SKU1023 BASIC CHEMISTRY II

TUTORIAL 1: CHEMICAL KINETICS

1. Consider the reaction 2 Mg + O2 → 2 MgO. A rate study of this reaction was

conducted at 298 K. The data that were obtained are shown in the table below.

Trial Concentration of Concentration of O2 Initial Rate (Ms-

1
Mg (M) (M) )
1 0.10 0.10 2.0 x 10-3
2 0.20 0.10 4.0 x 10-3
3 0.10 0.20 8.0 x 10-3

Determine the rate law, the rate constant and the overall reaction order of the reaction.

2. For the decomposition of N2O5 at 67°C, where k= 0.35 min-1, calculate:

a) The concentration after 4.0 min, starting at 0.160 M.
b) The time required for the concentration to drop from 0.160 M to 0.100 M.
c) The time required for half a sample of N2O5 to decompose.

3. Ammonia is produced by the reaction between nitrogen and hydrogen.

a) Write a balanced equation.
b) Write an expression for the rate of reaction in terms of ∆[NH3].
c) The concentration of ammonia increases from 0.257 M to 0.815 M in 15.0 min.
Calculate the average rate of reaction over this time interval.

4. The rate constant for decomposition of ammonia is 2.08 x 10-4 mol/L.s.

NH3 (g) → 1/2 N2 (g) + 3/2 H2 (g)

a) What is the half-life of a 0.250 M solution of ammonia?

b) How long will it take for the concentration of ammonia to drop from 1.25 M to
0.388 M?

5. Nitrosyl bromide decomposed to nitrogen oxide and bromine gas.

NOBr (g) → NO (g) + 1/2 Br2 (g)
The rate constant is 48 M-1 min-1 at certain temperature. How long will it take to
decomposed 90% of a 0.0200 M solution of nitrosyl bromide?

SEM 2 2018/2019