WORK SHEET 1 Chemical Kinetics
WORK SHEET 1 Chemical Kinetics
WORK SHEET 1 Chemical Kinetics
1.The half-life of a reaction is the time required for the concentration of reactant to decrease
by half, i.e.,[A]t = [A]/2 For first order reaction t1/2 = 0.693/k this means t1/2 is independent of
initial concentration. Figure shows that typical variation of concentration of reactant
exhibiting first order kinetics. It may be noted that though the major portion of the first order
kinetics may be over in a finite time, but the reaction will never cease as the concentration of
reactant will be zero only at infinite time.
The following questions are multiple choice question. Choose the most appropriate
answer:
i)A first order reaction has a rate constant k=3.01 x 10-3 /s. How long it will take to
decompose half of the reactant?
(ii) The rate constant for a first order reaction is 7.0 x 10-4 s-1. If initial concentration of
reactant is 0.080 M, what is the half-life of reaction?
(iii) For the half-life period of a first order reaction, which one of the following
statements is generally false?
(iv) The rate of a first order reaction is 0.04 mol L-1 s-1 at 10 minutes and 0.03 mol L-1 s-
1
at 20 minutes after initiation. The half life of the reaction is
OR
The plot of t1/2 vs initial concentration [A]0 for a first order reaction is given by
In this reaction, Pt acts as a catalyst. At high pressure, the metal surface gets saturated with
gas molecules. So a further change in reaction conditions is unable to alter the amount of
ammonia on the surface of the catalyst making the rate of the reaction independent of its
concentration.
5.The rate of reaction is concerned with decrease in concentration of reactants or increase in the
concentration of products per unit time. It can be expressed as instantaneous rate at a particular instant of
time and average rate over a large interval of time. Mathematical representation of rate of reaction is given
by rate law. Rate constant and order of a reaction can be determined from rate law or its integrated rate
equation.
7.A first order reaction is 40% complete in 80 minutes. Calculate the value of rate constant
(k). In what time will the reaction be 90% completed?
8.A first order reaction is 50% completed in 40 minutes at 300 K and in 20 minutes at 320 K.
9.Calculate the activation energy of the reaction. (Given : log 2 = 0·3010, log 4 = 0·6021, R =
8·314JK–1 mol–1)
10.A first reaction has rate constant of 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟓𝟏 𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝟏. If we begin with 0.10 M
concentration of the reactant. What concentration of the reactant will be left after 3hours?
11.The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. If rate constant (k)
is 4 x10–3 Ms–1 , how long will it take to reduce the initial concentration of NH3 from
0.1 M to 0.064 M.
12.The decomposition of on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of
production of and if ?
20.Column I Column II
(a) Diamond (i) short interval of time
(b) Instantaneous rate (ii) ordinarily rate of conversion is imperceptible
c.Average rate (iii) long duration of time
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