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(Chemical Kinetics: Chemistry Assignment - 1

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Chemistry

Assignment -1
(Chemical Kinetics)
Q1. A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How will the rate of reaction
be affected if concentration of this reaction is i) doubled ii) reduced to half.

Q2. Define: a) Elementary step in a reaction.


b) Rate of a reaction.

Q3. A 1 st order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 min-1. If we begin with 0.10M
concentration of the reactant. What concentration of reactant will remain in solution
after 3 hours.

Q4. Distinguish between order and molecularity of a reaction. When will the order and
molecularity of a reaction be the same.

Q5. List four factors which affect the rate of reaction.

Q6. The decomposition of phosphine 4PH3 (g)→P4(g)+6H2(g) has rate law:


Rate=K [PH3] . Rate constant is 6.0X10-4 s-1 at 300 K,activation energy is 3.05X105
J mol-1. Calculate value of rate constant at 310 K. (R=8.314 J K -1 mol-1)

Q7. Define a) Order of a reaction b) Activation energy of a reaction.


Q8. The data given below is for the reaction:
2 N2O5(g)→4NO2 (g) + O2 (g) at 298K
Determine : i) order of the reaction ii) Rate constant iii) Rate law
Q9. What is the molecularity of the reaction:
Cl→1/2 Cl2 (g)

Q10. As a reaction proceeds why does its rate keep on changing?

Q11. The rate of reaction X→Y becomes 8 times when the conc. of X is doubled. Write
rate law.

Q12. A reaction is 50% complete in 2hours and 75% in 4hours. What is the order of the
reaction.
Q13. When the rate of reaction is equal to specific reaction rate.
Q14. State the unit of “rate constant in a zero order reaction.

Q15. Give one example of Pseudo first order reaction.

Q16. For the reaction 3H2(g)+ N2(g)→2NH3(g), how the rate of reaction expressions
–d[H2]/dt and d[NH3]/dt are interrelated?

Q17. The activation energy for the reaction:


2HI (g) →H2+I2 (g) is 209.5 KJ mol-1
Calculate the fraction of molecules of reactants having energy equal to or greater
than activation energy?

Q18. The decomposition of N2O5(g) is a first order reaction with a rate of constant of
5X10-4 sec-1 at 450C i.e.2 N2O5(g) →4 NO2(g)+ O2(g). If initial concentration of
N2O5 is 0.25M, calculate its concentration after 2 min. Also calculate half life of
decomposition of N2O5(g)

Q19. A first order decomposition reaction takes 40 min for 30% decomposition.
Calculate its t½ value.

Q20. At elevated temperatures, HI decomposes according to the chemical equation:


2HI (g) →H2 (g) + I2 (g) at 44.30C. The rate of reaction increases with concentration
of HI as shown below:
1 2 3
-1
HI (mol L ) → 0.005 0.01 0.02
Rate → 7.5X10-4 3.0X10-3 1.2X10-2
Determine i) order of reaction and ii) write the rate expression.
Q21. A reaction is of first order in A and second order in B.
a. Write a differential rate equation.
b. How is the rate affected if
i) conc. of B is tripled
ii) conc. of both A and B are doubled.

Q22. Calculate half life of a first order reaction from their rate constant given
below: a) 200 s -1 b) 2 min -1 c) 4 year -1

Q23. The half life for decay of radioactive C-14 is 5730 years. An archaeological tool
containing wood has only 80% of C-14 activity as found in living tree.
Calculate the age of the tool.

Q24. Show that the time required for 99% completion is twice the time required for the
completion of 90% reaction.

Q25. Derive the general expression for half life of a 1st order reaction.

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