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EXERCISE -1

1. The rate law for a reaction between the substances A and B is given by rate = k [A]n [B]m. On doubling
the concentration of A and halving the concentration of B, the ratio of the new rate to the earlier rate of
the reaction will be as
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(A) mn (B) (m + n) (C) (n – m) (D) 2(n – m).
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2. For the reaction system: 2NO(g) + O2(g)  2NO2(g), volume is suddenly reduced to half its value by
increasing the pressure on it. If the reaction is of first order with respect to O2 and second order with
respect to NO, the rate of reaction will :
(A) diminish to one-fourth of its initial value (B) diminish to one-eighth of its initial value
(C) increase to eight times of its initial value (D) increase to four times of its initial value.

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3. Consider an endothermic reaction X  Y with the activation energies Eb and Ef for the backward
and forward reaction, respectively. In general
(A) Eb < Ef (B) H = U (C) H < U (D) H > U
4. A reaction was found to be second order with respect to the concentration of carbon monoxide. If the

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concentration of carbon monoxide is doubled, with everything else kept the same, the rate of reaction
will be N
(A) remain unchanged (B) tripled
(C) increased by a factor of 4 (D) doubled
5. The following mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of NO with Br2 to form NOBr.
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NO (g) + Br2 (g) NOBr2 (g) ; NOBr2 (g) + NO (g)  2NOBr (g) (slow step)
If the second step is the rate determining step, the order of the reaction with respect to NO(g) is
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(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 2

6. The energies of activation for forward and reverse reactions for A2 + B2 2AB are 180 kJ mol–1
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and 200 kJ mol respectively. The presence of a catalyst lowers the activation energy of both (forward
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and reverse) reactions by 100 kJ mol–1. The enthalpy change of the reaction (A2 + B2 2AB) in the
presence of catalyst will be (in kJ mol–1).
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(A) 280 (B) 20 (C) 300 (D) 120

7. A radioactive element gets spilled over the floor of a room. Its half-life period is 30days. If the initial
activity is ten times the permissible value, after how many days will it be safe to enter the room :
(A) 10 days (B) 100 days (C) 1000 days
(D) 300 days
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8. For a reaction 2
A  2B, rate of disappearance of 'A' related to the rate of appearance of 'B' by the
expression.
d [ A ] 1 d [B] d [ A ] d [B] d[A] d [B] d [ A ] 1 d [B]
(A)   (B)   (C)  4 (D)  
dt 4 dt dt dt dt dt dt 2 dt
9. The half life period of a first order chemical reaction is 6.93 minutes. Time required for the completion of
99% of the chemical reaction will be (log 2 = 0.301) :
(A) 23.03 minutes (B) 46.06 minutes (C) 460.6 minutes (D) 230.3 minutes

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10. Consider the reaction
Cl2 (aq) + H2S(aq)  S(s) + 2H+ (aq) + 2Cl– (aq)
The rate equation for this reaction is
rate = k [Cl2][H2S]
Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with this rate equation?
1. Cl2 + H2S  H+ + Cl– + Cl+ + HS– (slow)
Cl+ + HS–  H+ + Cl– + S (fast)
2. H2S  H+ + HS– (fast equilibrium)
Cl2 + HS–  2Cl– + H+ + S (slow)
(A) 2 only (B) Both 1 and 2 (C) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) 1 only
11. Given that for a reaction of order n, the integrated form of the rate equation is

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1  1 1 
k = t (n  1)  n1  n 1  where C0 and C are the values of the reactant concentration at the start
C C0 
and after time t. What is the relationship between t3/4 and t 1/2 where t 3/4 is the time required for C
to become 1/4 C0 ?

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(A) t 3/4 = t 1/2 [2n 1 + 1] (B) t 3/4 = t 1/2 [2n 1  1]
(C) t 3/4 = t 1/2 [2n+1  1] (D) t 3/4 = t 1/2 [2n+1 + 1]
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The rate constant, the activation energy and the frequency factor of a chemical reaction at 25°C are
3.0 × 10–4 s–1 ,104.4 KJ mol–1 and 6.0 × 1014 s–1 respectively. The value of the rate constant as
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T   is :
(A) 2.0 × 1018 s–1 (B) 6.0 × 1014 s–1 (C) infinity (D) 3.6 × 1030 s–1
13. Consider the reaction 2A(g)  3B(g) + C(g). Starting with pure A initially, the total pressure
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doubled in 3 hrs. The order of the reaction might possibly be

(A) zero (B) first
(C) second (D) unpredictable from this data
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d [A ]
14. For the reaction A Products,  = k and at different time interval, [A] values are :
dt
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Tim e 0 5 m in 10 m in 15 m in
[A] 20 m ole 18 m ole 16 m ole 14 m ole

At 20 minute, rate will be :

(A) 12 mol /min (B) 10 mol/min (C) 8 mol/min (D) 0.4 mol/min
15. What will be the order of reaction and rate constant for a chemical change having log t vs log
concentration of (A) curves as :

