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The stoichiometric equation for the oxidation of bromide ions by hydrogen peroxide in acid solution is 

2Br-(aq)+H2O2(aq)+2H+(aq)Br2()+2H2O()

Since the reaction does not occur in one stage, the rate equation does not correspond to this stoichiometric equation but is rate =kH2O2H+[Br].

(a) If the concentration of H2O2 is increased by a factor of 3, by what factor is the rate of consumption of Br ions increased.

(b) If, under certain conditions, the rate of consumption of Br-. ions is 7.2×10-3 mole dm-3 s-1, what is the rate of consumption of hydrogen peroxide. What is the rate of production of bromine.

(c) What is the effect on the rate constant k of increasing the concentration of bromide ions.

(d) If by the addition of water to the reaction mixture the total volume were doubled, what would be the effect on the rate of change of the concentration of Br-. What would be the effect on the rate constant k.

Important Questions on Chemical Kinetics

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For the zero order reaction A2 B, the rate constant is 2×10-6M min-1. The reaction is started with 10 M of A. 

(i) What will be the concentration of A after 2 days? (ii) What is the initial half-life of the reaction? (iii) In what time, the reaction will complete?

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In the biological processes, the time taken by certain virus or bacteria to double its population is called generation time. In milk, at 37°C, lactobacillus acidophilus has a generation time of about 75 min. Calculate the population relative to the initial value at 60 min.
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The rate constant for a certain second order reaction is 8×10-5 M-1 min-1. How long will it take a 1 M solution to be reduced to 0.5 M in reactant? How long will it take from that point until the solution is 0.25 M in reactant.
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Compound A and B react to form C and D in a reaction that was found to be second-order over all and second order in A.The rate constant at 30°C is 0.622 L mol-1 min-1. What is the half-life of A when 4.10×10-2 M of A is mixed with excess B?
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The following data are for the reaction A+Bproducts:

Concentrated A (M) Concentrated B (M) Initial Rate (mol L-1s-1)
0.1 0.1 4.0×10-4
0.2 0.2 1.6×10-3
0.5 0.1 2.0×10-3
0.5 0.5 1.0×10-2

i What is the order with respect to A and B for the reaction?

ii Calculate the rate constant.

iii Determine the reaction rate when the concentrations of A and B are 0.20 M and 0.35 M respectful.

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The kinetics of hydrolysis of methyl acetate in excess dilute HCl at 25 °C were followed by withdrawing 2 mL of the reaction mixture at intervals of (t), adding 50 mL water, and titrating with baryta water. Determine the velocity constant of hydrolysis.

t (in a minute) 0 75 119 259
Titre value (in mL) 19.24 24.20

26.60

32.23 42.03
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The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous solution is a first order reaction. It can be studied by titrating quickly 10mL portions of reactions mixture at various times from the t=0 of reaction against a standard solution of KMnO4. Volume of KMnO4 solution used in each case is proportional to the remaining concentration of H2O2.

From the following data calculate the rate constant of the reaction.

Time (seconds) 0 600 1200
KMnO4 solution used (mL) 22.8 13.8 8.2
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An organic compound dissociates into n parallel first-order reactions simultaneously and produces n different products P1, P2, P3,Pn having rate constants k, 2k, 3k,nk and activation energies E, 2E, 3E,nE, respectively. Calculate the overall energy of activation of the compound P.