The Rate Law and Rate Constant
The Rate Law and Rate Constant: Overview
In this topic, we will learn the concepts and formulas related to the rate law and rate constant in detail with the help of examples.
Important Questions on The Rate Law and Rate Constant
The sum of the powers of the concentration terms in the experimentally determined rate equation is known as:

The rate constant for the reaction, is . If the rate is , then the concentration of is

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

Consider the chemical reaction:
The rate of this reaction can be expressed in terms of time derivatives of concentration of Identify the correct relationship amongst the rate expressions:

Hydrogen gas, , reacts with iodine gas, , to form hydrogen iodide, :
The mechanism of the two-step reaction is considered to be:
step : fast
step : slow
What is the rate equation for the overall reaction?

For a given reaction the rate of reaction can be represented by

The units of rate constant is same as that of rate. The order of the reaction is:

Rate law cannot be determined from balanced chemical equation if _____.

What is a rate constant?

Rate law cannot be determined from balanced chemical equation if _______.

The rate of reaction, Products is when concentration of is . Determine the rate constant if the reaction is second order in .

The following results were obtained in the decomposition of H2O2 in KI solution at 30°C
Volume of collected |
Show that the reaction is first order. Calculate the rate constant of the reaction.

From the following data for the liquid phase reaction , determine the order of the reaction and calculate its rate constant.

A reaction is first order with respect to reactant and second order with respect to reactant . The rate law for the reaction is given by

For the reaction, it is found that tripling the concentration of triples the rate, doubling the concentration of doubles the rate and doubling the concentration of has no effect.
Why the change in concentration of has no effect?

For the reaction, it is found that tripling the concentration of triples the rate, doubling the concentration of doubles the rate and doubling the concentration of has no effect.
What is the rate law?

Comment on the relationship between coefficients of the balanced overall equation for a reaction and the exponents to which the concentration terms in the rate law are raised. What do these exponents represent?

Write the rate law for the following reaction:
A reaction that is second order in and first order in

For the reaction products, find the rate law from the following data
What is the rate constant and order of the reaction?

Consider the reaction . From the following data, calculate the order and rate constant of the reaction.
Write the rate law of the reaction.
