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If the rate equation for a reaction is $\frac{dx}{dt}=k[H]^{1/2}[B]^{1/2}$, the order of reaction is:
  • A
    2
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}$
  • C
    $\frac{3}{2}$
  • 1

Answer: D.

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The unit of rate constant of a second order reaction is :
  • A
    mol $L^{-1}sec^{-1}$
  • B
    $mol^{-1}L^{-1}sec^{-1}$
  • $mol^{-1}L~sec^{-1}$
  • D
    $\operatorname{mol} L \sec ^{-1}$

Answer: C.

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Which of the following is not a first order reaction?
  • A
    $CH _3 COOCH _3+ H _2 O \xrightarrow{ H ^{+}} CH _3 COOH + CH _3 OH$
  • $CH _3 COOC _2 H _5+ NaOH \rightarrow CH _3 COONa + C _2 H _5 OH$
  • C
    $2 H _2 O _2 \rightarrow 2 H _2 O + O _2$
  • D
    $2 N_2 O _5 \rightarrow 4 NO _2+ O _2$

Answer: B.

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The rate of zero order reaction $A+B \longrightarrow C$ is :
  • Rate $= K [ A ]^0[B]^0$
  • B
    Rate $= K [ A ]^1[B]^0$
  • C
    Rate $= K [ A ]^0[B]^1$
  • D
    None of these

Answer: A.

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The rate constant for a first order reaction is $60~s^{-1}$. How much time will it take to reduce the initial concentration of the reactant to its 1/16th value?
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For the reaction $A\rightarrow B,$ the rate of reaction becomes 27 times when the concentration of A is increased 3 times. What is the order of the reaction?
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What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of reaction? How can this temperatures effect on rate constant be represented quantitatively?
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Analyse the given graph, drawn between concentration of reactant vs. time.
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(a) Predict the order of reaction.
(b) Theoretically, can the concentration of the reactant reduce to zero after infinite time? Explain.
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For the reaction, $2 N_2 O _{5(g)} \rightarrow 4 NO _{2(g)}+ O _{2(g)}$, the rate of formation of $NO _{2(g)}$ is $2.8 \times 10^{-3} ms^{-1}$. Calculate the rate of disappearance of $N _2 O _{5(g) \text {. }}$
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Q 173 Marks Question3 Marks
The decomposition of A into product has value of k as $4.5\times10^{3}s^{-1}$ at $10^{\circ}C$ and energy of activation $60~kJ~mol^{-1}$. At what temperature would k be $1.5\times10^{10}s^{-1}$?
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Q 183 Marks Question3 Marks
For a reaction $2 H _2 O _2 \frac{ I ^{-}}{\text {alkaline medium }} 2 H _2 O + O _2$
the proposed mechanism is as given below:
(1) $H_{2}O_{2}+I^{-}\rightarrow H_{2}O+IO^{-}$ (slow)
(2) $H_{2}O_{2}+IO^{-}\rightarrow H_{2}O+I^{-}+O_{2}$ (fast)
(i) Write rate law for the reaction.
(ii) Write the overall order of reaction.
(iii) Out of steps (1) and (2), which one is rate determining step?
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Q 193 Marks Question3 Marks
A first order reaction is 50% completed in 40 minutes at 300 K and in 20 minute at 320 K. Calculate the activation energy of the reaction. (Given: log 2=0.3010, log 4=0.6021, $R=8.314$ $J~K^{-1}$ mol).
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Q 203 Marks Question3 Marks
The decomposition of $N _2 O _5$ in $CCl _4$ solution follows the first order rate law. The concentration of $N _2 O _5$ measured at different time intervals are given ahead:
Time $(t) \sec$08016041060011301720
$\left[ N _2 O _2\right] mol /$ litre5.55.04.84.03.42.41.6

Calculate its rate constant at 410 sec and 1130 sec. What does these result show?
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For the decomposition of azoisopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543 K , the following data is obtained :
$t( sec )$$P$ (mm of Hg )
035.0
36054.0
72063.0

Calculate the rate constant.
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The rate constant for the first order decomposition of $H_{2}O_{2}$ is given by the following equation: $log~k=14.2-\frac{1.0\times10^{4}K}{T}$. Calculate $E_a$ for this reaction and rate constant k if its half-life period be 200 minute.
( given $R =8.314 J K ^{-1} mol^{-1}$)
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