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ASSIGNMENT 2: CHEMICAL KINETICS

1. For a chemical reaction A → B, it is found that the rate of the reaction


quadruples when the concentration of A is doubled. The rate expression for the
reaction is, rate = k [A]n where the value of n is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3
Q2. On increasing the temperature of the reacting system by 10° the rate of
reaction almost becomes double. The most appropriate reason for this is that
(a) Activation energy decreases by increases of temperature
(b) The fraction of molecules having threshold energy increases
(c) Collision frequency increases
(d) The value of threshold energy decreases.
Q3. A hypothetical reaction 2p + q → s + r has rate constant as 2.0 × 10-3 mol L-
1 -1
s . The order of the reaction is:
(a) unpredictable (b) zero (c) one (d) two
Q4. Rate constant of a reaction depends upon:
(a) Temperature (b) time (c) initial concentration (d) none
Q5.DDT on exposure to water decomposes. Half-life = 10 years. How much
time will it take for its 90% decomposition?
(a) 50 years (b) 70 years (c) 500 years (d) 700 years.
Q6. The rate equation for the reaction 2A + B → C is found to be: rate = k [A]
[B]. The correct statement in relation to this reaction is that the:
(a) unit of R must be s-1
(b) t1/2 is constant
(c) rate of formation of C is twice the rate of disappearance of A.
(d) value of k is independent of the initial concentration of A and B.
Q7. The reaction rate constant can be defined as the rate of reaction when each
reactant’s concentration is ___________.
a) Zero b) Unity
c) Doubled the initial concentration d) Infinite
Q8. What effect does temperature have on the half-life of a first-order reaction?
a) It increases b) It decreases
c) It remains the same d) Both increases as well as decrease
Q9. In 30 minutes, a first-order reaction is 50% complete. Calculate the amount
of time it took to complete 87.5 percent of the reaction.
a) 30 minutes b) 60 minutes c) 90 minutes d) 120 minutes
Q10. The average rate and instantaneous rate of a reaction are equal
a) at the start b) at the end
c) in the middle d) when two rates have a time interval equal to zero
Q11. In the reaction 2A + B → A2B, if the concentration of A is doubled and
that of B is halved, then the rate of the reaction will
a) increase 2 times b) increase 4 times
c) decrease 2 times d) remain the same
Q12. when the rate of the reaction is equal to the rate constant, the order of the
reaction is
a) zero order b) first order c) second order d) third order
Q13. A substance ‘A’ decomposes by a first-order reaction starting initially with
[A] = 2.00M and after 200min, [A] becomes 0.15M. For this reaction t1/2 is:
a) 53.72 min b) 50.49 min c) 48.45 min d) 46.45 min
Q14. A catalyst alters, which of the following in a chemical reaction?
a) Entropy b) Enthalpy c) Internal energy d) Activation energy
Q16. The role of a catalyst is to change ______________.
a) gibbs energy of reaction. b) enthalpy of reaction.
c) activation energy of reaction. d) equilibrium constant.
Q17. In the presence of a catalyst, the heat evolved or absorbed during the
reaction:
a) increases b) decreases.
c) remains unchanged. d) may increase or decrease.
Q18. Activation energy of a chemical reaction can be determined by:
(i) determining the rate constant at standard temperature.
(ii) determining the rate constants at two temperatures.
(iii) determining the probability of collision.
(iv) using catalyst.

Q19. Read the passage given below and answer the following questions:
The rate of a reaction, which may also be called its velocity or speed, can be
defined with relation to the concentration of any of the reacting substances, or to
that of any product of the reaction. If the species chosen is a reactant which has
a concentration c at time t the rate is - dc/dt, while the rate with reference to a
product having a concentration x at time t is dx/dt. Any concentration units may
be used for expressing the rate; thus, if moles per liter are employed for
concentration and seconds for the time, the units for the rate are moles/liter sec.
For gas reactions pressure units are sometimes used in place of concentrations,
so that legitimate units for the rate would be (mm. Hg) /sec and atm/sec The
order of a reaction concerns the dependence of the rate upon the concentrations
of reacting substances; thus, if the rate is found experimentally to be
proportional to the α th power of the concentration of one of the reactants A, to
the β th power of the concentration of a second reactant B, and so forth, via.,
rate = k CA α CB β the over-all order of the reaction is simply n = α + β + -----
Such a reaction is said to be of the αth order with respect to the substance A, the
β th order with respect to B and so on...
In the following questions, a statement of assertion followed by a statement of
reason is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices on the
basis of the above passage.
A. Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct
explanation for assertion.
B. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct
explanation for assertion.
C. Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
D. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
a) Assertion: Rate of reaction is a measure of change in concentration of
reactant with respect to time.
Reason: Rate of reaction is a measure of change in concentration of product
with respect to time.
b) Assertion: For a reaction: P + 2Q → Products, Rate = k [P]1/2[Q] so the order
of reaction is 1.5
Reason: Order of reaction is the sum of stoichiometric coefficients of the
reactants.
c) Assertion: The unit of k is independent of order of reaction.
Reason: The unit of k is moles/ L s.
d) Assertion: Reactions can occur at different speeds.
Reason: Rate of reaction is also called speed of reaction.

Q20. Why does the rate of a reaction increase with a rise in temperature?
Q21. Oxygen is available in plenty in the air yet fuels do not burn by themselves
at room temperature. Explain.
Q22. Why is the probability of reaction with molecularity higher than three very
rare?
Q23. Thermodynamic feasibility of the reaction alone cannot decide the rate of
the reaction. Explain with the help of one example.
Q24. Why in the redox titration of KMnO4vs oxalic acid, we heat oxalic acid
solution before starting the titration?
Q25. Why is molecularity applicable only to elementary reactions and order is
applicable for elementary as well as complex reactions?
Q26. Why can we not determine the order of a reaction by taking into
consideration the balanced chemical equation?

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