(A) 0, 1/2 (B) 1, 1 (C) 2, 2 (D) 3, 1

16. Two substances A (t 1/2 = 5 min) and B (t 1/2 = 15 min) are taken in such a way that initially
[A] = 4[B]. The time after which both the concentration will be equal is :
(A) 5 min (B) 15 min
(C) 20 min (D) concentration can never be equal
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17. In the following first order reactions
K 1 2 K
(A)   Product, (B)  Product, the ratio k1 /k2 if 90% of (A) has been reacted in time
't' while 99% of(B) has been reacted in time 2t is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these
18. For a reaction A  Products, the concentration of reactant are aC0 , a2 C0, a3C0 ........... after time
interval 0, t, 2t ........where 'a' is constant. Then :
(A) reaction is of 1st order and K = (1/1) ln a
(B) reaction is of 2nd order and K = (1/tC0 )(1–a)/a
(C) reaction is of 1st order and K = (1/t) ln a
(D) reaction is of zero order and K = {(1 – a)C0 }/t.
19. In a certain reaction, 10% of the reactant decomposes in one hour, 20 % in two hours, 30% in
three hours and so on the dimensions of the rate constant is :
(A) hour–1 (B) mole litre–1 sec–1

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(C) litre mole–1 sec–1 (D) mole sec–1
20. For a reaction pA + qB  products, the rate law expression is r = k[A]1 [B]m , then :
(A) (p+1) < (1+ m)

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(B) (p + q) > (1 + m)
(C) (p + q) may or may not be equal to (1+ m) N
(D) (p + q) = (1 + m)
21. In acidic medium the rate of reaction between (BrO3)¯ and Br¯ ions is given by the expression.
– [d (BrO3 –) /dt] = K [BrO3 – ] [Br¯] [H+]2 It means :
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(A) Rate constant of overall reaction is 4 sec–1
(B) Rate of reaction is independent of the concentration of acid
(C) The changes in pH of the solution will not affect the rate
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(D) Doubling the concentration of H+ ions will increase the reaction rate by 4 times.
22. For rate constant is numerically the same for three reactions of first, second and third order
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respectively. Which of the following is correct :

(A) if [A] = 1 then r1 = r2 = r3 (B) if [A] < 1 then r1 > r2 > r3
(C) if [A] > 1 then r3 > r2 > r1 (D) All
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23. Rate of formation of SO3 in the following reaction 2SO2 + O2  2SO3 is 100 g min–1. Hence rate of
disappearance of O2 is :
(A) 50 g min-1 (B) 40 g min–1 (C) 200 g min–1 (D) 20 g min–1
d[ A ] d[B] d[C]
24. xA + yB  zC. If  = = 1.5 = then x,y and z are :
dt dt dt
(A) 1,1,1 (B) 3,2,3 (C) 3,3,2 (D) 2,2,3
25. A reaction follows the given concentration (M)–time graph. The rate for this reaction at 20 seconds will
be:
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1

0 20 40 60 80 100
Time/second

(A) 4 × 10–3 M s–1 (B) 8 × 10–2 M s–1 (C) 2 × 10–2 M s–1 (D) 7.77 × 10–3 M s–1
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26. Match the column for the reaction of type A(g)  2B(g)
Column I Column II

(a) [A] vs t for zero order (p)

 d[ A]
(b) vs t for first order (q)
dt

(c) [B] vs t for first order (r)

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d[B]  d[A]

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(d) vs for first order (s)
dt dt

(A) a–r, b–s, c–q, d–p

(C) a–s, b–r, c–q, d–p
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(B) a–q, b–r, c–p, d–s
(D) a–q, b–s, c–r, d–p
27. During study of a liquid phase reaction A (aq)  B (aq) + C (aq) the variation in concentration of B
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with time is given
t/min 0 10 20 30 ....... 
conc. (B) mole/L 0 0.1 0.19 0.271 ....... 1
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The initial rate of reaction was?

(A) 1.76 × 10–4 M sec–1 (B) 2.76 × 10–4 M sec–1
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(C) 3.86 × 10–4 M sec–1 (D) 2 × 10–3 M sec–1

28. Consider this gas phase reaction.
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Cl2(g) + CHCl3(g)  HCl(g) + CCl4(g)

The reaction is found experimentally to follow this rate law.
rate = k[CHCl3][Cl2]1/2
Based on this information, what conclusions can be drawn about this proposed mechanism?
Step 1. Cl2(g) l 2Cl (g)
Step 2. Cl(g) + CHCl3(g)  HCl (g) + CCl3(g)
Step 3. Cl(g) + CCl3(g)  CCl4(g)
(A) Step 1 is the rate-determining step (B) Step 2 is rate-determining step
(C) Step 3 is the rate-determining step (D) The rate-determining step cannot be identified
29. The following mechanism has been proposed for the exothermic catalyzed complex reaction.
k k2
A+ B I AB  1 AB + I  P+A
If k1 is much smaller than k2. The most suitable qualitative plot of potential energy (P.E.) versus reaction
coordinate for the above reaction.

