Dependence of Rate on Reactant Concentrations

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Dependence of Rate on Reactant Concentrations: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Rate Law Expression of a Chemical Reaction,Rate Constant of a Chemical Reaction,Units of Rate Constant etc.

Important Questions on Dependence of Rate on Reactant Concentrations

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The sum of the powers of the concentration terms in the experimentally determined rate equation is known as:

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A first order reaction is 20% complete in 5 minute. Calculate the time taken for the reaction to be 60% complete:

log 2.5=0.3979, log 1.25=0.0969

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The half-life for decay of radioactive C14 is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood has only 80% of the C14 activity as found in living trees. The age of the artifact would be:
[Given: log 1.25 = 0.0969]

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The rate constant for the reaction, 2 N 2 O 5 4 NO 2 + O 2  is  3 · 0 × 1 0 - 5  s  -1 . If the rate is  2 · 4 0 × 1 0 - 5 mol  L -1 s -1 , then the concentration of N2O5 ( in mol L-1) is

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In a first-order reaction, the concentration of reactant decreases from  800  mol/dm  3  to 50  mol/dm  3  in 2 × 102 s. The rate constant of reaction in s-1 is

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Consider a reaction a G + bH products .  When concentration of both the reactants G and H is doubled, the rate increases by eight times. However, when concentration of G is doubled keeping the concentration of H constant, the rate is doubled. The overall order of the reaction is:

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Consider a reaction a G + bH products .  When concentration of both the reactants G and H is doubled, the rate increases by eight times. However, when the concentration of G is doubled, keeping the concentration of H constant, the rate is doubled. The overall order of the reaction is:

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Consider the chemical reaction:

     N 2 g + 3 H 2 g 2 NH 3 g

The rate of this reaction can be expressed in terms of time derivatives of concentration of  N2g , H2g  and  NH3g Identify the correct relationship amongst the rate expressions:

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What is meant by specific reaction rate?

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Give the general expression for a balanced chemical equation by applying the law of mass action.

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What is the order of a reaction whose rate constant is 5 x 10-4 mol-1litre s-1?

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At 30°C, the half life for the decomposition of AB2 is 200 s and is independent of the initial concentration of AB2. The time required for 80% of the AB2 to decompose is (Given: log 2 = 0.30; log 3 = 0.48)

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The unit of rate constant of a reaction is mole litre-1 second-1. What is its order? Write the rate equation of the following reaction 

2NO2N2O4

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AB+C

The rate constant of the given reaction is 2.5×102 mole lit-1 sec-1 at initial concentration of reactant 0.5M. Calculate order of reaction.

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For a certain reaction, the rate =k [A]2 [B], when the initial concentration of A is tripled keeping concentration of B constant, the initial rate would 

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The number of incorrect statement/s from the following is ______________

A. The successive half lives of zero order reactions decreases with time.

B. A substance appearing as reactant in the chemical equation may not affect the rate of reaction

C. Order and molecularity of a chemical reaction can be a fractional number

D. The rate constant units of zero and second order reaction are molL -1s-1 and mol-1 L s-1 respectively

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In an enzyme solution, sucrose undergoes fermentation. If 0.10 mol/L solution of sucrose is reduced to 0.05 mol/L in 10 hours and to 0.025 mol/L in 20 hours, then the rate constant of the reaction will be?

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t87.5 is the time required for the reaction to undergo 87.5% completion and t50 is the time required for the reaction to undergo 50% completion. The relation between t87.5 and t50 for a first order reaction is t87.5=x×t50
The value of x is _________. (Nearest integer)

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A(g)2 B( g)+C(g) is a first order reaction. The initial pressure of the system was found to be 800 mm Hg which increased to 1600 mm Hg after 10 min. The total pressure of the system after 30 min will be mm Hg. (Nearest integer)

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A molecule undergoes two independent first order reactions whose respective half lives are 12 min and 3 min. If both the reactions are occurring then the time taken for the 50% consumption of the reactant is ______ min. (Nearest integer)