Kineticsprelims 2010
Kineticsprelims 2010
Kineticsprelims 2010
A 200 - Liter constant-volume batch reactor is pressurized to 20 atm with a mixture of 75% A and 25% inert. The
gas-phase reaction is carried out isothermally at 227 C.
2. Assuming that the ideal gas law is valid, What is the initial concentration of A?
a. 0.488m/L b. 0.366 moles/L c. 0.477moles/L d. 0.45 moles/L
3. If the reaction is first order: ra kCa with k = 0.1 per min.
Calculate the time necessary to consume 99% of A.
a. 46.1 min b. 4.61 min c. 15.9 min d. 1.59 min
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4. If the reaction is second order: ra kCa with k = 0.7 L/mol-min, the time necessary to consume 80% A
a. 46.1 min b. 4.61 min c. 15.9 min d. 1.59 min
The homogeneous first – order gas phase reaction 2A 3B where in pure A at 1 atm was introduced into a
constant – volume batch reactor. After 1 minute, the pressure increased to 1.5 atm.
8. The relationship of the total pressure of the system to the partial pressure of A is
a. 2PT= 2Pao – Pa b. Pa = 3Pao – PT c. 2PT = 3Pao – Pa d. Pa = 3PT – 2Pa
9. The total pressure after 4 minutes if the reaction is zero order at T= 25°C.
a. 2 atm b. 3.5 atm c. 2.4 atm d. none of the given
10. The value of the rate constant k if the reaction is first order at the same temperature, same feed conditions.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. none of the given
11. The total pressure after 2 minutes if the reaction is first order at the same temperature, same feed conditions.
a. 1.43 atm b. 1.76 atm c. 2.20 atm d. none of the given
12. The Reaction: is carried out in a reactor. If at a particular point, the rate of
disappearance of A is 10 mol/dm3/s, what are the rates of B and C?
a. - rB = 15, rC = 30 b. - rB = 25, rC = 10 c. - rB = 15, rC = 25 d. - rB = 15, rC = -20
13. The natural abundance of 235- U in uranium is 0.79 atom %. If a sample of uranium is enriched to 3 at. % and then is
stored in salt mines under the ground, how long will it take the sample to reach the natural abundance level of 235U
(assuming no other processes form 235U; this is not the case if 238U is present since it can decay to form 235U) ? The half-
life of 235U is 7.13 X 10 8 years.
a. 8.13 X 10 9 b. 1.4 X 10 9 c. 7.25 X 10 9 d. none of the given
14. N2O5 decomposes into NO2 and N03 with a rate constant of 1.96 X 1014 exp [ -10,660/T]s-l. At t = 0, pure N2O5 is
admitted into a constant temperature and volume reactor with an initial pressure of 2 atm. After 1 min, what is the total
pressure of the reactor? T = 273 K .
a. 3.5 atm b. 2.24 atm c. 2.64 atm d. none of the given
15. Create a first-order reaction problem solving for the half –life of a reaction.