Chemical Kinetics Class 12

S.No.	Chemical Kinetics Class 12
.	Exercises question
1	From the rate expression for the following reactions, determine their order of reaction and the dimensions of the rate constants.(i) 3NO(g) → N2O (g) Rate = k[NO]2(ii) H2O2 (aq) + 3I– (aq) + 2H+ → 2H2O (l) + 3 I− Rate = k[H2O2][I-] (iii) CH3CHO (g) → CH4 (g) + CO(g) Rate = k [CH3CHO]3/2 (iv) C2H5Cl (g) → C2H4 (g) + HCl (g) Rate = k [C2H5Cl]
2	For the reaction: 2A + B → A2B the rate = k[A][B]2 with k = 2.0 × 10–6 mol–2 L2 s–1. Calculate the initial rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.1 mol L–1, [B] = 0.2 mol L–1. Calculate the rate of reaction after [A] is reduced to 0.06 mol L–1.
3	The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of production of N2 and H2 if k = 2.5 × 10–4 mol–1 L s–1?
4	The decomposition of dimethyl ether leads to the formation of CH4, H2 and CO and the reaction rate is given by Rate = k [CH3OCH3]3/2 The rate of reaction is followed by increase in pressure in a closed vessel, so the rate can also be expressed in terms of the partial pressure of dimethyl ether, i.e.,Rate = k( pCH OCH)3/2If the pressure is measured in bar and time in minutes, then what are the units of rate and rate constants?
5	Mention the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
6	A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate ofreaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is(i) doubled (ii) reduced to half ?
7	What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reaction? How canthis temperature effect on rate constant be represented quantitatively?
8	In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results were obtained: (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.
9	A reaction is first order in A and second order in B.(i) Write the differential rate equation.(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times?(iii) How is the rate affected when the concentrations of both A and B aredoubled?
10	In a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction (r0) was measuredfor different initial concentrations of A and B as given below: What is the order of the reaction with respect to A and B?
11	The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction:2A + B → C + D Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction.
12	The reaction between A and B is first order with respect to A and zero orderwith respect to B. Fill in the blanks in the following table:
13	Calculate the half-life of a first order reaction from their rate constantsgiven below:(i) 200 s–1 (ii) 2 min–1 (iii) 4 years–1
14	The half-life for radioactive decay of 14C is 5730 years. An archaeologicalartifact containing wood had only 80% of the 14C found in a living tree.Estimate the age of the sample.
15	The experimental data for decomposition of N2O5[2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2]in gas phase at 318K are given below: (ii) Find the half-life period for the reaction.(iii) Draw a graph between log[N2O5] and t.(iv) What is the rate law ?(v) Calculate the rate constant.(vi) Calculate the half-life period from k and compare it with (ii).
16	The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s–1. How much time willit take to reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to its 1/16thvalue?
17	During nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90Sr with half-life of28.1 years. If 1μg of 90Sr was absorbed in the bones of a newly bornbaby instead of calcium, how much of it will remain after 10 years and60 years if it is not lost metabolically.
18	For a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completionis twice the time required for the completion of 90% of reaction.
19	A first order reaction takes 40 min for 30% decomposition. Calculate t1/2.
20	For the decomposition of azoisopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543K, the following data are obtained. Calculate the rate constant.
21	The following data were obtained during the first order thermaldecomposition of SO2Cl2 at a constant volume.SO2Cl2 (g) → SO2 (g) + Cl2 (g) Calculate the rate of the reaction when total pressure is 0.65 atm.
22	The rate constant for the decomposition of N2O5 at various temperaturesis given below: Draw a graph between ln k and 1/T and calculate the values of A and Ea.Predict the rate constant at 30° and 50°C.
23	The rate constant for the decomposition of hydrocarbons is 2.418 × 10–5s–1at 546 K. If the energy of activation is 179.9 kJ/mol, what will be the valueof pre-exponential factor.
24	Consider a certain reaction A → Products with k = 2.0 × 10–2s–1. Calculatethe concentration of A remaining after 100 s if the initial concentrationof A is 1.0 mol L–1.
25	Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose accordingto the first order rate law, with t1/2 = 3.00 hours. What fraction of sampleof sucrose remains after 8 hours ?
26	The decomposition of hydrocarbon follows the equationk = (4.5 × 1011s–1) e-28000K/TCalculate Ea.
27	The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following equation: log k = 14.34 – 1.25 × 104K/T Calculate Ea for this reaction and at what temperature will its half-period be 256 minutes?
28	The decomposition of A into product has value of k as 4.5 × 103 s–1 at 10°C and energy of activation 60 kJ mol–1. At what temperature would k be 1.5 × 104s–1?
29	The time required for 10% completion of a first order reaction at 298K is equal to that required for its 25% completion at 308K. If the value of A is 4 × 1010s–1. Calculate k at 318K and Ea.
30	The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K. Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction assuming that it does not change with temperature.
	Intext Questions
1	For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03Mto 0.02M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using unitsof time both in minutes and seconds.
2	In a reaction, 2A → Products, the concentration of A decreases from 0.5mol L–1 to 0.4 mol L–1 in 10 minutes. Calculate the rate during this interval?
3	For a reaction, A + B → Product; the rate law is given by, r = k [ A]1/2 [B]2.What is the order of the reaction?
4	The conversion of molecules X to Y follows second order kinetics. Ifconcentration of X is increased to three times how will it affect the rate offormation of Y ?
5	A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15 × 10-3 s-1. How long will 5 gof this reactant take to reduce to 3 g?
6	Time required to decompose SO2Cl2 to half of its initial amount is 60minutes. If the decomposition is a first order reaction, calculate the rateconstant of the reaction.
7	What will be the effect of temperature on rate constant ?
8	The rate of the chemical reaction doubles for an increase of 10K in absolutetemperature from 298K. Calculate Ea.
9	The activation energy for the reaction2 HI(g) → H2 + I2 (g)is 209.5 kJ mol–1 at 581K.Calculate the fraction of molecules of reactantshaving energy equal to or greater than activation energy?