Chemical Kinetics

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1. The rate law for the reaction RCl + NaOH(aq) → ROH + NaCl is given by, Rate = k [RCl]. The
rate of the reaction will be [213283] [C12-04-03-C3]

(a) Doubled on doubling the concentration of sodium hydroxide

(b) Halved on reducing the concentration of alkyl halide to one half

(c) Decreased on increasing the temperature of the reaction
(d) Unaffected by increasing the temperature of the reaction

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2. 2A → B + C would be a zero order reaction when [213285] [C12-04-07-C3]

(a) the rate of reaction is proportional to square of conc. of A

(b) the rate of reaction remains same at any conc. of A

(c) the rate remains unchanged at any conc. of B and C

(d) the rate of reaction doubles if conc. of B is increased to double.

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3. For the reaction system 2NO(g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g) the volume is suddenly reduced to half its
value by increasing the pressure on it. If the reaction is of first order with respect to O 2 and second
order with respect to NO, the rate of reaction will be [213287] [C12-04-05-A3]

(a) diminish to one-eight of its initial value

(b) increase to eight times of its initial value

(c) increase to four times its initial value

(d) diminish to one-fourth of its initial value

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4. The rate of a gaseous reaction is equal to k [A][B]. The volume of the reaction vessel containing
these gases is suddenly reduced to one-fourth of the initial volume. The rate of the reaction would
become [213288] [C12-04-03-A3]

(a) 1/16 times (b) 16 times

(c) 1/8 times (d) 8 times

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5. The rate constant for the reaction 2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2, is 3.0 × 10–5 sec–1. If the rate is 2.40 × 10–5
mol litre–1 sec–1, then the concentration of N2O5 (in mol litre–1) is [213290] [C12-04-03-A3]

(a) 1.4 (b) 0.8

(c) 0.04 (d) 0.8

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6. The half of a first order reaction is 10 min. If initial amount is 0.08 mol/litre and concentration at
some instant is 0.01 mol/litre, then t = [213292] [C12-04-08-A3]

(a) 10 min (b) 30 min

(c) 20 min (d) 40 min

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7. SO2Cl2 → SO2 + Cl2 is a first order gas reaction with k = 2.2 × 10–5 sec–1 at 320°C. The
percentage of SO2Cl2 decomposed on heating for 90 minutes is [213293] [C12-04-08-A3]

(a) 1.118 (b) 0.1118

(c) 18.11 (d) 11.18

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8. For a first order reaction, a plot of log(a – x) against time is a straight line with a negative slope of
magnitude [213294] [C12-04-08-C3]

k
(a) (b) –2.303 k
2.303

(c) 2.303 / k (d) –2.303 / k

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9. If a is the initial concentration and k is the rate constant of a zero order reaction, the time for the
reaction to go to completion will be [213296] [C12-04-07-C3]

(a) k/a (b) a/k

(c) a / 2k (d) k / 2a

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10. The reaction A → B follows first order kinetics. The time taken for 0.8 mole of A to produce 0.6
mole of B is 1 hour. What is the time taken for conversion of 0.9 mole of A to produce 0.675 mole
of B? [213297] [C12-04-08-A3]

(a) 1 hour (b) 0.5 hour

(c) 0.25 hour (d) 2 hour

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Answers

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5 (d)

6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)

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