20 min.
m
–1
6. The energy of activation for a reaction is 100 kJ mol . Presence of a catalyst lowers the activation
energy by 75%. What will be effect on rate of reaction at 20°C , other things being equal?
(A) increases by a factor of 2.34 × 1013 (B) increases by a factor of 2.34 × 1010
(C) increases by a factor of 1015 (D) no effect
7. For the first order reaction given below select the set having correct statements
2N2O5 (g)  → 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g)
(1) the concentration of the reactant decreases exponentially with time
(2) the reaction proceeds to 99.6 % completion in eight half life duration
(3) the half life of the reaction depends on the initial concentration of the reactant
(4) the half life of the reaction decreases with increasing temperature
(A) 1,2 (B) 1,2,3 (C) 1,2,4 (D) 1,2,3,4

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8. The rate constant, the activation energy and the Arrhenius parameter of a chemical reaction
at 25oC are 3.0 × 10–4 s–1, 104.4 kJ mol
mo –1 and 6 × 1014s–1 respectively. The value of the rate
constant as T → ∞ is
(A) 2.0 × 1018s–1 (B) 6.0 × 1014s–1 (C) infinity (D) 3.6 × 1030s–1
9. Consider the reaction A  → 2 B + C, ∆H = -15 15 kcal. The energy of activation of backward
–1
reaction is 20 kcal mol . In presence of catalyst, the energy of activation of forward reaction is 3 kcal
mol–1. At 400 K the catalyst causes the rate of the forward reaction to increase by the number of times
equal to
(A) e3.5 (B) e2.5 (C) e–2.5 (D) e2.303
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10. Decomposition of H2O2 follows a first order reaction. In fifty minutes the concentration of H2O2
decreases from 0.5 to 0.125 M in one such decomposition. When the concentration of H2O2 reaches
0.05 M, the rate of formation of O2 will be
(A) 1.34 × 10–2molmin–1 (B) 6.93 × 10–2molmin–1
(C) 6.93 × 10–4 molmin–1 (D) 2.66 L min–1 at STP
11. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of production
of N2 and H2 if k = 2.5 × 10–44mol L–1 sec–1?
2NH3 (g)  → N2(g) + 3H2(g)
(A) 1.25 × 10–4Ms–1 , 3.75 × 10–4Ms–1 (B) 3.00 × 10–4Ms–1, 7.50 × 10–4Ms–1
(C) 2.50 × 10–4Ms–1 , 1.25 × 10–4 Ms–1 (D) 3.75 × 10–4Ms–1 , 2.50 × 10–4Ms–1
12 A graph plotted between t 1 vs. log concentration is a straight line. What conclusion can you draw from
2

the given graph

1 1 0.693
(A) n = 1, t 1 = (B) n = 2, t 1 = (C) ) n = 1, t 1 = (D) None of these
2
k.a 2
a 2
k
13. For the reaction, 2A + B  → C + D, the order of reaction is
(A) One with respect [B] (B) Two with respect to [A]
(C) Three (D) Cannot be predicted
14. Consider the following plots of rate constant versus 4 for four different reactions. Which of the
following orders is correct for the activation energies of these reactions?

(A) Ec > Ea > Ed > Eb (B) Eb > Ea > Ed > Ec

(C) Ea > Ec > Ed > Eb (D) Eb > Ed > Ec > Ea

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15. Which set represent 1st order reactions out of (I),
( (II) and (III)?

where a = initial amount of reactant and x = amount of product at time t

(A) I, II and III (B) I and II (C) II and III (D) I and III
16. 2N2 O5(g)  → 4NO(g) + O2(g)
What is the ratio of the rate of decomposition of N2O5 to rate of formation of O2?
(A)1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 4 (D) 4 : 1
17. The reaction X + Y 
→ Z is first order with respect to X and second order with respect to Y,
initial rate of formation of Z = R mol dm3 sec–1 when [X] and [Y] are 0.40 mol dm–3 and 0.30 mol
dm–3 respectively. If [X] is halved and [Y] is doubled, the value of the initial rate would become
(A) 4R (B) R/4 (C) R (D) 2R
18. At 500 K, the half life period of a gaseous reaction at an initial pressure of 80 kPa is 350 s. When
the pressure is 40 kPa, the half life period is 175 sec; the order of the reaction is:
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) three
19. Following is the graph between log t 1 and log a (a = initial concentration of reactant) for a given
2
reaction at 27°C. Hence, order of the reaction is

(Here, t 1 is half-life)
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
20. At the point of intersection of the two curves shown, the concentration of B is given by, for the
first reaction A → nB.

nA 0 A0 nA 0  n −1
(A) (B) (C) (D)   A0
2 n −1 n +1  n +1
21. For the reaction : N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3
The rate of change of concentration for hydrogen is 0.3 × 10–4Ms–1. The rate of change of
concentration of ammonia is:
(A) – 0.2 × 10–4 Ms–1 (B) 0.2 × 10–4 Ms–1
–4 –1
(C) 0.1 × 10 Ms (D) 0.3 × 10–4 Ms–1

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22. Consider the following gaseous reaction where initial pressure of A(g) is 200 torr
to
A(g) → 3B(g) + C(g)
After time t, the pressure of system increased to 650 torr. Calculate the value of t (in seconds)
(Given: rate constant of reaction, k = 4.606 × 10–3 sec–1, log 2 = 0.3)
(A) 600 (B) 300 (C) 50 (D) 5
23. A reaction between substance A and B is represented as
A + B → C
Observations on the rate of this reaction are obtained as
Initial Initial Initial rate
S. No. concentration concentration of reaction
(A)0M (B)0M Mhr1
1. 0.1 1.0 5.0 × 10–3

