Kinetics of Some Complex Reactions

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Kinetics of Some Complex Reactions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as Reversible First Order Reactions, Integrated Rate Expression for Second Order Reactions with Two Reactants, Kinetics of Successive Reactions, Half-life Expression of nth Order Reaction, etc.

Important Questions on Kinetics of Some Complex Reactions

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For a parallel first order reaction EakJ/mol is:

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If reaction starts with pure A, then at any stage of reaction, mole % of B in product is 40%. Then activation energy for overall reaction is:

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A substance undergoes first order decomposition involving two parallel first order reactions as :


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k1=1.25 × 10-4 s-1

k2=3.80 × 10-5 s-1

The mole percentage of B in the products is approximately :

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For a hypothetical elementary following reaction,

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initially, only 2 moles of A are present. Find the total no. of moles of  A, B and C at the end of 75% reaction.

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A compound dissociates by two parallel reactions through the first-order path at a fixed temperature:

  A g   k 1 ( min -1 )   2 B g k 1 = 6 . 9 3 × 1 0 - 3  min -1

A g   k 2 ( min -1 )   C g k 2 = 6 . 9 3 × 1 0 - 3  min -1

In a 1 litre closed vessel, the reaction is started with pure 'A', with 1 mole of A with initial pressure of 2 atm. What is the pressure (in atm) developed in the container after 50 minutes from the start of the experiment?

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The concentration of C after 5 hours is

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The initial rate of consumption of A and the sum of the initial rate of formation of B, C and D are respectively, taking A=0.25 M, equal to

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Cotyledons are also called-

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Ozone depletion takes place as
2O3(g)3O2(g)
Step-1 O 3 (g) K O 2 (g)+[O]
Step-2 O 3 (g)+[O] k 2O 2 (g)(slow)
Order of the reaction will be

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Bicyclohexane was found to undergo two parallel first order rearrangements. At 730 K, the first order rate constant for the formation of cyclohexane was measured as 1.26×10-4 s-1, and for the formation of methyl cyclopentene, the rate constant was 3.8×10-5 s-1. What is the percentage distribution of the rearrangement products?

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A substance undergoes first order decomposition involving two parallel first order reactions as :


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k1=1.25 × 10-4 s-1

k2=3.80 × 10-5 s-1

The mole percentage of B in the products is approximately :

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For a Ist order decomposition of A as given




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Therefore rate constant K for the overall decomposition of A is

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For reaction RX+OH-ROH+X-, Rate expression is R=4.7×10-5RXOH-+2.4× 10-5RX. What % of reactant react by SN2 mechanism when OH-=0.001 molar -

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If a is the initial concentration of the reactant, the half-life period of the reaction of nth order is proportional to which of the following?

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Find out the time required to decompose half of the substance for nthorder reaction is inversely proportional to: 

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A decomposes as:

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the rate of appearance of B, taking 4 M concentration of A, is equal to:

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The forward rate constant for the reversible gaseous reaction C2H62CH3 is 3.14×10+2s-1 at 200 K. What is the rate constant for the backward reaction at this temperature, if 10-5 moles of CH3 and 100 mol of C2H6 are present in 10 L vessel at equilibrium? 

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Consider the following case of a competing 1st order reaction:

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The reaction starts at t=0 with only AC is equal to D at all times. The time in which all three concentrations will be equal is given by:

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A substance undergoes first order decomposition. The decomposition follows two parallel first order reactions as,

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k1 = 1.26 x 10-4 sec-1 and  k2 = 3.8 x 10-4 sec-1

Thus the percentage distribution of B and C are:

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The equilibrium between two isomers A and B studies as A k 2 k 1 B , Starting with non equilibrium mixture of concentrations [A]=a molar and [B]=b molar. It was found that x molar concentration of A had reacted at time t (i) Find an expression for reaction Rate dx dt

(ii)  Find integrated rate equation as 2.303 log p p - x = k 1 + k 2  t  where  p = k 1 a - k 2 b k 1 + k 2

(iii)  After 69.3 min, x = p/2 calculate k1 and k2 if Keq = 4 for this reaction.

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A follows parallel path I order reactions giving B and C as :

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If initial concentration of A is 0.25 M, calculate the concentration of C after 5 hours of reaction.
[Given : λ 1 = 1 . 5 × 1 0 - 5 s -1 λ 2 = 5 × 1 0 - 6 s -1 ]