CHEMICAL KINETICS

Preface

As you have gone through the theory part that consists of given fundamental
principles, definitions, concepts involved and solved problems. After going through
theory part it becomes necessary to solve the unsolved problems based on the
concepts given. To solve this purpose we are providing exercise part that
comprises of various exercises based on the theory. By solving various kinds
of problems you can check your grasp on the topic and can determine whether
you have been able to find optimum depth in relevant topic or not.

Students are advised to solve the questions of exercises (Levels # 1, 2, 3, 4)

in the same sequence or as directed by the faculty members, religiously and
very carefully.

Level # 3 is not for foundation course students, it will be discussed in fresher

or target courses.

Total No.of questions in Chemical Kinetics are -

Level # 1 ....................................................................................... 50
Level # 2 ........................................ ........................................... 50
Level # 3 ........................................ ........................................... 17
Level # 4 ........................................ ........................................... 35

Total No. of questions .............................................................. 152

 LEVEL # 1
Q.6 The rate of certain hypothetical reaction
Questions
Rate of reaction
based on A + B + C  products,
dA
Q.1 For a hypothetical reaction A  L, the rate is given, by r = – = K [A]½ [B]1/3 [C]1/4.
expression is - dt
The order of reaction is given by -
dC A
rate = – (A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 2 (D) 13/12
dt
(A) Negative sign represent that rate is Q.7 When concentration of reactant in reaction
negative A  B is increased by 8 times, the rate
(B) Negative sign indicates to the decrease increase only 2 times. The order of the
in the concentrations of reactant reaction would be -
(C) Negative sign indicates the attractive (A) 2 (B) 1/3 (C) 4 (D) 1/2
forces between reactants Q.8 For a hypothetical reaction
(D) None of the above is correct A + B  products, the rate law is,
r = k [B] [A]º, the order of reaction is -
Q.2 In the formation of sulphur trioxide by the
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
contact process,
2SO2 (g) + O2 (g)  2SO3 (g) Q.9 For a reaction
The rate of reaction is expressed as 2A + B  C + D, The active mass of B is kept
d(O 2 ) constant but that of A is tripled. The rate of
– = 2.5 x 104 mol L-1 sec-1 reaction will -
dt
The rate of disappearance of (SO2) will be - (A) Decrease by 3 times
(A) 5.0 x 10—4 mol L–1 s–1 (B) Increase by 9 times
(B) 2.25 x 10—4 mol L–1 s–1 (C) Increase by 3 times
(C) 3.75 x 10—4 mol L–1 s–1 (D) Unpredictable
(D) 50.0 x 10—4 mol L–1 s–1 Q.10 In acidic medium, the rate of reaction
between (BrO3)¯ and Br¯ ion is given by the
Q.3 For the reaction : N2 + 3H2  2NH3. If the
expression :
rate of disappearance of hydrogen is
1.8 × 103. What is the rate of formation of d(BrO 3 )
– = k [BrO3¯] [Br¯] [H+]2 it means -
ammonia. (mole per litre per sec.) dt
(A) 1.8 × 103 (B) 1.2 × 103 (A) Rate constant of overall reaction is 4 sec–1
(C) 2.7 × 103 (D) 0.9 × 103 (B) Rate of reaction is independent of the
conc.of acid
Q.4 For a chemical reaction 2X + Y  Z, the rate (C) The change in pH of the solution will not
of appearance of Z is 0.05 mol L–1 per min. affect the rate
The rate of disappearance of X will be - (D) Doubling the conc. of H+ ions will increase
(A) 0.05 mol L—1 per hour the reaction rate by 4 times
(B) 0.05 mol L—1 per min
Q.11 A reaction A2 + B2  2AB occurs by the
(C) 0.1 mol L—1 per min
following mechanism -
(D) 0.25 mol L—1 per min
A2  A + A .........(slow)
A + B2  AB + B .......(fast)
Rate law, Unit of Rate constant, A + B  AB .........(fast)
Questions
its order would be -
based on
order of reaction
(A) 3/2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
Q.5 What is the order of a reaction whose Q.12 The rate constant of nth order has units -
rate = KCA3/2 CB–1/2 – (A) Litre1–n mol1-n sec–1
(A) 2 (B)1 (B) Mol1–n litre1-n sec
(C)– 1/2 (D) 3/2 2
(C) Mol1n litre n sec–1
2

