JILLIAN GWEN TOLEDO 21-1-00778

BSMT 1-2 03/08/2022

SEATWORK NO.2 CHEMICAL KINETICS
Solve the following Problems.
1.Suppose that at some point in the reaction, A + 3B _____ 2C + 2D
[ A] = 0.9986M, and that 13.0 min later [ A] = 0.9746M. What is the average rate of
reaction of A during this time period, expressed in M/s?
∆ [ A ] [ A ]f −[ A ] i 0.9746 M −0.9986 M 0.024 M −5
Rate= = = = =3.076 x 10 M / s
 ∆t t f −t i 60 s 780 s
13 min x
1 min

2. In the reaction 2A ------- 3B, [ A] drops from 0.5684 M to 0.5522 M in 2.50 min. What
is the average rate of formation of B during this time interval, expressed in M/s?
0.552 MA −0.5684 MA +3 moles B −4 −1
R ate of B formation= x =1.62 x 10 M /s
 60 s −2 moles A
2.50 min x
1 min

3. Kinetics data for the reaction:

2HgCl2 + C2O42- --- 2Cl-+ 2CO2+ Hg2Cl2
Determine the following questions below the table.
Expt. [ HgCl2}2, M [ C2O42-,M Initial rate,
M/min

1 0.105 0.15 1.8x10-5

2 0.105 0.30 7.1 X10 -5

3 0.052 0.30 3.5X10-5

Determine:
a. The order of reaction with respect to HgCl2 and C2O42-
 Rate = k[HgCl2]m[C2O42–]n
Compare the rates in experiments 1 and 2 (or 3 and 4) to find the order in oxalate
ion:
 Compare the rates in experiments 2 and 3 (or 1 and 4) to find the order in
mercury(II) chloride:

b. The overall order of reaction

 Therefore, the reaction is first order with respect to mercury(II) chloride and
second order with respect to oxalate. The overall order is the sum of these, 2 + 1
= 3, third order.

c. The rate constant, K

Experiment [HgCl2] (M) [C2O42–] (M) Initial rate (mol L–

1
 min–1)k
1 0.105 0.15 1.8x10-5
2 0.105 0.15 1.8x10-5
3 0.052 0.30 7.1x10-5
4 0.052 0.15 8.9x10-6
The average k = 7.6×10  M min–1
–3 –2