DR.

NOIMUR RAHMAN

UNIT TEST - 3

CHEMICAL KINETICS
General Instructions:

Read the following instructions very carefully and strictly follow them:

(i) Question paper comprises four sections – A, B, C and D.

(ii) There are 37 questions in the question paper and all questions are compulsory.
(iii) Section A – Q. No. 1 to 20 are very short answer type questions carrying one mark each. Answer
these questions in one word or one sentence.
(iv) Section B – Q. No. 21 to 27 are short answer type questions carrying two marks each.
(v) Section C – Q. No. 28 to 34 are long answer type-I questions carrying three marks each.
(vi) Section D – Q. No. 35 to 37 are long answer type-II questions carrying five marks each.
(vii) There is NO overall choice in the question paper. However, an internal choice has been provided in
2 questions of two marks, 2 questions of three marks.
(viii) However, separate instructions are given with each section and question, wherever necessary.
(ix) Use of calculators and log tables is NOT permitted.

SECTION A

1. The unit of rate constant of a reaction is mol-1 L s-1. What is the order of the reaction?
2. What happens to the half-life period for a first order reaction, if the initial concentration
of the reactants is increased?
3. Give an example of a zero order reaction.
4. Define instantaneous rate of reaction.
5. Give the mathematical expression for temperature coefficient.
6. For a reaction: aA → bB, the rate of reaction is doubled when the concentration of A is
increased by four times. The rate of reaction is equal to
a) [A]a
b) [A]1/2
c) [A]1/a
d) [A]

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7. The t1/2 of a first order reaction is 100 minutes. The rate constant of the reaction is
a) 6.93 x 103 min–1
b) 0.693 x 10–1 min–1
c) 6.93 x 10-3 min
d) 69.3 x 10–2 min
8. The first order rate constant of a reaction is 0.0693 min–1. Then the time required for 50%
completion of a reaction is
a) 1 min
b) 10 min
c) 50 min
d) 100 min
9. Decomposition of nitrogen pentoxide in CCl4 is an example for
a) second order reaction
b) third order reaction
c) first order reaction
d) zero order reaction

10. In chemical equation H2(g) + I2(g) ⇌ 2HI(g) the equilibrium constant Kp depends on
a) Total pressure
b) Catalyst used
c) Temperature
d) Amount of H2 and I2
11. In a reaction, 2X → Y, the concentration of X decreases from 0.50 M to 0.38 M in 10
min. What is the rate of reaction in Ms-1 during this interval?
a) 2 × 10-4
b) 2 × 10-2
c) 4 × 10-2
d) 1 × 10-2
12. A reaction in which reactants (R) are converted into products (P) follows second order
kinetics. If concentration of R is increased by four times, what will be the increase in the
rate of formation of P?
a) 9 times
b) 4 times
c) 8 times
d) 16 times
13. A plot of log (a – x) against time t is a straight line. This indicates that the reaction is of
a) Zero order reaction
b) First order reaction
c) Second order reaction
d) Third order reaction

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14. Half life period of a first order reaction is 10 min. What percentage of the reaction will
be completed in 100 min?
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 99.9%
15. A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15 × 10-3 s-1. How long time will 5 g of this
reactant take to reduce to 3 g?
a) 400 s
b) 444 s
c) 528 s
d) 669 s

16. For the reaction, 2N2O5 ⟶ 4 NO2 + O2, select the correct statement.
a) Rate of formation of O2 is same as rate of formation of NO2.
b) Rate of disappearance of N2O5 is two times the rate of formation of NO2.
c) Rate of formation of O2 is 0.5 times rate of disappearance of N2O5
d) Rate of formation of NO2 is equal to rate of disappearance of N2O5
17. Which of the following, is an example of a fractional order reaction?
a) NH4NO2 → N2 + 2H2O
b) NO + O3 → NO2 + O2
c) 2NO + Br2 → 2NOBr
d) CH3CHO → CH4 + CO
Direction (Q. NOs. 11-15): Each of these questions contains two statements: Assertion
and Reason. Each of these questions also has four alternative choices, only one of which
is the correct answer. You have to select one of the codes a), b), c) and d) given below.
a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
c) Assertion is True, Reason is False
d) Assertion is False, Reason is correct
18. Assertion: Rate of reaction doubles when concentration of reactant is doubled if it is a
first order reaction.
Reason: Rate constant also doubles.
19. Assertion: The instantaneous rate of reaction can be studied in chemical kinetics.
Reason: Ionic reactions occur instantaneously.
20. Assertion: The molecularity of the following reaction is 2.
H2 +Br2 → 2HBr
Reason: The order of reaction is 3/2.