(D) Mole1–n litren-1 sec–1

Q.13 Reaction : Q.18 Using the data given below the order and rate
2Br¯ + H2O2 + 2H+  Br2 + 2H2O constant for the reaction : CH3CHO(g) 
take place in two steps : CH4(g) + CO(g) would be –
slow
(a) Br¯ + H+ + H2O2    HOBr + H2O Experiment no. Initial conc. Initial rate
fast [mol/] [mol.lit–1sec1]
(b) HOBr + Br¯ + H+   H2O + Br2
I 0.10 0.020
The order of the reaction is –
II 0.20 0.080
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 0
III 0.30 0.180
Q.14 The rate constant of reaction changes when - IV 0.40 0.320
(A) Volume is changed Answer is –
(B) Concentrations of the reactants are (A) 2,[k = 2.0 /mol sec]
changed (B) 0,[k = 2.0 mol/ sec]
(C) Temperature is changed (C) 2,[k = 1.5 /mol sec]
(D) Pressure is changed (D) 1,[k = 1.5 sec–1]
Q.15 One litre of 2M acetic acid and one litre of Q.19 For which of the following, the units of rate
3M ethyl alcohol were mixed. The constant and rate of the reaction are same -
esterification takes place according to the (A) First order reaction
reaction: (B) Second order reaction
CH3COOH + C2H5OH  CH3COOC2H5 (C) Third order reaction
+ H 2O (D) Zero order reaction
If each solution is diluted by one litre water
Q.20 For a chemical reaction, 2A + 2B  C + D,
the rate would become –
(A) 4 times (B) 2 times the order of reaction is one with respect to A
(C) 0.5 times (D) 0.25 times and one with respect to B. The initial rate of
Q.16 In the reaction : A + 2B + C  D + 2E the reaction is 4 × 10–2 mol L–1 s–1. When
Ther rate of reaction remains unchanged if 50% of the reactants are converted into
the conc. of B is doubled and that of A and products, the rate of the reaction would
C is kept constant. What is the order with become-
respect to B – (A) 2 × 10–2 mol L–1s–1
(A) 0 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 3 (B) 1 × 10–2 mol L–1s–1
(C) 4 × 10–2 mol L–1 s–1
Q.17 The following data pertain to reaction between
(D) 2 × 10–1 mol L–1 s–1
A and B :
S.No. [A] [B] Rate Q.21 For a gaseous reaction the rate equation is
mol.l–1 mol.l–1 mol.l–1sec–1 v = k[A][B]. If the volume of the gaseous
I 1 × 10–2 2 × 10–2 2 × 10–4 system is suddenly reduced to 1/3 of initial
II 2 × 10–2 2 × 10–2 4 × 10–4 volume. The rate would become –
III 2 × 10–2 4 × 10–2 8 × 10–4 (A) 1/9 times (B) 9 times
Which of the following inference(s) can be (C) 1/6 times (D) 6 times
drawn from the above data –
(a) Rate constant of the reaction 10–4
(b) Rate law of the reaction is k[A][B] Questions Factors affecting Rate, Arrhenius
(c) Rate of reaction increases four times on based on equation
doubling the concentration of both the Q.22 The rate of a certain reaction increase by 2.3
reactant, times when the temperature is raised from
Select the correct answer – 300 K to 310K. If k is the rate constant at
codes :– 300 K then the rate constant at 310 K will be
(A) a,b and c (B) a and b equal to -
(C) b and c (D) c alone (A) 2k (B) k
(C) 2.3 k (D) 3k 2
 k 35 º Q.30 Half life period of a zero order reaction is –
Q.23 > 1, this means that – (A) Independent of concentration
k 34 º
(B) Directly proportional to initial concentration
(A) Rate increases with the rise in
(C) Inversely proportional to concentration
temperature (D) Directly proportional to the square of the
(B) Rate decreases with rise in temperature concentration
(C) Rate does not change with rise in
Q.31 Wrong data for the first order reaction is –
temperature
(A) t0.5 =100s, t0.75 = 200s
(D) None of the above
(B) t0.75 = 32 min t0.5 = 16min
Q.24 If the first order reaction involves gaseous (C) Both the above
reactants and gaseous products the units of (D) t0.5 = 100s, t0.75 = 150s
its rate are - Q.32 What is the half life of a radioactive substance
(A) Atm (B) Atm-sec if 75% of any given amount of the substance
(C) Atm sec–1 (D) Atm 2 sec2 disintegrates in 60 minutes –
(A) 2 Hours (B) 30 Minutes
Q.25 Expression showing change of rate constant (C) 45 Minutes (D) 20 Minutes
with temperature is –
k T 10 Q.33 For an elementary reaction
(A) Temperature coefficient = X (g)  Y (g) + Z (g)
E kT
– the half life periods is 10 min. In what period
(B) k = Ae RT
of time would the concentration of X be
(C) Ct = C0e–kt reduced to 10% of original concentration -
(D) None of these (A) 20 Min. (B) 33 Min
Q.26 The plot of log k vs.1/T yields a straight line. (C) 15 Min (D) 25 Min
The slope of the line would be equal to - Q.34 99% of a first order reaction was completed
E E a in 32 min. When will 99.9% of the reaction
(A) – a (B) –
R 2 .303 R complete –
E Ea (A) 50 Min (B) 46 Min
(C) a (D)
R 2 .303 R (C) 49 Min (D) 48 Min
Q.27 For a reaction, the rate constant is expressed Q.35 In the presence of an acid, the initial
as, concentration of cane sugar was reduced from
k = A.e–40000/T 0.20 to 0.10 molar in 5 hours and from 0.2