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

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30. Reaction A + B  C + D follow's following rate law : rate = k  [A] 2 [ B] 2
. Starting with initial
conc. of one mole of A and B each, what is the time taken for amount of A of become 0.25 mole. Given
k = 2.31 × 10–3 sec–1.
(A) 300 sec. (B) 600 sec. (C) 900 sec. (D) none of these

31. Consider the reaction . The rate constant for two parallel reactions were found to be

10–2 dm3mol–1s–1(k1) and 4 × 10–2 dm3mol–1s–1(k2). If the corresponding energies of activation of the

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parallel reactions are 80 and 100 kJ respectively. What is the apparent (net) overall energy of activation
of given reaction.
(A) 96 kJ/mole (B) 120 kJ/mole (C) 100 kJ/mole (D) none

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32. The half life of the unimolecular elementary reaction
A(g)B(g) + C(g) is 6.93 min. How long will it take for the concentration of A to be reduced to 10
% of the initial value?
(A) 10.053 min (B) 4.6 min (C) 46 min
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33.
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Slope of straight line in figure-2 is – 1.2 × 104 K. What is the activation energy of the reaction? (J/mole)
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(A) 1.0 × 105 J mole–1 (B) 2.303 × 105 mole–1

(C) 1.2 × 105 mole–1 (D) 2.5 × 105 mole–1
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34. At a certain temperature the following data were collected for the reaction
2ICl  H 2  I 2  2HCl
Initial Concentrations(M) Initial Rate of formation of I2 (Ms–1)
[ICl] [H2]
0.10 0.10 0.0015
0.20 0.10 0.0030
0.10 0.05 0.00075
Determine overall order of reaction
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
35. The activation energies of two reactions I and II are Ea and 2Ea respectively. If the temperature of the
reacting systems is increased from T to T', predict which of the following alternative is correct?(k
represent rate constant)
(A) k 'I / k I  k 'II / k II (B) k 'I / k I  k 'II / k II (C) k 'I / k I  k 'II / k II (D) k 'I / k I  2 k 'II / k II
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36. The rate constant for the forward reaction A (g) 2B(g) is 1.5 × 10–3 s–1 at 100 K. If 10–5 moles
of A and 100 moles of B are present in a 10 litre vessel at equilibrium then rate constant for the backward
reaction at this temperature is
(A) 1.50× 104 L mol–1 s–1 (B) 1.5 × 1011 L mol–1 s–1
(C) 1.5 × 1010 L mol–1 s–1 (D) None
37. A substance undergoes first order decomposition. The decomposition follows two parallel first
order reactions as :

k1 = 1.26 × 10–4s–1 and k2 = 3.8 × 10–5s–1

The percentage distributions of B and C are :

(A) 80% B and 20% C (B) 76.83% B and 23.17 % C

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(C) 90% B and 10% C (D) 60% B and 40% C
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38. For a gas reaction at T(K) the rate is given by – = kpA2 atm/hr. If the rate equation is
dt

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1 dNA
expressed as : – rA = – = kCA2, mol/(litre-hr), the rate constant k is given by –
V dt
(A) k = k (B) k = k RT (C) k = k/RT (D) k = k(RT)2
where R = ideal gas law constant, cal/g mol K.
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39. The energy of activation for a reaction is 100 kJ/mol. Presence of a catalyst lowers the energy of
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activation by 75%. The ratio of kcat/kuncat (T = 298 K) –
(A) 23.4 × 1015 (B) 2.34 × 1013 (C) 1.324 × 105 (D) 3.25 × 106
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NUMERICAL TYPE QUESTIONS

40. The rate constant for a zero order reaction is 2 × 10–2 mol L–1sec–1, if the concentration of the reactant
after 25 sec is 0.25 M, calculate the initial concentration.
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41. A first order reaction has a rate constant is 6.93 × 10–3 sec–1. How long will 5.0 g of this reactant take
to reduce to 1.25 g.
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42. The half life period of decomposition of a compound is 50 minutes. If the initial concentration is halved,
the half life period is reduced to 25 minutes. What is the order of reaction?
43. The reaction A(g)  2B(g) + C(g) is a first order reaction with respect to A, with rate constant
1.386 ×10–3 sec–1. Starting with 0.1 mole/L of gas A, find the concentration of A after 500 sec. from
the start of reaction when the reaction is allowed to take place at constant total pressure at 300 K.
44. 10 gm mixture of two gases A2 (Mol. wt. = 20) and B2 (Mol. wt. = 30), which decompose by first order
kinetics, was taken in a vessel. The half life for decomposition of A2 and B2 are 2 and 3 hours respectively.
After 6 hours, weight of the gases A2 and B2 is found to be 2 gm. Find the weight (in mg) of remaining
A2 & B2 gases after 12 hours.

