Chemical Kinetics Questions and Answers Part-5

1.A first order reaction is half-completed in 45 minutes. How long does it need for 99.9% of the reaction to be completed?
a) 20 hours
b) 10 hours
c) \[7\frac{1}{2} hours\]
d) 5 hours

Answer: c
Explanation:
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2. A reaction which is of first order w.r.t. reactant A, has a rate constant 6 \[min ^{-1}\]  . If we start with [A] = 0.5 mol \[L^{-1}\]  , when would [A] reach the value of 0.05 mol \[L^{-1}\]
a) 0.384 min
b) 0.15 min
c) 3 min
d) 3.84 min

Answer: a
Explanation:
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3. The rate constant for the reaction \[2N_{2}O_{5}\rightarrow 4NO_{2}+O_{2}\]
is \[3.0 × 10^{-5} sec^{-1}\]     . If the rate is \[2.40 × 10^{-5}\]   mol \[litre^{-1} sec^{-1}\]  , then the concentration of \[N_{2}O_{5}\] (in mol \[litre^{-1})\]  is
a) 1.4
b) 1.2
c) 0.04
d) 0.8

Answer: d
Explanation:
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4. The reaction, \[N_{2}O_{5}\left(CCl_{4} \right) \rightarrow 2NO_{2}+\frac{1}{2}O_{2}\left(g\right)\]
is first order in \[N_{2}O_{5}\]  with rate constant \[6.2 × 10^{-4} s^{-1}\]
What is the value of rate of reaction when \[\left[N_{2}O_{5}\right]\]  = 1.25 mol \[L^{-1}\] ?
a) \[7.75 × 10^{-4}\]   mol \[L^{-1} S^{-1}\]
b) \[6.35 × 10^{-3}\]   mol \[L^{-1} S^{-1}\]
c) \[5.15 × 10^{-5}\]   mol \[L^{-1} S^{-1}\]
d) \[3.85 × 10^{-4}\]   mol \[L^{-1} S^{-1}\]

Answer: a
Explanation:
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5. The time taken for 90% of a first order reaction to complete is approximately
a) 1.1 times that of half-life
b) 2.2 times that of half-life
c) 3.3 times that of half-life
d) 4.4 times that of half-life

Answer: c
Explanation:
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6. A substance initial concentration (a) reacts according to zero order kinetics. What will be the time for the reaction to go to completion
a) \[\frac{a}{K}\]
b) \[\frac{K}{a}\]
c) \[\frac{a}{2K}\]
d) \[\frac{2K}{a}\]

Answer: a
Explanation: For zero order reaction tcompletion = a/k.

7. The reaction \[2N_{2}O_{5}\rightleftharpoons 2N_{2}O_{4}+O_{2}\]
a) bimolecular and of second order
b) unimolecular and of first order
c) bimolecular and of first order
d) bimolecular and of zero order

Answer: c
Explanation:
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8. The given reaction \[2FeCl_{3}+SnCl_{2}\rightleftharpoons 2FeCl_{2}+SnCl_{4}\]
is an example of
a) first order reaction
b) second order reaction
c) third order reaction
d) None of these

Answer: c
Explanation: Third order

9. Collision theory is applicable to
a) first order reactions
b) zero order reactions
c) bimolecular reactions
d) intra-molecular reactions

Answer: c
Explanation: Applicable to bimolecular reactions.

10. According to the collision theory of reaction rates, the rate of reaction increases with temperature due to
a) greater number of collision
b) higher velocity of reacting molecules
c) greater number of molecules having the activation energy
d) decrease in the activation energy

Answer: a
Explanation: greater number of collision