The energy of the activation is - to 0.05 molar in 10 hours. The reaction is of –
(A) 40000 cal (B) 88000 cal (A) Zero order (B) First order
(C) 80000 cal (D) 8000 cal (C) Second order (D) Third order
Q.36 For a second order reaction, if the conc. of
Integrated Rate law of zero, first a reactant decreases from 0.08M to 0.04M
Questions
based on and second order reaction in ten minutes, what would be the time taken
for the conc. to decreases to 0.01M –
Q.28 A first order reaction follows the expressions- (A) 20 minutes (B) 30 minutes
k t (C) 50 minutes (D) 70 minutes
(A) Cte 1 = C0 (B) Ct = C0 e k 1t
C C Q.37 The rate constant for a second order reaction
(C) ln 0 = –k 1t (D) ln t = k1t 8.0 × 10–4 litre mol–1min–1. How long will it
Ct C0
take a 0.5M solution to be reduced to 0.25M
Q.29 Which of following statement is false - in reactant –
(A) A fast reaction has a larger rate constant (A) 8.665 × 102 min (B) 8.0 × 10–4 min
and short half-life (C) 2.50 × 103 min (D) 4.0 × 10–4 min
(B) For a first order reaction, successive half
Q.38 A radioactive isotope decomposes according
lives are equal to the first order with half life period of 15
(C) For a first order reaction, the half-life is hrs. 80% of the sample will decompose in -
independent of concentration (A) 15 × 0.8 hr.
(D) The half life of a reaction is half the time (B) 15 × (log 8) hr.
required for the reaction to go to (C) 15 × (log5 / log2) hr. (or 34.83) hr.
completion (D) 15 × 10/ 8 hr.
Q.39 Radioactive decay follows - Q.46 The chemical reactions in which reactants
(A) Zero order kinetics require high amount of activation energy are
(B) Second order kinetics generally -
(C) First order kinetics (A) Slow (B) Fast
(D) Pseudo first order kinetics (C) Instantaneous (D) Spontaneous
Q.40 The t0.5 for the first order reaction, Q.47 For a reaction for which the activation
PCI5(g)  PCI3(g) + Cl2(g) energies of forward and reverse reactions are
is 20 min. The time in which the conc. of PCI5 equal -
reduces to 25% of the initial conc. is close to- (A) H = 0
(A) 22 min (B) 40 min (B) S = 0
(C) 90 min (D) 50 min (C) The order is zero
(D) There is no catalyst
Questions
based on
Half life method Q.48 The activation energy of reaction is equal to-
(A) Threshold energy for the reaction
Q.41 If a is the initial concentration of reaction, (B) Threshold energy + Energy of the
then the half life period of a reaction of nth reactants
order is directly propotional to - (C) Threshold energy – Energy of the
(A) an (B) an–1 (C) a1–n (D) an+1 reactants
Q.42 The half-life period for a reaction at initial (D) Threshold energy + Energy of the
concentrations of 0.5 and 1.0 moles litre-1 products
are 200 sec and 100 sec respectively. The Q.49 Which of the following explains the increase
order of the reaction is - of the reaction rate by catalyst -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 (A) Catalyst decreases the rate of backward
reaction so that the rate of forward
Q.43 Consider a reaction A   B + C. If the
reaction increases
initial concentraton of A was reduced from
(B) Catalyst provides extra energy to reacting
4 M to 2 M in 1 hour and from 2 M to 1 M in
molecules so that they may reduce
0.5 hour, the order of the reaction is-
effective collisions
(A) One (B) Zero
(C) Catalyst provides an alternative path of
(C) Two (D) Three
lower activation energy to the reactants
(D) Catalyst increases the number of
Questions
based on
Collision theory collisions between the reacting
molecules.
Q.44 The activation energies of the forward and
backward reactions in the case of a chemical Q.50 The activation energy of the reaction
reaction are 30.5 and 45.4 KJ/mol A + B  C + D + 38 k.cal is 20 k.cal, What
respectively. The reaction is – would be the activation energy of the reaction,
(A) Exothermic C + D  A + B
(B) Endothermic (A) 20 k.cal (B) –20 k.cal
(C) Neither exothermic nor endothermic (C) 18 k.cal (D) 58 k.cal
(D) Independent of temperature
Q.45 Chemical reaction occurs as a result of
collisions between reacting molecules.
Therefore, the reaction rate is given by -
(A) Total number of collisions occurring in a
unit volume per second
(B) Fraction of molecules which possess
energy less than the threshold energy
(C) Total number of effective collisions
(D) None of the above
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 Among the following reactions, the fastest Q.7 In a first order reaction, 75% of the reactant
one is - disappeared in 1.386 hours. Calculate the rate
(A) Burning of coal constant of the reaction -
(B) Rusting of iron in moist air (A) 3.6 x 10–3 sec–1 (B) 2.8 x 10–4 sec–1
(C) 7.2 x 10–3 sec–1 (D) 1.8 x 10–3 sec–1
(C) Blacking of oil painting
(D) Precipitation of silver chloride by mixing Q.8 A following mechanism has been proposed
silver nitrate and sodium chloride for a reaction -
