Order of Reaction

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Order of Reaction: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as First Order Reactions, Zero Order Reactions, Law of Mass Action, Order of a Reaction, Hit and Trial Method for Determining Order of a Reaction and, Methods of Determination of Order of Reactions

Important Questions on Order of 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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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 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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For the reaction A+BC+D the following data was collected. The order of the reaction is

A

mol/L

B

mol/L

Initial rate mol L-1 s-1
0.25 0.4 1.1×10-1
0.25 0.2 1.1×10-1
0.75 0.2 10×10-1

 

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Compounds A and B react according to the equation 2A(g)+B(g)2C(g)+D(g).
The initial rate of formation was determined at different initial concentrations ofA and B. The following results were obtained. The rate law for this reaction may be [All concentrations are in mol/lit].

Exp. No.  Initial  [A] Initial [B]  Initial rate of formation of C
1 0.1 0.1 6×10-3
 
2 0.3 0.2 7.2×10-2
 
3 0.3 0.4 2.88×10-1
 
4 0.4 0.1 2.4×10-2
 

 

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A reaction has rate constant k=2.4×10-4 s-1. Then find the ratio of t99.9 to t50.

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If 50 % of a reaction occurs in 100 second and 75 % of the reaction occurs in 200 second, the order of this reaction is:

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Which of the following is incorrect?

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The rate of the haemoglobin (Hb)-carbon monoxide reaction, 

4Hb+3COHb4(CO)3

has been studied at 20°C. The Concentration of reactants are expressed in μ mole/L. 

[Hb] (μ mole/L) [CO] (μ mole/L) Rate of disappearance of Hb (μ mole/L/s)
3.36 6.72 6.72 1.001.003.00 0.941 1.88 5.64

The rate constant for the reaction is 7×10-x L μmol-1.sec-1. The value of x is
 

 

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Which of the following is incorrect?

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The reaction between A2 and B2 follows the equation A2+B22AB. The following data were observed:

A20 B20 Initial rate of appearance of AB(g) in Ms-1
0.10 0.10 2.5×10-4
0.20 0.10 5×10-4
0.20 0.20 10×10-4

The value of the rate constant for the given reaction is:

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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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Order of a reaction with rate constant mol-1Ls-1 is :

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The plot of concentration of a reactant vs time for a chemical reaction is shown below.

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The order of this reaction with respect to the reactant is

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A reaction occurs by the following mechanism:
(i) NO2(g)+F2(g)NO2F(g)+F(g)
(ii) F(g)+NO2(g)NO2F(g)
The net reaction is:

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Rate constant of a chemical reaction is 1.72×104 s1. Calculate the order of reaction?

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t1/2 = constant, confirms that the order of the reaction is one.

a2×t1/2 = constant, confirms that the reaction is of: (a= Initial concentration).

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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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At particular concentration, the half life of the reaction is 100 minutes. when the concentration of reactant becomes double half life becomes 25 minutes, then what will be the order of the reaction ?

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Show that the time required for 99.9% completion of a first order reaction is three times the time required for 90% completion.