Rate of a Chemical Reaction

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Rate of a Chemical Reaction: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Instantaneous Rate of a Reaction, Rate law: Law of mass action & Difference between Rate Law and Law of Mass Action etc.

Important Questions on Rate of a Chemical Reaction

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In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results are obtained:

t in seconds 0 30 60 90
Ester M 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085

(i) The average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds and

(ii) The pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester is?

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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+2B 3C+2D.

The ratio of disappearance of B is   1× 10 2 mol/L/S.  The rate of reaction and  rate of change in concentration of A and C would be:

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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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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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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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KClO3 + 6FeSO4 + 3H2SO4  KCl + 3Fe2(SO4)3 + 3H2O

The above reaction was studied at 300 K by monitoring the concentration of FeSO4 in which initial concentration was 10 M and after half an hour became 8.8 M. The rate of production of Fe2(SO4)3 is _______ × l06 mol L1 s 1

(Nearest integer)

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In the first order decomposition of A:

A2B+3C

Concentration of A decreases from 0.8 M to 0.2 M in 13.86 min. The rate of appearance of Bin M/s after 13.86 min is y×10-2M min-1. The value of y is(The nearest integer)

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The reaction, 2NOg+Cl2g2NOClg is carried out in a closed vessel. if partial pressure of NO is decreasing at the rate of 180 torr/min. what is the rate of change of total pressue of vessel (in torr/min)

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In the process nA(g)mB(g) rate of disappearance of A is 5 ×10-3M min-1 & rate of appearance of B is 10-2 M min-1 at same instant. Then values of n & m respectively are

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For a reaction 2A + B  3Z, if the rate of consumption of A is 2 ×10-4 mol dm-3s-1 , the rate of formation of Z will be

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For a reaction A+B products, the rate of reaction was doubled when the concentration of A was doubled. When concentration of A and B both was doubled, the rate was again doubled, order of reaction with respect to A and B are

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Ak2k1B

Select the correct option for net rate of A

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Hydrogen gas, H2(g), reacts with iodine gas, I2(g), to form hydrogen iodide, HI(g):

H2(g) + I2(g)  2HI(g)

The mechanism of the two-step reaction is considered to be:

step 1: I2(g) k-1k1 2I(g)                        fast

step 2: 2I(g) + H2(g) k2 2HI(g)     slow

What is the rate equation for the overall reaction?

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Select the correct expressions about the rate of appearance of the product is related to the disappearance of the reactant.

BrO3- (aq)+5Br- (aq)+6H+ (aq)3Br2 (l)+3H2O (l)

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For the non-equilibrium process: A+BP, the reaction is of the first order with respect to A and of the second order with respect to B. If 1 mole each of A and B are introduced into a 1 litre flask, and the initial rates were 1×10-2 mol/L, calculate the rate when half the reactants have converted to the product.

If the answer is of type y×10-5 M sec-1, report the value of y.

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Find the value of the rate constant for the reaction: A+BAB, if the rate of the reaction is 5×10-5 (mol L-1)min-1 and [A] and [B] are respectively, 0.05 and 0.01 mol L-1.

Give answer after multiplying with 10.

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For a given reaction 3A +BC+D the rate of reaction can be represented by

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The term -dcdt in a rate equation refers to: