Class 12 - Chemistry

Chemical Kinetics Test 02

Question No. 1 to 5 are based on the given text. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:

A reaction is said to be of the first order if the rate of the reaction depends upon one concentration term only. For a first order
reaction of the type A → Products, the rate of the reaction is given as : rate = k[A], The differential rate law is given as : dA
dt = -
[A]
k[A]. The integrated rate law is : In [A] = -kt, where [A] is the concentration of reactant left at time t and [A]0 is the initial
0

concentration of the reactant, k is the rate constant.

1. The unit of rate constant for a first order reaction is.

a. mol L-1 s-1
b. L mol-1 s-1
c. s-1
d. L2 mol-2 s-1
2. Half-life period of a first order reaction is 10 min. Starting with initial concentration 12 M, the rate after 20 min is
a. 0.693 × 3 M min-1
b. 0.0693 × 3 M min-1
c. 0.0693 × 4 M min-1
d. 0.0693 M min-1
3. 50% of a first order reaction is complete in 23 minutes. Calculate the time required to complete 90% of the reaction.
a. 35.2 minutes
b. 70.4 minutes
c. 38.7 minutes
d. 76.4 minutes
4. 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
a. 1.73 × 10-5 M/min
b. 3.47 × 10-4 M/min
c. 1.73 × 10-4 M/min
d. 3.47 × 10-5 M/min
5. The half-life period of a 1st order reaction is 60 minutes. What percentage will be left over after 240 minutes?
a. 6%
b. 6.25%
c. 4.25%
d. 5%
6. For an exothermic chemical process occurring in two steps as;
The progress of the reaction can be best described by:
i. A + B ⟶ X (Slow);
ii. X ⟶ AB (Fast)

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iv. All of these

v.

vi.

∂E
7. The temperature coefficient
( ∂T )P for a given cell is 1.5 × 10-4 JK-1 at 300 K. The change in entropy during cell
reaction: Pb(s) + HgCl2(aq) → PbCl2(aq) + Hg(l)
a. 21.70 JK-1
b. 57.9 KJ-1
c. 14.47 JK-1
d. 28.95 JK-1
8. A zero order reaction A ⟶ Z + Y has initial concentration of A as 0.2 M. After 20 minutes, [A] becomes 0.16 M, the
time required to complete the reaction (in minute) as well as its rate constant in mole lit-1t-1 are:
a. 100, 2 × 10-3
b. 40, 2 × 10-3
c. 20, 2 × 10-3
d. 50, 2 × 10-3
9. Assertion (A): The molecularity of the reaction is H2 + Br2 = 2HBr is two.
Reason (R): The order of this reaction is 3 .
2
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
10. Assertion (A): The half-life period for a first-order reaction is independent of the initial concentration of reactants.
Reason (R): For the first-order reaction, t 1 = 0.693
2
k
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
11. State True or False:
i. The unit of rate of reaction changes with order of reaction.
a. True
b. False
ii. The order of reaction can never be zero.
a. True
b. False

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12. Fill in the blanks:
a. The active mass indicates concentration of a substance.
b. An increase in temperature increases the number of collisions.
13. The rate constant of a reactant is 2 × 10 Lmol s . What is the order of the reaction.
−2 −1 −1

14. Identify the order of reaction from the following rate constant:
k = 2.3 × 10−5 L mol−1 s−1
15. Define the following:
i. Order of reaction
ii. Elementary step in a reaction.
16. Why is molecularity applicable only for elementary reactions and order applicable for elementary as well as complex
reaction?
17. The decomposition of hydrocarbon follows the equation k = (4.5 × 1011 s-1) e-28000k/t. Calculate Ea.
18. In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results were obtained:
t/s 0 30 60 90
[Ester] mol L−1 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085
i. Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.
ii. Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.

