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CHEMICAL KINETICS
8.For the reaction: 3H2 (g) + N2 (g) 2NH3 (g), how are the rate of reaction expressions,
interrelated?
9. Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constants:
(i) k = 6.2 10-5 L mol-1 s-1 (ii) k = 4.0 10-4 s-1
10.A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the
concentration of the reactant is
(i) doubled (ii) reduced to ½?
11. For the reaction 2A + B + C A2 B + C The rate law has been found to be
Rate = k [A] [B]2 with k = 2.0 10-6 mol-2 L2 s-1 For this reaction, determine the initial rate of reaction
with [A] = 0.1 mol L-1, [B] = 0.2 mol L-1, [C] = 0.8 mol L-1. Determine the rate after 0.04 mol L-1 of A has
been reacted.
12.The decomposition of N2O5 at 320 K according to the following equation follows first order
reaction: N2O5 (g) 2NO2 (g) + O2 (g) .The initial concentration of N2O5 was 1.24 × 10-2 mol L-1
and that after 60 minutes was 0.20 × 10-2 mol L-1. Calculate the rate constant of the reaction at 320 K.
13. The thermal decomposition of a compound is of first order. If 50% of the compound is
decomposed in 120 minutes, how long will take for 90% of the compound to decompose?
[399 min]
14. The half life for radioactive decay of C is 5730 year. An archaeological artefact contained wood
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had only 80% the 14C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.
[Ans-1846 year]
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15 . The rate of decomposition of N2 O5 in CCl4 solution has measured at 318 K and the following
results were obtained:
T (min) 0 135 339 683 1680
C( M) 2.08 1.91 1.67 1.35 0.57
Find the order of reaction and calculate its rate constant. What is half life period.
[Ans-First order, 1.097103 min]
16. A first order reaction takes 69.3 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for
80% completion of this reaction.
17. A 50% of a reaction gets completed in 16 minutes. What fraction of reaction would occur in 32
minutes? [Ans-75%]
18. The half time period for a reaction of first order is 2.31×103 min. How long will it take for 1/5 of
the reactant to be left behind? [Ans-5.36103 min]
19. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 0.0085 min . Calculate its half life period.[81.53
-1
min]
20.The specific rate constant for the combination of H2 and I2 to form HI H2+I2→ 2HI
is 2.34 ×10-3 mol L-1 at 673 K and 7.50×10-2 mol L-1 S-1 at 773K. Calculate the activation energy for the
reaction. [Ans {15.1 Kj mol+1}]
21. In general, it is observed that the rate of a chemical reaction double with every 10 0 rise in
temperature. If this generalization holds for a reaction in the temperature range 298 to 308 K what
would be the temperature range 298 to 308K what would be the value of activation energy for this
reaction? [Ans-52.898 Kj/mol]
22.The rate constant for a first order reaction becomes six times when the temperature is raised
from 350 to 400 K. Calculate the activation energy for the reaction. (Gas constant R= 8.31 4 JK -1
mol-1). [Ans-41.7 KJ/mol]
23.The first order rate constant for the decomposition of ethyl iodide by the reaction :
C2H5I(g) → C2H4(g)+HI (g) At 600K is 1.60×10-5 S-1. Its energy of activation is 209 kj Mol-1. Calculate the
constant of the reaction at 700k. Ans[6.3610-3s-1]
24. In a Arrhenius equation for a certain reaction, the values of A and Ea are 4×1013 s-1 and 98.6 km
mol-1 respectively. If the reaction is of first order, at what temperature will its half life period be 10
min? Ans[311.34 K]
25.A certain reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes at 300 K and the same reaction is again 50%
complete in 5 minutes at 350K. Calculate the activation energy if it is a first order reaction. [24.206
kj/mol]
26.The activation energy of a first order reaction at 300 K is 60 kJ mol-1. In the presence of a catalyst,
the activation energy gets lowered to 50 kJ mol-1 at 300 K. How many times the reaction rate
changes in the presence of a catalyst at the same temperature? Ans[55.08]
27. The rate constant for the decomposition of nitrogen pentoxide: N2O5 →N2O4+1/2 O2 is 3.46×10-5
at 250C and 4387×10-8 at 650C. Calculate the energy of activation for the reaction.
Ans{ 103.56 Kj]
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