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EXERCISE - 2
PART - I
PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS (AIEEE/JEE-MAIN)
1. Units of rate constant of first and zero order reactions in terms of molarity M unit are respectively
[AIEEE- 2002]
(A) sec–1, M sec–1 (B) sec–1, M (C) M.sec–1, sec–1 (D) M, sec–1

2. For the reaction A + 2B  C, rate is given by R = [A] [B]2 then the order of the reaction is :
[AIEEE- 2002]
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 7

3. The differential rate law for the reaction H2 + I2  2HI is : [AIEEE- 2002]
dH2  d[I ] d[HI] dH2  d[I2 ] 1 d[HI]
(A)   2  (B)  
dt dt dt dt dt 2 dt
1 dH2  1 d[I2 ] d[HI] dH2  d[I ] d[HI]
(C)   (D)  2  2 2  

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2 dt 2 dt dt dt dt dt

4. The rate law for a reaction between the substances A and B is given by rate = k [A]n [B]m. On doubling the
concentration of A and halving the concentration of B, the ratio of the new rate to the earlier rate of the reaction will
be as [AIEEE- 2003]

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(A) m  n (B) (m + n) (C) (n – m) (D) 2(n – m).
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5. For the reaction system: 2NO(g) + O2(g)  2NO2(g), volume is suddenly reduced to half its value by increasing the
pressure on it. If the reaction is of first order with respect to O2 and second order with respect to NO, the rate of
reaction will : [AIEEE- 2003]
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(A) diminish to one-fourth of its initial value (B) diminish to one-eighth of its initial value
(C) increase to eight times of its initial value (D) increase to four times of its initial value.

6. In the respect of the equation k = Ae –Ea/RT in chemical kinetics, which one of the following statements is correct :
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[AIEEE- 2003]
(A) k is equilibrium constant (B) A is adsorption factor
(C) Ea is energy of activation (D) R is Rydberg constant.
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7. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant, decreases from 0.8 M to 0.4 M in 15 minutes. The time
taken for the concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is :
[AIEEE- 2004]
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(A) 30 minutes (B) 15 minutes (C) 7.5 minutes (D) 60 minutes

8. The rate equation for the reaction 2A + B  C is found to be : rate = k[A] [B]. The correct statement in relation
to this reaction is that the : [AIEEE- 2004]
(A) unit of k must be sec–1
(B) t1/2 is a constant
(C) rate of formation of C is twice the rate of disappearance of A
(D) value of k is independent of initial concentrations of A and B.

9. The half - life of a radioisotope is four hours. If the initial mass of the isotope was 200 g, the mass remaining after 24
hours undecayed is : [AIEEE- 2004]
(A) 1.042 g (B) 2.084 g (C) 3.125 g (D) 4.167 g.

10. Consider an endothermic reaction X  Y with the activation energies Eb and Ef for the backward and forward
reaction, respectively. In general [AIEEE- 2005]
(A) Eb < Ef (B) H = U (C) H < U (D) H > U

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11. A reaction involving two different reactants can never be : [AIEEE- 2005]
(A) unimolecular reaction (B) first order reaction
(C) second order reaction (D) bimolecular reaction

12. A reaction was found to be second order with respect to the concentration of carbon monoxide. If the concentration
of carbon monoxide is doubled, with everything else kept the same, the rate of reaction will be
[AIEEE- 2006]
(A) remain unchanged (B) tripled
(C) increased by a factor of 4 (D) doubled

13. The following mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of NO with Br2 to form NOBr.
NO (g) + Br2 (g) NOBr2 (g) ; NOBr2 (g) + NO (g)  2NOBr (g) (slow step)
If the second step is the rate determining step, the order of the reaction with respect to NO(g) is
[AIEEE- 2007]
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 2

14. The energies of activation for forward and reverse reactions for A2 + B2 2AB are 180 kJ mol–1 and 200 kJ mol–

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respectively. The presence of a catalyst lowers the activation energy of both (forward and reverse) reactions by 100
kJ mol–1. The enthalpy change of the reaction (A2 + B2 2AB) in the presence of catalyst will be (in kJ mol–1).
[AIEEE- 2007]
(A) 280 (B) 20 (C) 300 (D) 120

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15. A radioactive element gets spilled over the floor of a room. Its half-life period is 30days. If the initial activity is ten
times the permissible value, after how many days will it be safe to enter the room :
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(A) 10 days (B) 100 days (C) 1000 days (D) 300 days

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16. For a reaction A  2B, rate of disappearance of 'A' related to the rate of appearance of 'B' by the expression.
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[AIEEE- 2008]
d [ A ] 1 d [B] d [ A ] d [B] d[A] d [B] d [ A ] 1 d [B]
(A)   (B)   (C)  4 (D)  
dt 4 dt dt dt dt dt dt 2 dt
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17. The half life period of a first order chemical reaction is 6.93 minutes. Time required for the completion of 99% of the
chemical reaction will be (log 2 = 0.301) : [AIEEE - 2009]
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(A) 23.03 minutes (B) 46.06 minutes (C) 460.6 minutes (D) 230.3 minutes

