CHEMICAL KINETICS
ASSIGNMENT
1. (a) For a reaction A + B P, the rate law is given by,
1/2 2
r = k[A] [B] . What is the order of the reaction ?
(b) A first order is found to have a rater constant k = 5.5 x 10-14s-1. Find the half life of
the reaction.
2. The rate of a reaction becomes four times when the temperature changes from 293 K to
313 K. Calculate the energy of activation (Ea) of the reaction assuming that it does not
change with temperature. [R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1, log4 = 0.6021]
3. A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How is its rate affected if the
concentration of the reactant is (i) doubled (ii) reduced to half.
4. What do you understand by the rate law and rate constant of reaction ? Identify the
order of a reaction it its units of rate constant are:
(i) L-1 mol s-1
(ii) L1 mol-1 s-1
5. The thermal decomposition of HCO2H is a first order reaction with a rate constant of 2.4
x 10-3 s-1 at certain temperature. Calculate how long will it take for three-fourths of
initial quantity of HCO2H to decompose. [log 0.25 = - 0.6021 ]
6. A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction
affected if the concentration of the reactant is reduced to half ? What is the unit of
rate constant for such a reaction.
7. Define activation energy of a reaction.
OR
8. (a) Explain the following terms:
(i) Order of a reaction
(ii) Molecularity of a reaction
(b) The rate of a reaction increases four times when the temperature changes from
300 K to 320 K. Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction, assuming that it does
not change with temperature. [R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1]
9. Define the following:
(i) Elementary step in a reaction
(ii) Rate of a reaction
10. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 min-1. If we begin with 0.10 M
concentration of the reactant, what concentration of the reactant will be left after
3 hours ?
11. (a) A reaction is of first order in A and of second order in B. write the differential rate
equation for this reaction.
How will its initial rate be affected if the concentrations both A and B are together
doubled ?
(b) The rate constant k of a reaction increases fourfold when the temperature changes
from 300 K to 320 K. Calculate the activation energy for the reaction.
[R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1]
OR
(a) List the factors which affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
(b) The half life for radioactive 14C is 5730 years. The wooden part of an archeological
artefact has only 80% of the 14C activity found in fresh wood. Calculate the age of
the artefact .
12. Define the following terms giving an example for each:
(i) The order of a reaction.
(ii) The molecularity of areaction.
13. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1. How much time will it take to
reduce the concentration of the reactant to 1/16th of its initial value ?
14. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1. How much time will it take to
reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to 1/10th of its value ?
15. On increasing temperature activation energy of a reaction decrease. Why ?
16. Rate constant k for a first order reaction has been found to be 2.54 x 10 -3 s-1. Calculate
its three-fourth life.
17. For a chemical reaction the variation rate with conc. Is shown below:
Rate
Conc.
What is the order of the reaction ?
What is the unit of rate constant k for the reaction ?
18. For the reaction N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) 2NH3(g)
-3 -1 -1
If ∆ [NH3]/∆t = 4 x 10 mol L s . What is the value of -∆[H2]/∆t ?
19. Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose according to the first
order rate law with t1/2 = 3 hrs. Calculate the fraction of sucrose which remains after 8
hrs.
OR
The rate constant of a reaction at 500 K and 700 K are 0.02 s -1 and 0.07 s-1 respectively.
Calculate the value of activation energy for the reaction. [R = 8.314 J K -1 mol-1]
20. For a chemical reaction variation in concentration ln[R] vs time (min) plot is shown
below.
Ln [R]
Time (minute)
(i) What is the order of the reaction ? What is the unit of rate constant k for the
reaction ?
(ii) If initial concentration of the reactant is half of the original concentration , how
will t1/2 change ?
(iii) Draw the plot of log[R]o/[R] vs time (s)
21. (a) For the reaction C12H22O11 + H2O H+ C6H12O6 + C6H12O6
Write:
(i) Rate of reaction expression
(ii) Rate law equation
(iii) Molecularity
(iv) Order of reaction
(b) The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of
SO2Cl2 at constant volume.
SO2Cl2 (g) SO2(g) + Cl2(g)
Experiment Time / s Total pressure /Atm
1 0 0.5
2 100 0.6
Calculate the rate of reaction
when total pressure is 0.65 atm.
OR
22. Consider the decomposition hydrogen peroxide in alkaline medium which is catalysed
by iodide ions.
2H2O2 OH-/I- 2 H 2O + O 2
This reaction takes place in two steps as given below
Step – I: H2O2 + I- H2O +IO - (Slow)
Step-II : H2O2 + IO- H2O + I - + O2 (Fast)
(a) Write the rate law expression and determine the order of the reaction w.r.t H 2O2
(b) What is the molecularity of the individual steps ?
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