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SECTION B
21. Rate constant of a first order reaction 0.0693 min-1. Calculate the percentage of the
reactant remaining at the end of 60 minutes.
22. What is half life? Show that the half-life period of a first order reaction is independent of
initial concentration of reacting species.
23. A reaction is first order with respect to the reactant A and second order with respect to
the reactant B in the reaction:
A + B → Product
(i) Write the differential rate equation
(ii) How is the rate of the reaction affected on increasing the concentration of B by 2
times?
OR
Define collision frequency. Give an example for pseudo-first order reaction.

24. Given
2NO(g) + O2(g) → NO2(g) ; rate = k [NO]2 [O2]1
By how many times does the rate of the reaction change when the volume of the reaction
vessel is reduced to 1/3rd of its original volume? Will there be any change in the order of
the reaction?
25. A certain first order reaction is half completed in 46 mins. Calculate the rate constant and
also time taken for 75% completion of the reaction.
26. Show that in case of a first order reaction, the time taken for completion of 99.9%
reaction is ten times the time required for half change of the reaction.
OR
A first order reaction takes 10 minutes for 25% decomposition. Calculate t 1/2 for the
reaction. (Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021).

SECTION C

27. (a) Derive integrated rate equation for the first order reaction.
(b) According to collision theory, what are the two factors that lead to effective
collision?
OR
(a) Show that half-life period for a zero order reaction is directly proportional to initial
concentration.
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(b) The half-life for radioactive decay of C is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact
containing wood had only 80% of the 14C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the
sample.
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28. Define the following terms.

(i) Rate constant
(ii) Temperature coefficient
(iii) Activation energy
29. (a) How does change in temperature affect the rate of reaction? How can this effect the
rate constant of the reaction represented quantitatively.
(b) How does a catalyst affect the reaction rate? Explain taking suitable examples.

30. The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition
of SO2Cl2 at a constant volume. Calculate the rate constant.

(Given: log 4 = 0.6021, log 2 = 0.3010)

31. (a) The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s 1. How much time will
it take to reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to 1/10th of its initial value?
(b) With the help of diagram explain the role of activated complex in a reaction.

32. Rate constant is equal to the rate of reaction when molar cone, of reactants is unity. Its
unit depends upon order of reaction.
A reactant has a half-life of 10 minutes.
(i) Calculate the rate constant for the first order reaction.
(ii) What fraction of the reactant will be left after an hour of the reaction has occurred?
(Given: log 1.428 = 0.1548)
OR
a) A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction
affected if the concentration of the reactant is reduced to half? What is the unit of rate
constant for such a reaction?
b) Mention the effect of intensity of light on the rate of reaction.
33. a) A first order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 min-1. If we begin with 0.10 M
concentration of the reaction, what concentration of reactant will remain in solution after
3 hours?
b) Define molecularity of reaction.

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34. In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results were obtained:
t/s 0 30 60 90
[Ester] 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085
(mol L-1)
(i) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.
(ii) Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.

SECTION D
35. (a) A reaction is second order in A and first order in B.
(i) Write the differential rate equation.
(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of A three times?
(iii) How is the rate affected when the concentrations of both A and B are doubled?
(b) A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition. Calculate t1/2 for
this reaction.

36. (a) Define collision frequency.

(b) Why does the rate of a reaction not remain constant throughout the reaction
process?
(c) For a chemical reaction R →P, the variation in the concentration, ln[R] vs. time (s)
plot given as
(i) Predict the order of the reaction.
(ii) What is the slope of the line?
(iii) Write the unit of rate constant for this reaction.

37. (a) Define pseudo first order reaction.

(b) For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution, the following result were
obtained.

(i) Show that it follows pseudo first order reaction, as the concentration of water
remains constant.
(ii) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.
(Given: log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)

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