18. The time for half life period of a certain reaction A  Products is 1 hour. When the initial concentration of the
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reactant ‘A’, is 2.0 mol L–1 , how much time does it take for its concentration to come from 0.50 to 0.25 mol L–1. If it is
a zero order reaction? [AIEEE - 2010]
(A) 4 h (B) 0.5 h (C) 0.25 h (D) 1 h

19. Consider the reaction [AIEEE - 2010]

Cl2 (aq) + H2S(aq)  S(s) + 2H+ (aq) + 2Cl– (aq)
The rate equation for this reaction is, rate = k [Cl2][H2S]
Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with this rate equation?
A. Cl2 + H2S  H+ + Cl– + Cl+ + HS– (slow) ; Cl+ + HS–  H+ + Cl– + S (fast)
B. H2S  H+ + HS– (fast equilibrium) ; Cl2 + HS–  2Cl– + H+ + S (slow)
(A) B only (B) Both A and B (C) Neither A nor B (D) A only
20. The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10ºC rise of temperature. If the temperature is raised by 50ºC, the
rate of the reaction increases by about : [AIEEE - 2011]
(A) 10 times (B) 24 times (C) 32 times (D) 64 times

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21. A reactant (A) forms two products :
k1
A B, Activation Energy Ea1 ;
A k2 C, Activation Energy Ea2
If Ea2 = 2 Ea1, then k1 and k2 are related as : [AIEEE - 2011]
Ea1 / RT Ea 2 / RT Ea1 / RT Ea 2 / RT
(A) k 2  k 1e (B) k 2  k1e (C) k1  Ak 2 e (D) k1  2k 2 e

22. For a first order reaction (A)  products the concentration of A changes from 0.1 M to 0.025 M in 40 minutes. The
rate of reaction when the concentration of A is 0.01 M is : [AIEEE - 2012]
(A) 1.73 × 10–5 M/min (B) 3.47 × 10–4 M/min
(C) 3.47 × 10–5 M/min (D) 1.73 × 10–4 M/min

23. The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature changes from 300 K to 310 K. Activation energy of such a
reaction will be : (R = 8.314 JK–1 mol–1 and log 2 = 0.301) [JEE(Mains) - 2013]

(A) 53.6 kJ mol–1 (B) 48.6 kJ mol–1 (C) 58.5 kJ mol–1 (D) 60.5 kJ mol–1

24. Decomposition of H2O2 follows a first order reaction. In fifty minutes the concentration of H2O2 decreases from 0.5 to
0.125 M in one such decomposition. When the concentration of H2O2 reaches 0.05 M, the rate of formation of O2 will
be: [JEE(Mains) - 2016]
(A) 6.93 × 10–4 mol min–1 (B) 2.66 L min–1 at STP (C) 1.34 × 10–2 mol min–1 (D) 6.93 × 10–2 mol min–1

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25. Two reactions R1 and R2 have identical pre-exponential factors. Activation energy of R1 exceeds that of R2 by 10 kJ
mol–1. If k1 and k2 are rate constants for reactions R1 and R2 respectively at 300 K, then ln (k2/k1) is equal to : (R = 8.314
J mol–1 K–1) [JEE(Mains) - 2017]
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 8

26.

D
At 518°C, the rate of decomposition of a sample of gaseous acetaldehyde, initially at a pressure of 363 Torr, was 1.00
Torr s–1 when 5% has reacted and 0.5 Torr s–1 when 33% had reacted. The order of the reaction is :
[JEE(Mains) - 2018]
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(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) 3

27. For the reaction 2A +B ® C, the values of 29. The given plots represent the variation of the
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initial rate at different reactant concentrations concentration of a reactant R with time for two
are given in the table below. The rate law for different reactions (i) and (ii). The respective
orders of the reactions are :
the reaction is : [JEE(Mains) - 2019]
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[JEE(Mains) - 2019]
[A]] ol L–1) [B] (mol L–1) Initial Rate
(mol L–1s–1)
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0.05 0.05 0.045

0.10 0.05 0.090
0.20 0.10 0.72
(A) 1,0 (B) 1,1 (C) 0,1 (D) 0,2
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(A) ate = k [A][B] (B) ate = k [A]2[B]2

(C) ate = k [A][B]2 (D) Rate = k [A]2[B] For the reaction of H 2 with I 2 , the rate
30.
constant is 2.5×10–4dm3 mol–1 s–1 at 327°C and
k1 1.0 dm 3 mol –1 s –1 at 527°C. The activation
28. For a reaction scheme A ¾¾ ® B ¾k¾
2
® C , if
energy for the reaction, in kJ mol –1 is:
the rate of formation of B is set to be zero then
(R=8.314J K–1 mol–1) [JEE(Mains) - 2019]
the concentration of B is given by :
(A) 72 (B) 166 (C) 150 (D) 59
[JEE(Mains) - 2019]
æ k1 ö
(A) ç ÷ [A] (B) (k1 + k2) [A]
è k2 ø
(C) k1k2[A] (D) k1 – k2) [A]