solutions 2A + B  D + E
A + B  C + D (slow)
Q.2 For a certain decomposition, the rate is 0.30 M A + C  E (fast)
sec–1 when the concentration of reactant is The rate law expression for the reaction is -
0.20 M.If the reaction is second order, the (A) r = k[A]2 [B] (B) r = k [A] [B]
rate (in M sec –1) when concentration is (C) r = k [A]2 (D) r = k [A] [C]
increased 3-times is - Q.9 In a certain gaseous reaction between
(A) 0.30 (B) 0.90 (C) 0.60 (D) 2.7 X and Y ; X + 3Y  XY3
The initial rates are reported as follows –
Q.3 Select the rate law that corresponds to the
[X] [Y] Rate
data shown for the reaction A + B  C
0.1M 0.1 M 0.002 Ms–1
Exp. [A] [B] Initial Rate 0.2 M 0.1 M 0.002 Ms–1
1. 0.012 0.035 0.10 0.3 M 0.2 M 0.008 Ms–1
2. 0.024 0.070 0.80 0.4 M 0.3 M 0.018 Ms–1
3. 0.024 0.035 0.10 The rate law is -
4. 0.012 0.070 0.80 (A) r = k [X] [Y]3 (B) r = k [X]º [Y]2
(A) Rate = k [B]3 (C) r = k [X] [Y] (D) r = k [X]º [Y]3
(B) Rate = k [B]4 Q.10 For a first order reaction A  products, the
(C) Rate k = [A] [B]3 concentration of [A] is reduced from 1M to
(D) Rate = k [A]2 [B]2 0.125 M in one hour, the t1/2 of this reaction
(in sec) is –
Q.4 Consider the data given below for hypothetical (A) 600 (B) 300
reaction A  X. (C) 1200 (D) 0.693/1200
Time (sec) Rate (mol L—1 sec.–1)
Q.11 Collision theory is satisfactory for -
0 1.60 x 10–2 (A) First order reactions
10 1.60 x 10–2 (B) Zero order reactions
20 1.60 x 10–2 (C) Bimolecular reactions
30 1.60 x 10–2 (D) Any order reactions
From the above data, the order of reaction is- Q.12 For a chemical reaction A  products, the
(A) 1 (B) 0 rate of reaction doubles when the
(C) 2 (D) Unpredictable concentration of A is increased by 4 times.
Q.5 The activation energy for the forward reaction The order of reaction is -
X  Y is 60. KJ mol–1 and H is –20 KJ (A) 4 (B) 0 (C) 1/2 (D) 1
mol–1, the activation energy for the reverse Q.13 The rate law for the reaction
reaction is - RCl + NaOH (aq.)  ROH + NaCl is given
(A) 40 KJ mol–1 (B) 60 KJ mol–1 by,
(C) 80 KJ mol –1 (D) 20 KJ mol–1 Rate = k1 [RCl]. The rate of the reaction will
be -
Q.6 A 10º rise in temperature doubles the rate of (A) Doubled on doubling the concentration of
reaction. This is because more molecules NaOH
obtain – (B) Halved on reducing the concentration of
(A) Activation energy RCl to one half
(B) A catalyst (C) Decreased on increasing the temperature
(C) A new reaction path of the reaction
(D) The rate determining step (D) Unaffected by increasing the temperature
of the reaction
Q.14 For a zero order reaction, the plot of conc. Q.22 Burning of coal is represented as
(a – x) vs time is linear with - C(s) + O2 (g)  CO2 (g). The rate of this
(A) + ve slope and zero intercept reaction is increased by -
(B) – ve slope and zero intercept (A) Decrease in the concentration of oxygen
(C) + ve slope and non-zero intercept (B) Powdering the big pieces of coal
(D) – ve slope and non-zero intercept (C) Decreasing the temperature of coal
Q.15 The chemical reaction 2O3  3O2 proceeds (D) Providing inert atmosphere
as follows -
Q.23 Consider a gaseous reaction, the rate of
O3 O2 + O ..............(fast)
which is given by k[A] [B]. The volume of the
O + O3  2O2 ...........(slow)
reaction vessel containing these gases is
The rate law expression should be -
(A) r = k [O3]2 1
suddenly reduced to th of the initial volume.
(B) r = k [O3]2 [O2]–1 4
(C) r = k [O3] [O2] The rate of the reaction as compared with
(D) Unpredictable original rate is -
1
Q.16 The half life period for a certain first order (A) times (B) 16 times
reaction is 30 minutes. How long will it take 16
1
for 1/32 of the reactant to be left behind - (C) times (D) 8 times
(A) 60 Min. (B) 120 Min. 8
(C) 90 Min. (D) 150 Min. Q.24 If the rate of reaction becomes 2 times for
Q.17 As the energy of activation increases – every 10ºC rise in temperature, by what factor
(A) The number of reacting molecules the rate of reaction increases when
colliding decreases temperature is increased from 30ºC to 80ºC
(B) The rate of reaction decreases (A) 16 (B) 32 (C) 64 (D) 128
(C) The rate of reaction increases Q.25 If the concentration is expressed in moles
(D) The rate constant increases per litre the unit of the rate constant for a
Q.18 A hypothetical reaction A 2 + B2  2AB first order reaction is-
follows the mechanism as given below - (A) Mol litre—1 sec–1 (B) Mol litre–1
A2 A + A (fast) (C) sec–1 (D) Mol sec–1
A + B2  AB + B (slow)
Q.26 For the reaction ; 2HI  H 2 + I 2 , the
A + B  AB (fast)
The order of the over all reaction is - expressions
3 1 d[HI]
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D) 0 – . represents -
2 2 dt
(A) The rate of formation of HI
Q.19 The half life period for catalyst decomposition
of AB3 at 50 mm is found to be 4 hrs and at (B) The rate of disappearance of HI