2. 0.1 2.0 2.0 × 10–2

3. 0.05 1.0 2.5 × 10–3

Order of reaction will respect to A and B respectively are :-
:
(A)1, 2 (B)1, 1 (C) 2, l (D) 2, 2
24 For reactions A → B and P → Q Arrhenius constants are 108 and 1010 respectively. If EA → B = 600
cal/mole and EP → Q = 1200 cal/mole , then find the temperature at which their rate constants are same.
(Given: R = 2 cal/mole/K)
300 4.606
(A) 600K (B)300 × 4.606 K (C) K (D) K
4.606 600
25. Find the rate law that corresponds to the data shown for the following reaction?
Experiment [A]0 = [B]0 = Initial
1 M
0.012 M
0.035 r
0.10
2 0.024 0.070 0.80
3 0.024 0.035 0.10
4 0.012 0.070 0.80
0 3 4
(A) Rate = k[A] [B] (B) Rate= k[B] (C) Rate = k[A] [B]3 (D) Rate = k [A2] [B]2
26. For the reaction mechanism of the reaction
2NO(g) + 2H2(g)  → N2(g) + 2 H2O(g).

k1
Step I 2 NO N2O2 (fast)
k2
Step II N2O2 + H2 → N2O + H2O (slow)
k3
Step III N2O + H2  → N2 + H2O (fast)
Expression of rate of reaction is (Take Kcq × k2 = k')
(A) k' [NO]2 [H2] (B) k' N202 [H2] (C) k' N2O [H2] (D) k' N2O2
27. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant, decreases from 0.8 M to 0.4 M in 15 minutes.
The time taken for the concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is -
(A) 30 minutes (B) 15 minutes (C) 7.5 minutes (D) 60 minutes
28. Two substances A( t 1 = 10mm) & B( t 1 = 20mm) follow I order kinetics in such a way that
2 2

[A]i = 8[B]i . Time when [B] = 2[A] in min

m is
(A) 20 (B) 40 (C) 60 (D) 80

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29. The rate of a reaction increases 4-fold
4 fold when concentration of reactant is increased 16 times. If the
rate of reaction is 4 × 10 mole L–1 S–1 mole L–1 when concentration of the reactant is 4 × 10–4,
–6

the rate constant of the reaction will be

(a) 2 × 10–4 mole1/2 L–1/2 S–11 (b) 1 × 10–2 S–1
(c) 2 × 10–4 mole–1/2, L1/2 S–1–
(d) 25 mole–1 L min–1
30. A first order reaction is 87.5% complete in an hour. The rate constant of the reaction is
(a) 0.0346 min–1 (b) 0.0693 h–1 (c) 0.0693 min–1 (d) 0.0346 h–1
31. The half-life
life a first order reaction is 24 hours. If we start with 10 M initial concentration of the
reactant then conc. After 96 hours will be
(a) 6.25 M (b) 1.25 M (c) 0.125 M (d) 0.625 M
32. During the particular reaction 10% of the reactant decompose in one hour 20% in two hours 30%
in three hours and so on. The unit of the rate constant is
(a) Hour–1 (b) L mol–1 hour–1 (c) mol L–1 hour–1 (d) mol hour–1
33. The temperature coefficient of a reaction
reaction is 2, by what factor the rate of reaction increases when
temperature is increased from 30°C to 80°C.
(a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 128
34. A substance undergoes a first order decomposition. The decomposition follows two parallel first
order reaction as
B
K1
K1 = 1.14 × 10−4 min −1
A
K 2 = 3.8 × 10−5 min −1
K2 C
The percentage distribution of B and C are
(a) 80% B and 20% C (b) 75% B and 25% C
(c) 90% B and 10% C (d) 60% B and 40% C
35. The thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO  → CH4 + CO, has rate constant of
d[CH3CHO]
1.8 × 10–3 mole–1/2 L1/2 min–1 at a given temperature. How would − will change if
dt
concentration of acetaldehyde is doubled keeping the temperature constant?
(a) will increase by 2.828
828 times (b) will increase by 11.313 times
(c) will not change (d) will increase by 4 times
36. 16 g of a radio active substance is reduced to 0.5 g after 1 hour. The half life of the radioactive
substance in minutes is
37. The gas phase decomposition of dimethylether follows first order kinetics
CH3 – O – CH3(g)  → CH4 (g) + H2 (g) + CO(g)
The reaction is carried out in constant volume container at 500°C and has a half-life
half of 14.5 mm.
Initially only dimethylether is present at a pressure of 0.40 atm. The total pressure of the system after
x
12 min is atm. The value of x is [Given 100.25 = 1.778]
100
38. At 407 K the rate constant of a chemical reaction is 9.5 × 10–5s–1 and at 420 K,
K the rate constant is
1.9 × 10–4s–1. The frequency factor of the reaction is x × 105s–1. The value of 'x'
' is.
Report your answer by rounding it up to nearest whole number.
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39. An organic compound undergoes first order decomposition. The time taken for its decomposition to
8
t1
1
and of its initial concentration are t 1 and t 1 respectively. What is the value of 8 × 10 ?
10 8 10
t1
10
(take log102 = 0.3)

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40. Consider a gaseous reaction, the rate of which is given by K[A] [B], the volume of the reaction
vessel containing these gases is suddenly reduced to 1/4th of the initial volume. The rate of
reaction relative to the original rate would be

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
D B C D C A C B B C
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A C D A B B D A A C
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
B B A C A A A D A A
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
D C B B A 12 75 5 9 16