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31. Consider the given plot of enthalpy of the 34. The reaction 2X ® B is a zeroth order reaction.
following reaction between A and B. If the initial concentration of X is 0.2 M, the half-
A+B® C+ D [JEE(Mains) - 2019] life is 6 h. When the initial concentration of X is
Identify the incorrect statement. 0.5 M, the time required to reach its final
concentration of 0.2 M will be :- [JEE(Mains) - 2019]
20 (A) 18. (B) 7.
Enthalpy15
–1 (C) 9. (D) 12.
(kJmol )10 D
5 A+B C 35. In the following reaction; xA ® yB
Reaction
é d[A] ù é d[B] ù
Coordinate log10 ê - ú = log10 ê ú + 0.3010
ë dt û ë dt û
(A) C is the thermodynamically stable product.
(B) Formation of A and B from C has highest 'A' and 'B' respectively can be :
enthalpy of activation. (A) n-Butane and Iso-butane

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(C) D is kinetically stable product. (B) C2H4 and C4H8
(D) Activation enthalpy to form C is 5kJ mol–1
(C) N2O4 and NO2
less than that to form D.
(D ) C2H2 and C6H6

32. A bacterial infection in an internal

wound grows as N'(t) = N0 exp(t), where the
time t is in hours. A dose of antibiotic, D 36. NO2 required for a reaction is produced by the
decomposition of N 2O 5 in CCl 4 as per the
N
taken orally, needs 1 hour to reach the equation [JEE(Mains) - 2019]
wound. Once it reaches there, the 2N2O5(g) ® 4NO2(g) + O 2(g).
SI
bacterial population goes [JEE(Mains) - 2019] The initial concentration of N2O5 is 3.00 mol L–1
dN
down as = –5N2. What will be the plot of and it is 2.75 mol L–1 after 30 minutes. The rate
dt
N0 of formation of NO2 is :
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vs. t after 1 hour ? (A) 2.083 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1

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(B) 4.167 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1
(C) 8.333 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1
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N0 N0
N N
(A) (B) (D) 1.667 × 10–2 mol L–1 min–1
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t(h) t(h)

N0 N0
N N
(C) (D)

t(h)

33. If a reaction follows the Arrhenius equation, the

1
plot lnk vs gives straight line with a
(RT)

gradient (–y) unit. The energy required to

activate the reactant is : [JEE(Mains) - 2019]
(A) y unit (B) –y unit
(C) yR unit (D) y/R unit

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JEE Advanced Previous Year Questions [Part - II]
1. The rate constant for the reaction,2N 2 O 5  4NO 2+ O 2, is 3 ×10 –5 s –1 . If the rate is
2.4 × 10–5 mol L–1 s–1, then the concentration of N2O5 (in mol L–1) is : [JEE-2000]
(A) 1.4 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.04 (D) 0.8

2. 238 is radioactive and it emits  and  particles to form 206 Pb . Calculate the number of  and  particles emitted
92 U 82
in this conversion. An ore of 238 is found to contain 238 and 206 in the weight ratio of 1 : 0.9 the half life period
92 U 92 U 82 Pb

of 238 is 4.5 × 109 years. Calculate the age of the ore. [IIT-JEE-2000]
92 U

3. A hydrogenation reaction is carried out at 500 K. If the same reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalyst at
the same rate, the temperature required is 400 K. Calculate the activation energy of the reaction if the catalyst lowers
the activation barrier by 20 kJ mol–1. [JEE-
2000]

4. If '' is the intensity of absorbed light and 'C' is the concentration of AB for the photochemical process,
AB + hv  AB * , the rate of formation of AB * is directly proportional to [JEE-2001]

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(A) C (B)  (C) 2 (D) C.

5. The rate of a first order reaction is 0.04 mole litre–1 s–1 at 10 minutes and 0.03 mol litre–1 s–1 at 20 minutes after
initiation. Find the half life of the reaction. [JEE-2001]

6. Consider the chemical reaction,

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N2(g) + 3H2(g)  2NH3(g)
The rate of this reaction can be expressed in terms of time derivatives of conc. of N2(g) , H2(g) or NH3(g). Identify the
correct relationship amongst rate expressions : [JEE-2002]

(A) Rate = 
d [N2 ]
dt

1 d [H2 ] 1 d [NH3 ]
3 dt

2 dt
N(B) Rate =
d [N2 ]
dt
 3
d [H2 ]
dt
2
d [NH3 ]
dt
d [N2 ] 1 d [H2 ] 1 d [NH3 ] d [N2 ] d [H2 ] d [NH3 ]
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(C) Rate =   (D) Rate =   
dt 3 dt 2 dt dt dt dt

