Temperature Dependence of the Rate of a Reaction

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Temperature Dependence of the Rate of a Reaction: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Effect of Temperature on Rate of a Reaction,Temperature Coefficient,Graphical Representation of Rate Constant versus Temperature, etc.

Important Questions on Temperature Dependence of the Rate of a Reaction

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The rate of a reaction escalates four times when the temperature changes from 300 K to 320 K. Determine the energy of activation of the reaction, assuming that it does not change with temperature? (R=8.314JK1mol1)

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The minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction is known as:

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The activation energy for the reaction 2HI(g)H2(g)+I2(g)  is 209.5kJmol1 at 581K. The fraction of molecules having energy equal to or greater than activation energy is: [R=8.31JK1mol1]

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For a decomposition reaction the values of rate constant k at two different temperatures are given below :

  k 1 =2.15× 10 8 Lmo l 1 s 1 at650K k 2 =2.39× 10 7 Lmo l 1 s 1 at700K

The value of activation energy for this reaction is:

  (R=8.314J K 1 mo l 1 )

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For a hypothetical reaction AB, the activation energy for forward and backward reactions are 19 kJ/mol and 9 kJ/mol respectively. The heat of reaction is

                               

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From the following data H2 + I2  2HI

T(K) 1/TK-1 log K
769 1.3×10-3 2.9
667 1.5×10-3 1.1

Which of the following is the appropriate Ea of the reaction?

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The plot of logkf versus 1T for a reversible reaction A(g)P(g) is shown.

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Pre-exponential factors for the forward and backward reactions are 1015 s-1 and 1011 s-1, respectively. If the value of logK for the reaction at 500 K is 6, the value of logkb at 250 K is
K=equilibrium constant of the reaction, kf=rate constant of forward reaction, Kb=rate constant of backward reaction]

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Given below are two statements: one labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R:

Assertion A: A reaction can have zero activation energy

Reason R: The minimum extra amount of energy absorbed by reactant molecules so that their energy becomes equal to threshold value, is called activation energy.

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For the adsorption of hydrogen on platinum, the activation energy is 30 kJ mol1 and for the adsorption of hydrogen on nickel, the activation energy is 41.4 kJ mol1. The logarithm of the ratio of the rates of chemisorption on equal areas of the metals at 300 K is _______ (Nearest integer)

Given: In10=2.3

R=8.3 J K-1 mol-1

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The number of given statement/s which is/are correct is_____

(A) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the higher is the activation energy.

(B) If a reaction has zero activation energy, its rate is independent of temperature.

(C) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the smaller is the activation energy.

(D) If there is no correlation between the temperature and the rate constant then it means that the reaction has negative activation energy.

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Consider the following reaction that goes from A to B in three steps as shown below:

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Choose the correct option

  Number of 
Intermediates
Number of 
Activated 
Complexes
Rate 
determining 
step
1 2 3 I
2 2 3 III
3 2 3 II
4 3 2 II

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The rate constant for the reaction: CH3CHO(g)  CH4(g)+CO2(g) are 0.035 M2S-1 at 730K and 0.343 M2 at 790K 

Calculate activation energy of the reaction.(R=8.314Jk-1mol-1)

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The rate constants of a reaction at 400 K and 600 K are 5 x 10-3 s 1 and 8 x 10-3 s 1 respectively. What extra piece of information is needed to calculate the value of A (frequency factor)?

(According to the Arrhenius equation, rate constant is given by, k = Ae-E a /RT.)

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Kamlesh was conducting an experiment to figure out the rate equation of the following reaction:

2 NO + O2 --> 2 NO2

He measured the rate of this reaction as a function of initial concentrations of the reactants as follows:

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Which of the following could be a reason for the inconsistency in the initial rate of formation of NO2 data for experiment 4?

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Draw the graphical representation of arrenhious equation.

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If rate of reaction increases by a factor of 2, when temperature is raised from 27°C to 37°C. What is the value of activation energy in kJ/mol? By what factor does rate of reaction increase if temperature is increased from 127°C to 137°C.
[Given: ln2=0.7, R= 8.314 Joule/mol.K, e0.4=1.5]
(a) If temperature coefficient is same in given temperature range
(b) If temperature coefficient is function of temperature.

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If the definition of the temperature coefficient of the reaction holds good for a reaction between 27°C and 37°C, the activation energy for the reaction in kJ.mol-1 is

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The rate constant of a reaction is increased 4 times after addition of catalyst to the reaction mixture at the same temperature of 27 °C. The change in the activation energy of this reaction is
(Take ln14=-1.386,R=8.314)

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The potential energy diagram for four reactions are given below

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Which one of the following statements about these diagrams is incorrect?

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For the reaction CO(g)+Cl2gCOCl2g under the same concentration conditions of the reactants, the rate of reaction at 250oC IS 1500 times as fast as the same reaction at 150oC. Calculate the activation energy of the reaction.If the frequency factor is 2 × 10-10M-1sec-1 Calculate the rate constant of the reaction at 150oC.