4.

1 exercise 1 - orders of reaction

1. Explain what is meant by the term "rate of reaction".
2. The initial rates of the reaction 2A + B 2C + D at varios concentrations of A an! B
are "iven below#
$A% mol!m
&'
$B% mol!m
&'
(nitial rate )mol!m
&'
s
&1
*.*1 *.2* *.1*
*.*2 *.2* *.2*
*.*1 *.+* *.+*
a, -hat is the or!er of reaction with respect to A an! B.
b, -hat is the overall or!er of reaction.
c, -hat is the rate constant.
!, -hat will be the rate of the reaction if the concentrations of A an! B are both *.*1
mol!m
&'
.
'. /or the reaction 2012", + 322", 0212", + 3212",4 the followin" rate !ata were
collecte!#
(nitial $01%)5 (nitial $32%)5 (nitial rate)5s
&1
*.6* *.'7 '.* x 1*
&'
1.2* *.'7 1.2 x 1*
&2
1.2* *.7+ 1.2 x 1*
&2
-hat is the rate constant for the reaction.
-hat can yo !e!ce abot the rate&!eterminin" step of the reaction.
+. /or the reaction 8Cl' + Cl2 8Cl94 the followin" !ata were obtaine!#
Experiment 0o. $8Cl'%)5 $Cl2%)5 :ate )5s
&1
1 *.'6 1.26 6.* x 1*
&+
2 *.'6 *.6' 1.9 x 1*
&+
' *.72 2.92 +.; x 1*
&'
De!ce the rate e<ation an! the rate constant.
9. Two compon!s4 = an! >4 are ?nown to n!er"o the reaction
= + '> =>'
@sin" the experimental reslts in the table below#
E=8E:(5E0T (nitial concentration
of =)mol!m
&'
(nitial concentration
of >)mol!m
&'
(nitial rate of
formation of
=>')mol!m
&'
s
&1
1 *.1** *.1** *.**2**
2 *.1** *.2** *.**7A;
' *.1** *.'** *.*1;*9
+ *.2** *.1** *.**'AA
9 *.'** *.1** *.**6*1

/in! the rate constant.
6. The !ata in the table below relates to the reaction between hy!ro"en an! nitro"en
monoxi!e at 67'B. 2012", + 2322", 022", + 23212",
Experiment nmber (nitial concentration
of 32 )mol!m
&'
(nitial concentration
of 01 )mol!m
&'
(nitial rate of
pro!ction of 02 )
mol!m
&'
s
&1
1 2.* x 1*
&'
6.* x 1*
&'
6.* x 1*
&'
2 '.* x 1*
&'
6.* x 1*
&'
A.* x 1*
&'
' 6.* x 1*
&'
1.* x 1*
&'
*.9 x 1*
&'
De!ce the rate e<ation an! calclate the rate constant.