7. 64Cu(half life = 12.8 hours) decays by – emission(38%), + emission(19%) and electron capture(43%). Write the
decay products and calculate partial half lives for each of the decay processes. [IIT-JEE-2002]
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8. In the biologically-catalysed oxidation of ethanol, the concentration of ethanol decreases in a first order reaction
from 800 mol dm–3 to 50 mol dm–3 in 2 ×104 s. The rate constant (s–1) of the reaction is : [JEE-2003]
(A) 3.45 × 10–5 (B) 1.38 × 10–4 (C) 1.00 × 10–4 (D) 5.00 × 10–5
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9. Given X  product (Taking 1st order reaction)

conc 0.01 0.0025
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(mol/lit)
time (min) 0 40
Initial rate of reaction is in mol //min. [JEE-2004]
(A) 3.43 × 10–4 (B) 1.73 × 10–4 (C) 3.43 × 10–5 (D) 1.73 × 10–5

10. Initial rates, r0, of the A + B  P at different initial concentrations of A and B ([A]0 and [B]0) are given below:
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
[A]0 [B]0 r0

(mol L–1)(mol L–1)(mol L–1 s–1)

––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
0.1 0.1 0.05
0.2 0.1 0.10
0.1 0.2 0.05
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
(A) Write the rate equation.
(B) Calculate the rate constant of the reaction. [JEE-2004]

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11. For a reaction 2X(g)  3Y(g) + 2Z(g) the following data is obtained.
Px (mm of Hg)
Time (min)
(Partial pressure of X)
0 800
100 400
200 200
Find order with respect to X, rate constant of the reaction, time taken for 75% completion and find the total pressure
when partial pressure of X, Px = 700 mm of Hg. [JEE-2005]

Comprehension
Carbon–14 is used to determine the age of organic material. The procedure is based on the formation of 14C by
neutron capture in the upper atmosphere.
14 N  n1  14C  p1
7 0 6 1
14
C is absorbed by living organisms during photosynthesis. The 14C content is constant in living organism, once the
plant or animal dies, the uptake of carbon dioxide by it ceases and the level of 14C in the dead being, falls due to the

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decay which C14 undergoes
14 14
6C  7N  
The half life period of 14C is 5770 years. The decay constant () can be calculated by using the following formula
0.693

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= t
1/ 2
The comparison of the – activity of the dead matter with that of the carbon still in circulation enables measurement
of the period of the isolation of the material from the living cycle. The method however, ceases to be accurate over
N
periods longer than 30,000 years. The proportion of 14C to 12C in living matter is 1 : 1012. [IIT-JEE 2006]

12. Which of the following option is correct?

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(A) Rate of exchange of carbon between atmosphere and living is slower than decay of 14C.
(B) Carbon dating can be used to find out the age of earth crust and rocks
(C) Rate of exchange of 14C between atmosphere and living organism is so fast that an equilibrium is set up between
the intake of 14C by organism and its exponential decay.
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(D) Carbon dating can not be used to determine concentration of 14C in dead beings.

13. What should be the age of fossil for meaningful determination of its age? [IIT-JEE 2006]
(A) 6 years (B) 6000 years
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(C) 60,000 years (D) It can be used to calculate any age

14. A nuclear explosion has taken place leading to increase in concentration of 14C in nearby areas. 14C concentration is
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C1 in nearby areas and C2 in areas far away. If the age of the fossil is determined to be T1 and T2 at the places
respectively then [IIT-JEE 2006]
1 C1
(A) The age of the fossil will increase at the place where explosion has taken place and T1 – T2 = ln C
 2

1 C1
(B) The age of the fossil will decrease at the place where explosion has taken place and T1 – T2 = ln C
 2
(C) The age of fossil will be determined to be same
1T 1 C
(D) T  C
2 2

15. Consider a reaction aG + 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 fixed, the rate
is doubled. The overall order of the reaction is : [JEE-2007]
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

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16. Under the same reaction conditions, initial concentration of 1.386 mol dm –3 of a substance becomes half in 40
 k1 
seconds and 20 seconds through first order and zero order kinetics, respectively. Ratio  k  of the rate constant
 0
for first order (k1) and zero order (k0) of the reaction is. [JEE-2008]

(A) 0.5 mol–1 dm3 (B) 1.0 mol dm–3 (C) 1.5 mol dm–3 (D) 2.0 mol–1 dm3
17. For a first order reaction A  P, the temperature (T) dependent rate constant (k) was found to follow the equation log
1
k = – (2000) + 6.0. The pre-exponential factor A and the activation energy Ea, respectively, are :
T
[JEE-2009]
(A) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 9.2 kJ mol–1 (B) 6.0 s–1 and 16.6 kJ mol–1
(C) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 16.6 kJ mol–1 (D) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 38.3 kJ mol–1