100 mm it is 2.0 hrs. ? The order of reaction (C) The rate of the reaction
is - (D) None of these
(A) 3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 0 Q.27 The half life period of first order is t½. The half
Q.20
, The rate of reaction between A and B life period will –
increases by a factor of 100, when the (A) Increases with increase in temp
concentration of A is increased by 10 times, (B) Decrease with increase in temp
the order of reaction with respect to A is - (C) Remains unaffected
(A) 10 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 2 (D) None of these
Q.21 The rate of reaction increases by the increase Q.28 The rate constant for a first order reaction
of temperature because - whose half life is 480 sec. –
(A) no. of molecules is increased (A) 1.44 x 10—3 sec–1
(B) Energy of products decreases (B) 1.44 x sec–1
(C) Fraction of molecules possessing energy
(C) 0.72 x 10–3 sec–3
> ET (threshold energy), increases
(D) 2.88 x 10–3 sec–3
(D) Mechanism of reaction is changed
Q.29 For the reaction A + B  C + D doubling the Q.38 For the reaction A  B, data of initial
concentration of both the reactants increases the concentration and corresponding half life
reaction rate by 8 time and doubling the initial period are given in the tabular form –
concentration of only B simply doubles the [A] 1M 2M 4M
reaction rate. The rate law for the reaction is - T0.5 300s 600s 1200s
(A) r = k [A] [B]2 (B) r = k [A] [B] The order of the reaction is –
(C) r = k [B]1/2 [B] (D) r = k [A]2 [B] (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.30 The rate constant for a reaction is 10.8 x 10–5 Q.39 A reaction takes place in three steps. The
mol lit–1 sec–1. The reaction is – rate constants are k 1, k 2 and k3.
(A) First order (B) Zero order k1k 3
The over all rate constant k = · If (energy
(C) Second order (D) Half order k2
of activation) E1, E2 and E3 are 60, 30 and
Q.31 W hich of the following represents the 10 kJ. The overall energy of activation is –
expression for 3/4 th life of first order reaction (A) 40 (B) 30 (C) 400 (D) 60
k 2.303
(A) log4/3 (B) log 3/4 Q.40 For the chemical reaction:
2.303 k
A  products
2.303 2.303
(C) log 4 (D) log 3 it is found that the rate of reaction increases
k k by a factor of 6.25 when the concentration of
Q.32 The temperature coefficient of most of the A is increased by a factor 2.5. The order of
reactions lies between - this reaction with respect to A is –
(A) 1 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 (A) 2.5 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0.5
(C) 1 and 4 (D) 2 and 4
Q.41 2A  product, follows second order kinetics.
Q.33 In a hypothetical reaction 2X + Y  M + N. If the half life period of the reaction at [A]=0.2
If concentration of Y is kept constant but mol lit–1 is 20 minutes. The value of rate
that of X is tripled, the rate of reaction then constant would be –
will be - (A) 0.5  mol–1min–1 (B) 1 s–1
(A) Increased by 3 times (C) 10 s –1 (D) 0.25  mol–1min–1
(B) Increased by 6 times
Q.42 A substance ‘A’ decomposes in solution and
(C) Increased by 9 times
follows the first order kinetics. Flask I
(D) Unpredictable
contains 1M solution of A and flask II contains
Q.34 In the first order reaction, the concentration its 0.6M solution. After 8hrs. the
of the reactants is reduced to 25% in one concentration of A in flask I becomes 0.25M,
hour. The half life period of the reaction is - what will be the time for concentration of A in
(A) 2 Hr. (B) 4 Hr. flask II to become 0.3M –
(C) 1/2 Hr. (D) 1/4 Hr. (A) 0.4 hr
(B) 2.4 hr
Q.35 For a zero order reaction -
(C) 4.0 hr
(A) t1/2  C0 (B) t1/2  1/C0
(D) Unpredictable as the rate constant is not
(C) t1/2  C02 (D) t1/2  1/C02
given
Q.36 For a hypothetical reaction A  B, the rate
Q.43 A reaction rate constant is givien by :
constant is 0.25 sec–1. If the concentration
25000
of A is reduced to half then the value of rate
k = 1.2 × 1014 e RT sec–1.
constant is -
It means –
(A) 0.25 sec–1 (B) 0.30 sec–1
–1
(A) log k versus log T will give a straight line
(C) 0.075 sec (D) 2.25 sec–1 with a slope as 25000
Q.37 t0.5 = constant, confirms the order of the (B) log k versus log T will give a straight line
reaction as one. a2t0.5 = constant confirms with a slope as –25000
that the reaction is of – (C) log k versus T will give a straight line with
(A) Second order (B) Zero order a slope as –25000
(C) Third order (D) None (D) log k versus 1/T will give a straight line
Q.44 The rate of reaction at 273 K is R0. The rate Q.48 The progress of the reaction A nB, with
of reaction at 313 K will be (Assuming time is represented by the graph given below-
temperature coefficient equal to 2) –
(A) 16 R0 (B) 64 R0
R0 R0 0.7
(C) (D) B
32 16
0.6
Q.45 For a reaction
AB5  AB + 4B 0.5
The rate can be expressed in following ways
0.4

