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ChE441: Chemical Reaction Kinetics

Chemical Engineering – College of Technology


University of San Agustin

Quiz # 1 (2.5 hours)


Name: ______________________________

1. Which of the following is/are true about elementary reactions?


a. it is a heterogeneous reaction
b. it is a single-step reaction
c. the rate equation is proportional to the concentrations of reactants
d. the rate equation is proportional to its stoichiometric relation
e. a, d only
f. b only
g. a, c only
h. b, d only

2. The rate equation in chemical kinetics in the law of mass action follows what model? ____
a. logarithmic
b. power law
c. linear
d. saturation

3. Normally, except for an autocatalytic reaction, the rate of reaction ______ with time.
a. increases
b. decreases
c. constant
d. cannot be determined

4. How do you increase the reaction rate? _____


a. increase the temperature
b. add a catalyst
c. at low reactant concentration
d. a, b, c
e. a, c only
f. a, b only

5. From the assignment previously,


a. is the famous Haber-Bosch reaction in producing Ammonia an elementary or non-elementary reaction?
b. Why?

N  3.H  2.NH


2 2
Fe
3
6. What is the over-all reaction order of the following irreversible reaction (not stated if elementary) and with a rate equation below?
2A  B 
 C
 rA  k .C A .C B
Note: The given reaction is an elementary reaction if the rate equation is expressed according to its stoichiometric constants such

as  r  k .C .C
A
2
A B . Otherwise, it is not considered an elementary reaction.

7. For a second-order, bimolecular, irreversible reaction

A B
 C
having initial concentrations of A and B of 0.5 and 0.78 moles/liter respectively, the reaction constant is 0.45 s 2/M2. If the
conversion of A and B is 0.93 and 0.85 respectively, calculate what time it will take to achieve those conversions.

8. For a reaction below, if –rA is 10 mol/L.s, what is the rate of reaction of B?

2A  B 
 3C
9. The rate equation for the reaction;

2.NO( g )  2.H 2( g ) 

k
N 2( g )  2 H 2O( g )
is 1st-order both with respect to NO and H2.
a. write the rate equation for the appearance of N2
b. what is the unit of k?
c. write the rate of disappearance of NO.
10. Calculate half-life for a first-order, irreversible, elementary reaction if 30% of a substance has remained after a reaction of 80
seconds. What is its half-life?

11. From an elementary reaction below, the rate of formation of oxygen is 0.54 moles/L.s. Ozone is heated at around 40C with an
activation energy of 50 KJ/mol with frequency factor of 4x105 s2/M2
2O3 ( g ) 
k
3O2 ( g )
calculate the concentration of ozone at the rate given.
0
12. At 500 C, cyclopropane undergoes isomerisation to propene having a first-order reaction with a rate constant of 6.7 x 10-4 1/s.
a. calculate the concentration of cyclopropane after 25 minutes if the initial concentration is 0.25M
b. time it takes for the concentration of cyclopropene to drop from 0.15M to 0.05M at the same temperature
c. calculate the half-life
d. time for the concentration to drop by 25%

13. Consider the reaction below. A rate study of this reaction was conducted at 298 K. The data that were obtained are shown in the
table.
P4  6.H 2 
 4 PH 3
[P4], mol/L [H2], mol/L Initial Rate of reaction with
respect to P4, mol/(L.s)
-4
0.0110 0.0075 3.20 x 10
-4
0.0110 0.0150 6.40 x 10

Note that the rate of reaction (with respect to a certain reactant, A) if it is not an elementary reaction should be expressed as;
 rP4  k .C P4 .C H 2
a. what is the order with respect to P4?
b. what is the order with respect to H2?
c. calculate the rate constant with correct unit
d. calculate the conversion after 5 minutes

14. (Bonus) Discuss one particular application of chemical reaction kinetics that you believe you want to do as a future chemical
engineer and which has relevance in today’s industry.

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