18. The concentration of R in the reaction R  P was measured as a function of time and the following data is obtained
[JEE-2010]

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[R](molar ) 1.0 0.75 0.40 0.10
t(min.) 0.0 0.05 0.12 0.18
The order of the reaction is :

D
19. Plots showing the variation of the rate constant (k) with temperature (T) are given below. The plot that follows
Arrhenius equation is : N [JEE-2010]

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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20. For the first order reaction 2N2O5 (g)  4NO2(g) + O2 (g) [JEE-2011]
(A) The concentration of the reaction decreases exponentially with time
(B) The half-life of the reaction decreases with increasing temperature
(C) The half-life of the reaction depends on the initial concentration of the reactant
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(D) The reaction proceeds to 99.6% completion in eight half-life duration

21. An organic compound undergoes first-order decomposition. The time taken for its decomposition to 1/8 and 1/10 of
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[1t / 8 ]
its initial concentration are t1/8 and t1/10 respectively. What is the value of  10 ?(log102 = 0.3)
[ t1/ 10 ]
[JEE-2012]

22. In the reaction, P + Q  R + S

the time taken for 75% reaction of P is twice the time taken for 50% reaction of P. The concentration of Q varies with
reaction time as shown in the figure. The overall order of the reaction is :
[JEE(Advanced) 2013]

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 0 (D) 1

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23. According to the Arrhenius equation, [JEE(Advanced) 2016]

(A) a high activation energy usually implies a fast reaction
(B) rate constant increases with increase in temperature. This is due to a greater number of collisions whose energy
exceeds the activation energy
(C) higher the magnitude of activation energy, stronger is the temperature dependence of the rate constant
(D) the pre – exponential factor is a measure of the rate at which collisions occur, irrespective of their energy.

24. In a bimolecular reaction, the steric factor P was experimentally, determined to be 4.5. The correct option(s) among the
following is(are) [JEE(Advanced) 2017]
(A) Experimentally determined value of frequency factor is higher than that predicted by Arrhenius equation.
(B) The value of frequency factor predicted by Arrhenius equation is higher than that determined experimentally.
(C) The activation energy of the reaction is unaffected by the value of the steric factor.
(D) Since P = 4.5, the reaction will not proceed unless an effective catalyst is used.

25. For a first order reaction A(g)  2B(g) + C(g) at constant volume and 300 K, the total pressure at the beginnig (t = 0)
and at time t are P0 and Pt, respectively. Initially, only A is present with concentration [A]0, and t1/3 is the time required
for the partial pressure of A to reach 1/3rd of its initial value. The correct option(s) is(are) (Assume that all these gases

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behave as ideal gases) [JEE(Advanced) 2018]
ln (3P0 – Pt)

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t1/3
(A) N (B)

Time [A]0
SI Rate constant
ln (P0 – Pt)

(C) (D)

Time [A]0
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26. 3. Consider the kinetic data given in the following table for the reaction A + B + C  Product.
[JEE(Advanced) 2019]
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The rate of the reaction for [A] = 0.15 mol dm–3, [B] = 0.25 mol dm–3 and [C] = 0.15 mol dm–3 is found to be Y × 10–5 mol
dm–3 s–1. The value of Y is ––––––––

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27. In the decay sequence : [JEE(Advanced) 2019]

238 –x1 234 –x2 234 –x3 234 –x4 234
92 U 90 Th 91 Pa Z 90 Th

x1, x2, x3 and x4 are particles/ radiation emitted by the respective isotopes. The correct option(s)
is/are-
(A) Z is an isotope of uranium

(B) x2 is b–

(C) x1 will deflect towards negatively charged plate

(D) x3 is g-ray

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D
N
SI
O
O
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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE -1
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. B 7. B
8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A 12. B 13. A 14. D
15. A 16. B 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C 21. D
22. D 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. B
29. D 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. C
36. D 37. B 38. B 39. B 40. 0.75 M
41. 200 sec 42. 0 43. 0.025 mole/L 44. 437.5 mg

EXERCISE-2

JEE MAIN PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS [Part - I]

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1. A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A
8. D 9. C 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. D 14. B
15. B 16. A 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. C 21. C
22. B 23. A 24. A 25. C 26. C
27. C 28. A
29.

36.
A

D
30. B 31. D 32. A 33. A 34. A
D 35. B
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JEE ADVANCED PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS [IIT-JEE ADVANCED]
1. D 2. t = 7.097 × 108 years. 3. EA = 100 KJ/mol 4. B
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5. t1/2 = 24 min. 6. A 7. t1/21 = 36.1 hr–1, t1/22 = 72.2 hr–1, t1/23 = 27.44 hr–1.
8. B 9. A 10. A R0 = k[A0], B 0.5 sec–1. 11. 950 mm of Hg
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12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D 16. A 17. D

18. 0 19. A 20. A,B,D 21. 9 22. D 23. B, C, D
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24. AC 25. AD 26. 6.75 27. A, B, C

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