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The rate constant of a first order reaction depends on temperature as : ln K/sec-1=25-12000 T(/K)+5·lnT/K If the pre-exponential factor is temperature independent, then the activation energy of reaction at 300 K is

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Important Questions on Chemical Kinetics

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The rate of a reaction A doubles on increasing the temperature from 300 to 310 K. By how much, the temperature of reaction B should be increased from 300 K so that rate doubles if activation energy of the reaction B is twice to that of reaction A.
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The activation energy of a reaction can be determined from the slope of which of the following graphs?
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Which among the following equations represents Arrhenius equation?
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The Arrhenius plots of two reactions, I and II are shown graphically-

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The graph suggests that-

HARD

Consider the given plots for a reaction obeying Arrhenius equation (0°C<T<300°C): ( K and Ea are rate constant and activation energy, respectively )

(I) 

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(II) 

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The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 300 to 310K . The activation energy of this reaction is:

(Assume Activation energy and pre-exponential factor are independent of temperature; ln(2)=0.693; R=8.314 J mol-1K-1)
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Two reactions A1 and A2 have identical pre-exponential factors. The activation energy of A1 is more than A2 by 10 kJ mol-1 . If k1 and k2 are the rate constants for reactions A1 and A2, respectively at 300 K, then lnk2k1 is equal to

R=8.314 J mol-1K-1
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Consider the given plot of enthalpy of the following reaction between A and B.
A+BC+D. Identify the incorrect statement.
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EASY
The addition of a catalyst during a chemical reaction alters which of the following quantities?
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A reaction has an activation energy of 209 kJ mol-1 . The rate increases 10 -fold when the temperature is increased from 27oC to XoC . The temperature X is closest to

[Gas constant, R=8.314 J mol-1K-1 ]
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The rate constant of a chemical reaction at a very high temperature will approach
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The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature changes from 300K to 310K. Activation energy of such a reaction will be:

R=8.314 JK-1mol-1 and log 2=0.301
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A sample of milk splits after 60min at 300K and after 40min at 400K when the population of Iactobacillus acidophilus in it doubles. The activation energy (in kJ/mol) for this process is closest to ______________.

Given: R =8.3 J mol-1K-1 , ln32=0.4

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For a reaction, consider the plot of lnk versus 1/T given in the figure. If the rate constant of this reaction at 400K is 10-5s-1 , then the rate constant at 500K is:

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For the reaction of H2 with I2, the rate constant is 2.5×10-4 dm3mol-1s-1 at 327oC and 1.0 dm3 mol-1s-1 at 527°C . The activation energy for the reaction, in kJ mol-1 is:

R=8.314 JK-1mol-1
HARD
For the following reactions
A700KProduct
Acatalyst500KProduct
It was found that the Ea is decreased by 30 KJ/mol in the presence of catalyst. If the rate remains unchanged, the activation energy for catalysed reaction is (Assume pre-exponential factor is same)
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The activation energy of a reaction is zero. Its rate constant at 280 K is 1.6×10-6s-1, the rate constant at 300 K is
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The enthalpy (H) of an elementary exothermic reaction AB is schematically plotted against the reaction coordinate. The plots in the presence and absence of a catalyst are shown in dashed and solid lines, respectively. Identify the correct plot for the reaction.
EASY
For the equilibrium, AgBg, H is -40 kJ/mol . If the ratio of the activation energies of the forward Ef and reverse Eb reactions is 23 then:
HARD
Consider the following reversible reaction:

A g+B gAB g

The activation energy of the backward reaction exceeds that of the forward reaction by 2RT (in  mol-1). If the pre-exponential factor of the forward reaction is 4 times that of the reverse reaction, the absolute value of G  (in J mol-1) for the reaction at 300 K is ____.

(Given; ln2= 0.7,  = 2500 J mol-1 at 300 K and G is the Gibbs energy)