Rate of a Chemical Reaction

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Rate of a Chemical Reaction: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Chemical Kinetics, Chemical Reactions, Rate of a Chemical Reaction, Average Rate of a Reaction, Instantaneous Rate of a Reaction, Moderate Reaction and, Slow and Fast Reactions

Important Questions on Rate of a Chemical Reaction

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The unit of rate of reaction is _____.

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The quantitative estimation of change in the rate of reaction with change in concentration does not always follow stoichiometric equation. Justify.

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The slope obtained by drawing a tangent at time t on the curve for the concentration of reactants vs time is equal to instantaneous rate.

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If the rate with respect to O2, NO and NO2 are, respectively -O2t, -12NOt, +12NO2t then the corresponding chemical equation is 2NO+O22NO2.

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How are the reactions classified on the basis of rates of reactions? Give examples.

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What are the units for the rate of the reaction AB?

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For a reaction AB, CB is 0.01 mol/L in 20 s, what is the average rate of reaction?

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Define instantaneous reactions.

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If Kc for the formation of HI from H2 and I2 is 48, then Kc for decomposition of 1 mole of HI is _____.

A =0.144B =1.144C =0.014

Enter your correct answe as A, B or C.

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In the reaction 2NO(g)+2H2(g)N2(g)+2H2O, if initial concentration of hydrogen is kept constant and the concentration of NO is doubled, the rate of reaction increases by four times. This shows that rate is directly proportional to _____.

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The rate of _____ reactions cannot be determined experimentally.
 

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In the reaction A+BC, r=k[A], if [A] is increased by three times then the difference in the rate is _____ of the initial rate.

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If the following reaction A2B+C, rate constant is 0.0002 Ms-1. If we start with 2 M of A then Conc. of B after ten minutes is 

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At high temperatures, ethyl chloride produces HCl and ethylene by the following first order reaction:

CH3CH2Cl --> HCl + C2H4

In an experiment, when the initial concentration of ethyl chloride was 0.01 M, the rate of the reaction was found to be 1.6 × 10-8 m/s. What will be the rate of reaction if the initial concentration of ethyl chloride is 0.07 M?

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For a certain reaction X, rate = 0.7ZABe -E A /RT .

It is seen that for another reaction, Y, rate = ZABe -E A /RT .

Based on the above, what can be said about reactions X and Y?

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The value of Kc = 4.24 at 800 K for the reaction,

CO(g) + H2O (g)  CO2(g) + H2(g)

Calculate equilibrium concentrations of CO2, H2, CO and H2O at 800 K , if only CO and H2O are present initially at concentration of 0.10 M each ?

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The rate of reaction for AProducts is 10 moles/lit/minute when t1=2 min. The rate of reaction when t2=12 min, in the same unit is ;

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Consider the reaction :

KClO3+6FeSO4+3H2SO4KCl+3Fe2SO43+3H2O 

If concentration of FeSO4 decreases from 0.9 M to 0.3 M in 10 second, the rate of formation of KCl is in the above reaction would be (In M sec-1).

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For the reaction C12H22O11+H2O     H+          C6H12O6+C6H12O6, write the rate of reaction expression.

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Rate of reaction is the change in concentration of any one of the reactants or any one of the products in unit time. Express the rate of the following reaction in terms of reactants and products:

2HI                H2+I2