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 Class 12 - Chemistry
Chemical Kinetics Test 02

Solution

1. (c) s-1
Explanation: Unit of rate constant for a reaction of nth order = (cone.)1-n time -1
For a first order reaction, n = 1
Unit of rate constant = (mol L-1)1-1s-1 = s-1
2. (b) 0.0693 × 3 M min-1
t1/2 t1/2
Explanation: 12M ⟶ 6M ⟶ 3M
Initial conc
t1/2 = 10 min
0.693
k=
10
= 0.0693 min-1
As t1/2 is 10 min, after 20 minutes the concentration will be 3 M.
Hence, Rate = 0.0693 × 3 M min-1

3. (d) 76.4 minutes

Explanation: t1/2 = 23 minute
t1/2 = 0.693 ⇒ k = 0.693 ⇒ k = 0.693 min-1
k t1/2 23
For 90% completion,
t = 2.303
k
log( a−a x )
t = 2.303×23
0.693
log ( 100−90
100
)
t = 76.4 minutes
4. (b) 3.47 × 10-4 M/min
Explanation: For the first order reaction,
k = 2.303
t log a−x
a

a = 0.1 M, a - x = 0.025 M, t = 40 min

k = 2.303 log 0.1 = 2.303 log 4 = 0.0347 min-1
40 0.025 40
[A] → product
Thus, rate = k[A]
rate = 0.0347 × 0.01 M min-1 = 3.47 × 10-4 M min-1
5. (b) 6.25%
Explanation: t1/2 = 0.693
k ⇒ t
0.693
= k ⇒ 0.693 = k
1/2 60

k = 0.01155 min-1
t log( a−x )
k = 2.303
a

Let the initial amount (a) be 100.

0.01155 min-1 = 2.303
log 100
240 min
( )
a−x
0.01155 min−1 ×240 min
2.303
100
=log a−x ( )

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 1.204 = log 100 - log (a - x)
1.204 = 2 - log (a - x)0
log (a - x) = 2 - 1.204 = 0.796
(a - x) = 6.25%

6. (a)

Explanation:

7. (d) 28.95 JK-1

Explanation: As we know,
( ∂∂ET )P = ΔnFS
∴ ΔS =
( ∂T )P × nF
∂E

= 1.5 × 10-4 × 2 × 96500 = 28.95 JK-1 (as n is 2)

8. (a) 100, 2 × 10-3
Explanation: 100, 2 × 10-3
9. (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Molecularity of reaction is the number of molecules acting in the rate-determining step while the order of
the reaction is the sum total of all powers to which concentration is raised in the rate law expression. So both may or may
not be the same.
10. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
11. State True or False:
i. (b) False
Explanation: False
ii. (b) False
Explanation: False
12. Fill in the blanks:
a. Molar
b. effective
13. Second order reaction
14. Second order, because unit is L mol−1 s−1.
15. i. Order of a reaction: The sum of the powers of the concentration i.e. stoichiometric coefficients of reactants of a
chemical reaction in rate law expression is called the order of that chemical reaction.
ii. Each step of a complex reaction is called the elementary step of the reaction.

16. A complex reaction occurs through several elementary reactions gives us products. The numbers of molecules involved
in each elementary reaction may be different i.e., the molecularity (reaction taking place in one step) of the step may be
different. Therefore, the molecularity of the overall complex reaction is meaningless. On the other hand, the order of a

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 complex reaction is experimentally determined by the slowest step in its mechanism and is, therefore, applicable even in
the case of complex reactions.
17. The expression for k is as follows:
k = (4.5 × 1011 s−1 ) e−28000 K/T . .... (i)
Arrhenius equation is given by,
k = Ae−Ea/RT . .... (ii)
From equation (i) and (ii), we obtain
Ea 28000K
RT
= T
Ea = R × 28000 K
= 8.314 JK−1mol−1 × 28000 K
= 232792 J mol−1 = 232.792 KJ mol−1
d[Ester]
18. i. Average rate of reaction between the time interval, 30 to 60 seconds, = dt
0.31−0.17 0.14
= 60−30
= 30
= 4.67 × 10−3mol L−1s−1
ii. For a pseudo first order reaction,
2.303 [R]
k= log 0
t [R]
For t= 30 s, k1 = 2.303
log 0.55
30 0.31
= 1.911 × 10−2s−1
For t= 60 s,k2 = 2.303 log 0.55
60 0.17
=1.957 × 10−2s−1
For t= 90 s,
2.303 0.55
k = log = 2.075 × 10−2 s−1
3 90 0.085
k1 +k2 +k3
Then, average rate constant,k = 3
(
1.911×10−2 )+( 1.957×10−2 )+(2.075×10−2 )
= 3
= 1.98 × 10−2 s−1

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