–1
d[ AB 5 ] d[B]

Conc./Mol.Lit
 = K[AB5] ; = K1[AB5] A
0.3
dt dt
So the correct relation between K and K1 is- 0.2
(A) K1 = K (B) K1 = 2K
(C) K1 = 4K (D) 2K1 = K 0.1

Q.46 For a second order, the graph plotted between

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
[A]–1 and time 't' is shown below -
Time/Hour

–1  The value of n is
[A] P
–1 (A) 1 (B) 2
L mol
(C) 3 (D) 4

O t(min) Q.49 At 100°C, the gaseous reaction A  2B + C

= tan–1 (0.5) and OP = 2L mol–1. Thus rate is found to be of first order. Starting with pure
of the reaction at start is - A, if at the end of 10 min, the total pressure
(A) 125 L mol–1 min–1 of the system is 176 mm and the end of
(B) 0.125 mol L–1 min–1 reaction, it is 270 mm, the partial pressure of
(C) 1.25 mol L–1 min–1 A at the end of 10 min is -
(D) 0.5 mol L–1 min–1 (A) 94 mm (B) 43 mm
(C) 47 mm (D) 176 mm
Q.47 For the reaction
2H2 + 2NO  N2 + 2H2O Q.50 A gaseous reaction
the following mechanism has been proposed-
k1 1
A2 (g)  B (g) + C (g)
(i) 2NO N2O2 (fast) 2
k2 shows increases in pressure from 100 mm to
k2
(ii) N2O2 + H2   N2O + H2O (r.d.s) 120 mm in 5 minutes. The rate of
(iii) N2O + H2  N2 + H2O (fast) disappearance of A2 is-
then what will be the rate law of this reaction? (A) 4 mm min–1 (B) 8 mm min–1
–1 (D) 2 mm min–1
(A) k[NO] [H2]2 (B) k[NO] [H2] (C) 16 mm min
(C) k[NO]0 [H2]3 (D) k[NO]2 [H2]
 LEVEL # 3
Q.5 If x is the fraction of molecules having energy
PASSAGE BASED QUESTIONS greater than Ea, it will be given by -
Ea Ea
Passage (A) x = – (B) ln x = –
RT RT
Arrhenius studied the effect of temperature (C) x  eE a / RT (D) Any of these
on the rate of a reaction and postulated that
rate constant varies with temperature
E / RT
exponentially as k = Ae a . This method STATEMENT TYPE QUESTION
is generally used for finding the activation
Each of the questions given below consist
energy of a reaction. Keeping temperature
of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
constant, the effect of catalyst on the activation following Key to choose the appropriate
energy has also been studied. In most of the answer.
cases, it is observed that catalyst lowers the (A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
activation energy and increases the rate of true, and Statement - II is the correct
explanation of Statement– I.
reaction.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are
true but Statement - II is not the correct
Q.1 The pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenus explanation of Statement – I.
equation of a first order reaction has the units - (C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is
false.
(A) mol L–1 s–1 (B) L mol–1 s–1 (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is
(C) s–1 (D) dimensionless true.

Q.6 Statement - I. For a first order reaction, the

Q.2 Which of the following plot will be linear ? concentration of the reactant decreases
(A) In k versus T with –ve slope exponentially with time.
Statement - II. For first order reaction,
(B) k versus 1/T with –ve slope Ct = C0e–kt
(C) In k versus 1/T with –ve slope
(D) In k versus 1/T with +ve slope Q.7 Statement - I. In a zero order reaction, if
concentration of the reactant is doubled, half-
life period is also doubled.
Q.3 If the rate of reaction grows 27 times on Statement - II. The total time taken for a
increasing the temperature by 30 K, the zero order reaction to complete is double of
the half-life period.
temperature coefficient of the reaction will be
nearly - Q.8 Statement - I. Temperature coefficient of most
(A) 2 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5 of the reactions lies between 2 and 3.
Statement - II. Increase in temperature
increases the number of collisions.
Q.4 If the rater reaction doubles for 10ºC rise of
temperature from 290 K to 300 K, the activation Q.9 Statement - I. With increase in temperature
energy of the reaction will be approximately - rate of the reaction decreases.
Statement - II. For every 10ºC rise in the
(A) 40 kcal mol–1 (B) 12 kcal mol–1
temperature, the rate of the reaction doubles
(C) 60 kcal mol–1 (D) 70 kcal mol–1 for most of the reaction.
Q.10 Statement - I. For a 1st order reaction t1/2 is
COLUMN MATCHING
independent of the initial concentration of
reactions. Match the following columns :
Statement - II. For a 1st order reaction t1/2
is 1.5 times of t3/4. Q.16 Column I Column II
A. Rate of reaction P. L mol–1 s–1
B. Zero order rate Q. s—1
TRUE/FALSE constant
C. First order rate constant R. mol L–1 s–1
State whether the following statements are D. Second order rate S. mol L–1
True or False : constant
Q.11 The rate of first order reaction remains constant
through out the reaction. Q.17 Column I Column II
1
Q.12 Higher the activation energy of reaction, slower A. Zero order reaction P. t1/2  [ A ]
0
is the rate of reaction. B. First order reaction Q. t100% = [A]0/k
C. Second order reactions R. Involves at least
Q.13 Rate of reaction and rate constant of a second two reactants
order reaction have the same units. D. Pseudounimolecular S. [A] = [A]0 e–kt
reaction
Q.14 Order of a reaction can be fractional but
molecularity is never fractional.

Q.15 For 10ºC rise in temperature, the rate of reaction

is almost doubled because the number of
effective collisions is almost doubled.
 LEVEL # 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)

SECTION - A Q.8 For the reaction system: 2NO(g) + O2(g)

