Chemical Kinetics Questions and Answers Part-12

1. For a reaction, the rate constant at particular temperature has a value of \[2.0 × 10^{-3}\]   mol \[lit^{-1}s^{-1}\]  . The order of the reaction is
a) -1
b) 0
c) 1
d) 2

Answer: c
Explanation:
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2.For the gas phase decomposition A \[\rightarrow\]   2B, the rate constant is \[ 6.93 × 10^{-3} min^{-1}\]     at 300 K. The percentage of a remaining at the end of 300 minutes is
a) 75
b) 50
c) 25
d) 1.25

Answer: d
Explanation:
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3. For a first order reaction \[t_{0.75}\]  is 1368 seconds, therefore, the specific rate constant in \[ sec^{-1}\] is
a) \[ 10^{-3}\]
b) \[ 10^{-2}\]
c) \[ 10^{-9}\]
d) \[ 10^{-5}\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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4. Consider the following reactions at 300 K
\[X\rightarrow Y\]     (uncatalysed reaction)
\[X\rightarrow Y\]     (catalysed reaction)
The energy of activation is lowered by 0.314 KJ \[mol^{-1}\]  for the catalysed reaction. The rate of reaction is
a) 38 times
b) 15 times
c) 25 times
d) 22 times that of uncatalysed reaction

Answer: c
Explanation:
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5. For a reaction \[ A\rightarrow B\]   , the rate increases by a factor of 2.25 when the concentration of A is increased by 1.5. What is the order of the reaction?
a) 3
b) 0
c) 2
d) 1

Answer: c
Explanation:
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6. The rate constant , the activation energy and the Arrhenius parameter of a chemical reaction at 25°C are \[3×10^{-4} s^{-1}\]   ,104.4kJ /mol and \[6×10^{14} s^{-1}\]   respectively. The value of the rate constant as \[T\rightarrow \infty\]   is
a) \[2.0×10^{18} s^{-1}\]
b) \[6.0×10^{14} s^{-1}\]
c) Infinity
d) \[3.6×10^{30} s^{-1}\]

Answer: b
Explanation:
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7. A substance ‘A’ decomposes in solution following first order kinetics. Flask I contains l L of a 1M solution of A and flask II contains 100 ml of a 0.6 M solution. After 8 hours the concentration of A in flask I has become 0.25. What will be the time taken for concentration of A in flask II to become 0.3M ?
a) 0.4 h
b) 2.4 h
c) 4.0 h
d) Can’t be calculated since rate constant is not given

Answer: c
Explanation:
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8. A reaction rate constant is given by \[k =1.2\times 10^{14} e^{-25000/RT}sec^{-1}\]     . It means
a) log k versus log T will give a straight line with a slope as –25000
b) log k versus T will give a straight line with slope as 25000
c) log k versus log 1/T will give a straight line with slope as –25000
d) log k versus 1/T will give a straight line

Answer: c
Explanation:
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9. Consider a general chemical change \[2A +3B \rightarrow\]   products. The rate with respect to A is \[r_{1}\] and that with respect to B is \[r_{2}\] .The rates \[r_{1}\] and \[r_{2}\] are related as
a) \[3r_{1} = 2r_{2}\]
b) \[r_{1} = r_{2}\]
c) \[2r_{1} = 3r_{2}\]
d) \[r_1^2 =2r_2^2\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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10. In case of first order reaction,the ratio of the time required for 99.9% completion to 50% completion is
a) 2
b) 5
c) 10
d) None of these

Answer: c
Explanation:
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