Order of a Reaction

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Order of a Reaction: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as First Order Reactions, Zero Order Reactions, Order of a Reaction, Second Order Reactions, Rate Determining Step, Elementary Reactions, Complex Reactions and, Formation of Intermediate during a Chemical Reaction

Important Questions on Order of a Reaction

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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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For a reaction, I-+OCl-IO-+Cl- in an aqueous medium, the rate of reaction is given by d[IO-]dt=k[I-][OCl-][OH-]
The role of OH- is.

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Which of the following is incorrect?

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For the following elementary reaction, determine its order of reaction and the dimensions of the rate constant:

2NOgN2Og+12O2

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For a reaction, A+2BC, the rate is given by +d[C]dt=kA[B], hence, the order of the reaction is:

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For the reaction A+B product

r=K[A]2/3[ B]4/3

order of reaction is :-

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

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

II. A * k 2 P

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 statements are correct?

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For next two question please follow the same

 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 rate of the first order reaction A products is 0.01 M/s, when reactant's concentration is 0.2 M. The rate constant for the reaction will be

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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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The slope of the straight line obtained by plotting rate versus concentration of reactant for a first order reaction is.

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The unit of rate constant for first order reaction is

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Statement 1: The exponents for concentration do not necessarily match the stoichiometry coefficients in the rate law expression.

Statement 2: In the rate law expression, exponents for concentration are determined by experiments not by balanced chemical reaction.

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2A(g)3B(g)+2C(g) is a first order reaction.

If the initial pressure is P0 and the total pressure at time 't' is Pt, then the rate constant is:

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Find out the order for the given reaction

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Calculate the half life for a zero order reaction, if reaction is 80% completed in 40 min.

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What is the correct representation of graph for a reaction of first order kinetics (A: moles of reagent remaining, t: time)?

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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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Radioactive decay is an example of which order of reaction? 

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Calculate the overall order of the reaction, given that a reaction involving A, B and C as reactants is found to obey the rate law, rate=kAxByCz. When the concentration of A, B and C are doubled separately, the rate is also found to increase two, zero and four times respectively.