Q.1 For the reaction H2 + 2 2H the true 2NO2(g) volume is suddenly reduced to half its
relationship is - [AIEEE-2002] value by increasing the pressure on it. If the
d[H2 ] d[ 2 ] d[H ] reaction is of first order with respect to O2 and
(A) – = = second order with repect to NO, the rate of
dt dt dt
d[ 2 ] reaction will – [AIEEE-2003]
d[H2 ] 1 d[H ]
(B) =– = (A) Increase to eight times of its initial value
dt dt 2 dt
(B) Increase to four times of its initial value
2d[H2 ] 2d[ 2 ] d[H ]
(C) – =– = (C) Decrease to one-fourth of its initial value
dt dt dt
2d[H2 ] 2d[ 2 ] 1 d[H] (D) Decrease to one-eighth of its initial value
(D) =– =
dt dt 2 dt Q.9
, The rate law for a reaction between substances
Q.2 A chemical reaction [2A] + [2B] + [C]  A and B is given by
product follows the rate equation : r [A] [B]2 Rate = k [A]n [B]m On doubling the
then order of reaction is - [AIEEE-2002] concentration of A and halving the concentration
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3 of B, the ratio of the new rate to the earlier rate
of the reaction will be as – [AIEEE-2003]
Q.3 The unit of rate constant of first & second order
reaction is respectively - [AIEEE-2002] (A) (n–m) (B) 2(n–m)
(A) time–1, mole–1. litre . time–1 1
(C) ( m n ) (D) (m+n)
(B) mole ltr–1, time–1 2
(C) mole–1. litre. time–1, time–1 Q.10 In a first order reaction, the concentration of the
(D) sec–1, litre–1 reactant, decreases from 0.8 M to 0.4 M in 15
Q.4 In the equation Kt = log C0 – log Ct, the curve minutes. The time taken for the concentration
between t and log Ct is - [AIEEE-2002] to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is -
(A) a straight line (B) a parabola [AIEEE-2004]
(C) a hyperbola (D) none (A) 30 minutes (B) 15 minutes
(C) 7.5 minutes (D) 60 minutes
Q.5 Consider following two reactions
d[A] Q.11 The rate equation for the reaction 2 A + B  C
A Product – = k1 [A]º is found to be : rate = k [A] [B] . The correct
dt
d [B] statement in relation to this reaction is that the
B Product – = k2 [B]
dt [AIEEE-2004]
Units of k1 and k2 are expressed in terms of molarity (A) unit of k must be s –1
(mol L–1) and time (sec–1) as – [AIEEE-2002] (B) t1/2 is a constant
(A) sec–1, M sec–1 (B) M sec–1,M sec–1 (C) rate of formation of C is twice the rate of
(C) sec–1, M–1 sec–1 (D) M sec–1, sec–1 disappearance of A
Q.6 H2 gas is adsorbed on the metal surface like (D) value of k is independent of the initial
tungsten. This follows............ order reaction – concentrations of A and B
[AIEEE-2002] Q.12 Consider an endothermic reaction X  Y with the
(A) Third (B) Second
activation energies Eb and Ef for the backard and
(C) Zero (D) First
forward reactions, respectively. In general
Q.7 In respect of the equation k = Ae –Ea/RT in chemical [AIEEE-2005]
kinetics, which one of the following statement is (A) Eb > Ef
correct ? [AIEEE-2003] (B) Eb < Ef
(A) Ea is energy of activation (C) there is no definite relation between Eb and Ef
(B) R is Rydberg’s constant (D) Eb = Ef
(C) k is equilibrium constant
(D) A is adsorption factor
Q.13 A reaction involing two different reactants can never Q.19 Consider the reaction, 2A + B  Products.
be – [AIEEE-2005] When concentration of B alone was doubled,
(A) first order reaction the half-life of B did not change. When the
(B) unimolecular reaction concentration of A alone was doubled, the
(C) bimolecular reaction rate increased by two times. The unit of rate
(D) second order reaction constant for this reaction is – [AIEEE 2007]
(A) L mol–1 s –1 (B) no unit
Q.14 t 1 can be taken as the time taken for the
(C) mol L–1s–1 (D) s–1
4
3
concentration of a reactant to drop to of its 1
4 Q.20 For a reaction A  2B, rate of disappearance
initial value. If the rate constant for a first order 2
of ‘A’ related to the rate of appearance of ‘B’ by
reaction is K, t 1 can be written as –[AIEEE-2005] the expression - [AIEEE 2008]
4
d[A] 1 d[B] d[A] d[B]
(A) 0.29/K (B) 0.10/K (A)   (B)  
(C) 0.75/K (D) 0.69/K dt 4 dt dt dt
d[A] d[B] d[A] 1 d[B]
Q.15 A reaction was found to be second order with (C)  4 (D)  
dt dt dt 2 dt
respect to the concentration of carbon monoxide.
If the concentration of carbon monoxide is Q.21 The half life period of a first order chemical
doubled, with everything else kept the same, reaction is 6.93 minutes. The time required
the rate of reaction will - [AIEEE 2006] for the completion of 99% of the chemical
(A) triple reaction will be (log 2 = 0.301)[AIEEE 2009]
(B) increase by a factor of 4 (A) 23.03 minutes (B) 46.06 minutes
(C) double (C) 460.6 minutes (D) 230.3 minutes
(D) remain unchanged SECTION - B
Q.16 Rate of reaction can be expressed by Arrhenius Q.1 For the reaction N2 (g) + 3H2 (g)  2NH3(g)
equation as under certain conditions of temperature and
k = Ae–E/RT , In this equation, E represents partial pressure of the reactants, the rate of
[AIEEE 2006] formation of NH3 is 0.001 kg h-1. The rate of
(A) the energy below which colliding molecules decomposition of H2 under the same condition
will not react
is ............kg h–1. [IIT-1994]
(B) the total energy of the reacting molecule at
(A) 0.001 kg h–1 (B) 0.0015 kg h–1
a temperature, T
(C) the fraction of molecules with energy greater (C) 0.00017 kg h–1 (D) 0.0017 kg h–1
than the activation energy of the reaction Q.2 The rate constant, the activation energy and the
(D) the energy above which all the colliding frequency factor of a chemical reaction at 25ºC
molecules will react are 3.0 × 10–4 s–1, 104.4 kJ mol–1 and 6.0 ×
