Kinetics
Kinetics
Kinetics
1. For the reaction 3H 2 (g) + N 2 (g) 2NH 3 (g). Express the rate of reaction in terms of [NH3 ] [H2 ] [N2 ] .
2. Out of the zero, first and second order reactions which has the same units for rate of the
4. Identify the reaction order if the unit of the rate constant is sec-1 (CBSE 1992, Comptt.)
5. State two factors which affect the rate of a chemical reaction. (CBSE 1993)
6. The rate law for the reaction, substrate Enzyme product is rate = K [Enzyme]. What is the overall order of
reaction and what is the order of reaction with respect to substrate concentration.
7. For a reaction the half-life (t 1/2 ) is directly proportional to the initial concentration of reactant. What is the order of
the reaction.
8. For a reaction the half-life period does not depend upon the concentration of reactant. What would be the order of
reaction.
9. Consider the following reaction 2NO (g) + 2H 2 (g) N 2 (g) + 2H 2 O (g) The rate law for this reaction is first
order with respect to H 2 and second order with respect to NO. Write the rate law for this reaction.
11. Give one example of a reaction where order and molecularity are equal.
12. In a reaction nX + yY product, if the concentration of X is doubled (keeping Y con-stant) the initial rate also
becomes double and if the concentration of Y is doubled the initial rate also becomes four times. Write the rate law of
the reaction and the order of the reaction.
13. i)What is the usefulness of initial rate method.ii) Define activation energy of reaction. (CBSE 2000, Delhi)
14. Give one example of the reaction having fractional value of order.
16. . A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hour and 75% complete in 4 hours what is the order of the reaction.
17. What is the relation between the rate constant and half-life for a first order reaction ?
18. According to Arrhenius hypothesis rate of reaction increases with increase In temperature. Give reasons.
19. Hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution has been studied by titrating the liberated acetic acid against sodium
hydroxide. The concentration of the ester at different times is given below.
t/min 0 30 60 90
C/mol L–1 0.8500 0.8004 0.7538 0.7096
Show that it follows a pseudo first order reaction, as the concentration of water remains nearly constant
20. a)The rate constant of a zero order reaction is found 0.2 moles/L/ hr. What will the initial concentration of the reactant
if after half an hour its concentration is found 0.05 moles/L.
b) Give unit of rate constant K for a reaction of order 3/2 , concentration of reactant is expressed in bar.
c)A reactant with initial concentration ‘a’ mol /L follows zero order kinetics with a rate constant k mol/L/sec. In how
much time will the reaction go to completion ? 3m
21. A first order reaction is 50% complete in 30 minutes at 27ºC and in 10 minutes at 47ºC. Calculate the rate constants at
27ºC and 47ºC, and the energy of activation of the reaction in kJ/mol. 3m