Mechanism of a Chemical Reaction

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Mechanism of a Chemical Reaction: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Mechanism of a Reaction, Elementary Reactions, Complex Reactions, Rate Determining Step & Formation of Intermediate during a Chemical Reaction etc.

Important Questions on Mechanism of a Chemical Reaction

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 If in a unimolecular reaction, Ag products takes place according to the mechanism

I. A + A k - 1 k 1 A * + A

II. A*k2P

where k 1 k - 1   k 2  are the rate constants and P, A and A *  stand for product molecule, normal molecules of reactants and activated molecules of reactants respectively.

Which of the following expressions are correct?

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The reaction between H2 (g) and ICl (g)occurs in the following steps:
 (i) H2+IClHI+HCl

 (ii) HI+IClI2+HCl

The reaction intermediate in the reaction is

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Identify the correct potential energy vs reaction co-ordinate graph, which is consistent with given mechanism.

The mechanism of esterification in presence of acid catalyst (H2SO4) is proposed as follows:

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Which of the following is compound?

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In the steady state approximation, if I is the intermediate formed, then

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The mechanism of esterification in presence of acid catalyst (H2SO4) is proposed as follows:

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Which of the following potential energy vs reaction co-ordinate diagram is consistent with given mechanism?

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STATEMENT-1: NO2+COCO2+NO

r=k[NO2]

The rate of the above reaction is independent of the concentration of CO

STATEMENT-2: The rate does not depend upon [CO] because it is involved in fast step.

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A hypothetical reaction A2+B22AB follows the mechanism as given below:

A2A+A(fast)
A+B2AB+B (slow)

A+BAB (fast)

What will be the order of the overall reaction?

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The reaction: 2NO+2H2N2+2H2O has been assigned to follow given mechanism:

I. NO+NON2O2 (fast)

II. N2O2+H2N2O+H2O (slow)

III. N2O+H2N2+H2O fast

The rate constant of step II is 1.2×104 mole-1 L min-1 while equilibrium constant of step I is 1.4×102 . What is the rate of reaction when concentration of NO and H2 each is 0.5 mole L-1

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In a multistep reaction, find out the overall rate of reaction:

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Consider this reaction :

2 NO2 g+O3 g  N2O5 g+O2 g

The rate law for the above reaction is given as rate=kNO2O3.  Which of the following mechanism is/are consistent with the rate law?
Mechanism I

NO2 g+O3 g Slow NO3 g+O2 g

NO3 g+NO2 g  fastN2O5 g

Mechanism II

:O3 g O2 g+O 

NO2 g+O slowNO3 g 

NO3 g+NO2 g fastN2O5 g 

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The mechanism of the following reaction is:

2Ng+2H2 g N2 g+2H2g

Step 1:2Ng+2H2 g slowN2 g+H2

Step 2:2H2+O2fast 2H2O

Which of the following statements is true-

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As per the following consecutive reactions the r.d.s. is

(P) k=2×10-5s-1

(Q) k=8×10-6s-1

(R) k=3×10-3s-1

(S)

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For reaction 2A+BD+E, following mechanism has been proposed A+BC+D Is slow and A+CE Is fast.

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The following mechanism is proposed for the reaction of NO with Br2 to from NOBr

NOg+Br2gNOBr2g

NOBr2g+NOg2NOBrg

If the second step is considered as the rate determining step, the order of the reaction with respect to NOg is

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Select the intermediate in the following reaction:

2O33O2

Step (a) O3gO2g+Og

Step (b) Og+O3g2O2

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The rate constant K of one reaction is double of the rate constant K of another reaction. Then the relationship between the corresponding activation energies of the two reactions ( E a and E a ) will be

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Consider the following parallel reactions being given by A (t1/2 = 1.386 × 102 hours), each path being 1st order.

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If distribution of A in the product mixture is 50%, calculate partial half-life of A for the conversion into B.

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Give the hypothetical reaction mechanism

A   I       B   II       C   III       D  IV       E and the rate as
 

Species found Rate of its formation
B 0.002 mol/h, per mole of A
C 0.030 mol/h, per mole of B
D 0.011 mol/h, per mole of C
E 0.420 mol/h, per mole of D
The rate determining step is

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Consider the reaction,

Cl2aq+H2SaqSs+2H+aq+2Cl-(aq) The rate equation for this reaction is, rate = kCl2[H2S]

Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with this rate equation?

A.  Cl2+H2SaqH+Cl-+Cl++HS- slow

Cl++HS-H+Cl-+S (fast)

B. H2SH++HS-(fast equilibrium)

Cl2+HS-2Cl-+H+S (slow)