Q.17 The following mechanism has been proposed 1014 s–1 respectively. The value of the rate
for the reaction of NO with Br2 to form NOBr : constant as T , is - [IIT-1996]
NO(g) + Br2 (g) NOBr2 (g) (A) 2.0 × 1018 s–1 (B) 6.0 × 1014 s–1
NOBr2 (g) + NO (g)  2 NOBr (g) (C) infinity (D) 3.6 × 1030 s–1
If the second step is the rate determining step,
the order of the reaction with respect to NO (g) Q.3 In the Arrhenius equation, k = A exp (– E/RT), A
is - [AIEEE 2006] may be termed as the rate constant at -
(A) 0 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 [IIT-1997]
(A) T = 0 (B) T = 298 K
Q.18 The energies of activation for forward and
(C) T =  (D) None of these
reverse reactions for A2 + B2 2AB are
180 kJ mol–1 and 200 kJ mol–1 respectively. Q.4 For a first order reaction - [IIT-1998]
The presence of a catalyst lowers the (A) the degree of dissociation is equal to e–kt
activation energy of both (forward and reverse) (B) a plot of reciprocal concentration of the
reactions by 100 kJ mol–1. The enthalpy reactant vs time gives a straight line
change of the reaction (A2 + B2  2AB) in (C) the time taken for the completion of 75%
the presence of catalyst will be (in kJ mol–1) – reaction is thrice the t1/2 of the reaction
[AIEEE 2007] (D) the pre-exponential factor in the Arrhenius
(A) 300 (B) 120 (C) 280 (D) 20 equation has the dimension T–1
Q.5 The following statement(s) is (are) correct - Q.11 Which of the following statement is wrong about
[IIT-1999] order of reaction ? [IIT - 2005]
(A) A plot of log Kp versus 1/T is linear (A) Order is experimentally determined
(B) A plot of log[X] versus time is linear for a (B) Order can be zero
first order reaction, X  P (C) Order can’t be fractional
(C) A plot of p versus 1/T is linear at constant (D) Order is the sum of the power to which the
volume concentration terms are raised to express
(D) A plot of p versus 1/V is linear at constant the rate of reaction
temperature
Q.12
, Consider a reaction aG + bH  Products.
Q.6 The rate constant for the reaction – [IIT–2000] When concentration of both the reactants G
2N2O5  4NO2 + O2 and H is doubled, the rate increases by eight
is 3.0 × 10–5 s–1. If the rate is 2.40 × 10–5 mol times. However, when concentration of G is
L–1s–1, then conc. of N2O5 (in mol L–1) is – doubled keeping the concentration of H fixed,
(A) 1.4 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.04 (D) 0.8 the rate is doubled. The overall order of the
reaction is - [IIT - 2007]
Q.7 If 'I' is the intensity of absorbed light and 'C' is
(A) 0 (B) 1
the concentration of AB for the photochemical
(C) 2 (D) 3
process AB + h AB*, the rate of formation
of AB* is directly proportional to - [IIT- 2001] Q.13 Under the same reaction conditions, initial
(A) C (B)  (C)  (D) C. concentration of 1.386 mol dm –1 of a
substance becomes half in 40 seconds and
Q.8 Consider the chemical reaction N2 + 3H2 
20 seconds through first order and zero order
2NH3. The rate of this reaction can be expressed
 k1 
in terms of time derivative of concentration of kinetics, respectively. Ratio  k  of the rate
N2, H2 or NH3. Identify the correct relationship  0
amongs the rate expressions - [IIT- 2002] constants for first order (k1) and zero order
d [N2 ] 1 d [H2 ] 1 d [NH3 ] (k0) of the reaction is - [IIT-2008]
(A) rate = – =– = –1
(A) 0.5 mol dm 3
dt 3 dt 2 dt
d [N2 ] 3d [H2 ] 2d [NH3 ] (B) 1.0 mol dm –3
(B) rate = – =– = (C) 1.5 mol dm –3
dt dt dt
d [N2 ] 1 d [H2 ] 1 d [NH3 ] (D) 2.0 mol–1 dm 3
(C) rate = = =
dt 3 dt 2 dt Q.14 For a first order reaction A P, the temperature
d [N2 ] d [N2 ] d [NH3 ] (T) dependent rate constant(k) was found to follow
(D) rate = – =– =
dt dt dt
1
Q.9 Find the rate constant (S-1) of first order process the equation log k = – (2000) + 6.0. The pre-
T
when the activity drops from 800 mol/dm3 to exponential factor A and the activation energy
50 mol/dm3 in time, 2 x 104 sec. [IIT - 2003] Ea,respectively, are - [IIT - 2009]
(A) 1.38 x 104 (B) 1.38 x 103 (A) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 9.2 kJ mol–1
(C) 1.38 x 101 (D) 5 x 10-5 (B) 6.0 s–1 and 16.6 kJ mol–1
(C) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 16.6 kJ mol–1
Q.10 For a first order reaction A  Product the initial
(D) 1.0 × 106 s–1 and 38.3 kJ mol–1
concentration of A is 0.1 M and after time 40
min it becomes 0.025 M. Calculate the rate of
reaction at reactant concentration 0.01 M
[IIT - 2004]
-4 1 1
(A) 3.47 x 10 mol lit min
(B) 3.47 x 10-5 mol lit1 min1
(C) 1.735 x 10-6 mol lit1 min1
(D) 1.735 x 10-4 mol lit1 min1
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. B A B C B D B B D D B D A C D A C A D B

Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ans. B C A C B B C A D B D B B D B D C C C B

Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Ans. C C B A C A A C C D

LEVEL # 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. D D A B C A B B B C C C B D B D B C C D

Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

Ans. C B B B C C B A D B C B D C A A C A A B

Q.No. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Ans. D C D A C B D B C B

LEVEL # 3
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. C C C B B A B B D C False True False True True
Q.No. 16 17
Ans. A-R;B-R;C-Q;D-P A -Q;B-S;C-P;D-R

LEVEL # 4
SECTION-A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C D A A D C A A B A D B B A B A C D A A
Q.No. 21
Ans. B
SECTION-B
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Ans. C B C D A,B,D D D A A A C D A D