Chemical kinetics MCQ (class 12)

1. For zero order reaction, the integrated rate equation is:

a. kt = [A]
[A]°
b. kt = [A] – [A]°
c. [A] = -kt + [A]°
d. [A] = kt – [A]°
2. Arrhenius equation is represented by
a. K=Ae-EaRT
b. K=AeEaRT
c. T1/2=.693/K
d. None of the above
3. The half life period for a zero order reaction is equal to :
a. 2k/[A]°
b. [A]°
2k
c. 0.693
k
d. 0.693
k[A]°
4. For a zero order reaction, linear plot was obtained for [A] vs t. The slope of the line is equal to:
a. k
b. -k
c. 0.693/K

d. - k
2.303

5. For a reaction having rate law expression :

Rate = k [A]3/2 [B]-1/2
If the concentration of both A and B become four times the rate of reaction
a. Becomes four times
b. Becomes 16 times
c. Decreases four times
d. Remains same
6. For a chemical reaction, A B, it is observed that the rate of reaction doubles when the
concentration of A is increased four times. The order of reaction in A is :
a. Two
b. One
c. Half
d. Zero
7. A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours. The order of reaction is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
8. The time taken for 90% of a first order reaction to complete is approximately
a. 1.1 times that of half life
 b. 2.2 times that of half life
c. 3.3 times that of half life
d. 4.4 times that of half life
9. What is the unit of rate constant for first order
a. Mol l-1
b. Mol l-1 sec-1
c. Sec-1
d. Mol l-2 sec-2
10. For first order reaction, rate constant
a. Is directly proportional to concentration of the reactant
b. Is proportional to square of concentration of reactant
c. Is dependent of temperature
d. Is independent of temperature
11. The half-life for decay of 14C by β-emission is 5730 years. The fraction of 14C decays, in a
sample that is 22,920 years old, would be
a. 1/8
b. 1/16
c. 7/8
d. 15/16
12. In any unimolecular reaction _________________
a. Only two reacting species are involved in the rate determining step
b. The order and the molecularity of slowest step are equal to one
c. The molecularity of the reaction is one and order is zero
d. Both molecularity and order of the reacton are two
13. For a complex reaction ____________________
a. Order of overall reaction is same as molecularity of the slowest step
b. Order of overall reaction is less than the molecularity of the slowest step
c. Order of overall reaction is greater than molecularity of the slowest step
d. Molecularity of the slowest step can be zero
14. According to Maxwell Boltzmann distribution of energy, _______________
a. The fraction of molecules with most probable kinetic energy decreases at higher temperatures
b. The fraction of molecules with most probable kinetic energy increases at higher temperatures
c. most probable kinetic energy increases at higher temperatures
d. most probable kinetic energy remains constant at higher temperatures
15. Which of the following statements are in accordance with the Arrhenius equation?
a. Rate of a reaction decreases with increase in temperature
b. Rate of a reaction increases with decrease in activation energy
c. Rate constant decreases exponentially with increase in temperature
d. Rate of a reaction decreases with decrease in activation energy
16. Mark the correct statements
a. Catalyst doesn’t provides an alternative pathway to reaction mechanism
b. Catalyst raises the activation energy
c. Catalyst lowers the activation energy
d. Catalyst alters enthalpy change of the reaction
17. When initial concentration of a reactant is doubled in a reaction, its half-life period is not
affected. The order of the reaction is
a. Second
b. More than zero but less than first
c. Zero
d. First
18. The addition of a catalyst during a chemical reaction alters which of the following quantities?
a. Enthalpy
b. Activation energy
c. Entropy
d. Internal energy
19. The value of rate constant of a pseudo first order reaction ____________.
a. depends on the concentration of reactants present in small amount.
b. depends on the concentration of reactants present in excess.
c. is independent of the concentration of reactants.
d. depends only on temperature

20. Equation for half life time for the first order reaction is

a. T1/2 = 693/K

b. T1/2 = 0.693/K

c. T1/2 = 6.93/K

d. None of these

21. The time taken for the 99.9 % of the first order reaction to complete is approximately

a. 2 times that of half life

b. 2.5 times that of half life

c. 3.5 times that of half life

d. 10 times that of half life

22. The rate of reaction depends upon

a. Volume
b. Pressure
c. Force
d. Concentration
23. If the rate of the reaction is equal to rate constant then order of the reaction is
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

24. When ln k is plotted against 1/T the slope was found to be -10.7× 103 k, activation energy for the
reaction would be

a. -78.9 kj/mol

b. 2.26 kj/mol

c. 88.9 kj/mol
 d. 10.7 kj/mol

25. The rate constant of the reaction is 1.5 × 10-5 mol-2 l2 s-1 . the order of the reaction is

a. 1

b. 2

c. 0

d. 3

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