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Chemical Kinetics
Assignment-6
𝑑[𝑃]
Q1.The overall rate for the reaction
𝑑𝑡

; is given by
(a) K kf [A]2[C] (b)K [A] [B]
(c) kf [B] [C] (d)K kf [A]2 [B] [C]
Q2. For the reaction scheme

The rate equation for the formation of D is given as

𝑑[𝐷]
a) = k1k3CACB
𝑘2+𝑘3𝐶𝐵
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐷]
b) = k1k2k3CACB
𝑘2+𝑘3𝐶𝐵
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐷]
c) = k1k3CACB2
𝑘2+𝑘3𝐶𝐵
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐷] k1k3CACB
d) = 𝑘2𝑘3+𝑘3𝐶𝐵
𝑑𝑡
[GATE 2003]
Q3. In a consecutive first order reaction,

( where k1 and k2 are the respective rate constants) species B has

transient existence. Therefore,
(a) k1≈ k2 (b) k1= 2k2 (c) k1≫ k2 (d) k1≪ k2
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Q4. H2 and Br2 react to give HBr by the following steps

[GATE 2003]

The probable rate law for the above sequence is

a) Rate= k2[H2][Br2]1/2
b) Rate= k2[H2][Br2]
c) Rate= k2(K)1/2[H2][Br2]1/2
d) Rate= k2[H2][Br]1/2
[GATE 2004]
Q5. For the reaction of the type

given that [P]0 = 1.0 M , k1= 1*10-3 s-1 and k2= 1*10-4 s-1, the time
at which the concentrations of Q and R are 0.5966 M and 0.0355
M, respectively is
(a)500 s (b)750 s (c)1000 s (d)1500 s
Q6. A reaction proceeds through the formation of an intermediate B
[GATE 2006]
in an unimolecular reaction

The integrated rate law for this reaction is

a) [A]=[A]0 𝑒 −𝑘a𝑡
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b) [A]=[A]0 (𝑒 −𝑘a𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘b𝑡 )

−𝑘b𝑡 −𝑘b𝑒−𝑘a𝑡
c) [A]=[𝐴2]0 ( 1+𝑘 𝑒 a
𝑘a−𝑘b
)
d)[A]=[A]0 (1 + 𝑒 −𝑘a𝑡 − 𝑒 −𝑘b𝑡 )
Q7. Using the steady-state approximation the rate of the following
reaction is

𝑑𝑃 [𝐴][𝐵] 𝑑𝑃 𝑘2𝑘1[𝐴][𝐵]
(𝑎) = 𝑘2𝑘1
′
𝑘1 + 𝑘2
(𝑏) = 𝑘1 ′ + 𝑘1[𝐴]
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑃 [𝐴][𝐵] 𝑑𝑃
(𝑐) = 𝑘2𝑘1'
𝑘1+ 𝑘2
(𝑑) = 𝑘2𝑘1𝑘1[𝐴′][𝐵]
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡

Q8. In the following sequence of reactions, the energy poor

molecule A* in the assuming collision is robbed off ,enough energy
to be deactivated as

What is the steady-state concentration [A*] equal to?

(𝑎) 𝑘2𝑘1[𝐴]
[𝐴]+ 𝑘3
(𝑏)𝑘2𝑘1[𝐴]2
[𝐴]+ 𝑘3

(𝑐) 𝑘2𝑘2[𝐴[𝐴]+𝑘3
]2
(d) None of these
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Q9. The reaction,

proceeds via the following steps

The rate of this reaction is equal to

(a) 2 kb [NO][O2] (b) (kakb[NO]2[O2]/(ka’ + kb[O2])
(c) 2 kb [NO]2[O2] (d) ka [NO]2[O2]

Statement linked answer typed Q10. And Q11

The decomposition of ozone to oxygen

occurs by the mechanism

where M is the catalyst molecule. ki’ are rate constants and Ea,i’
the activation energies for the elementary steps.
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Q10. Under the steady state approximation for the intermediates, the
𝑑[𝑂3]
rate of decomposition of ozone − is
𝑑𝑡
[GATE 2011]

a) 2k1k3[O3]2[M]
k2 [O2][M] + k3[O3]
b) 2k1k3[O3]2[M]
k2 [O2][M] - k3[O3]
c) 2k2k3[O3][M]
k2 [O2][M] + k3[O3]
d) 2k1k2[O3]2[M]
k2 [O2][M] - k3[O3]
Q11. Assuming k3[O3]>>k2[O2][M] the activation energy of the
[GATE 2011]
overall reaction is
a) Ea,1 Ea,3
Ea,2
b) Ea,3+ Ea,1- Ea,2
c) Ea,2
d) Ea,1
Q12. For a reaction involving two steps given below
[GATE 2012]

First step:
Second step:
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Assume that the first step attains equilibrium rapidly. The rate of
formation of P is proportional to
a) [G]1/2
b) [G]
c) [G]2
d) [G]3/2
Q13. The overall rate of the following complex reaction
[NET Dec 2011]

by steady state approximation would be

a) K1K2k3[A]3[B]
b) K2K1k3[A][B]3
c) K1K2k3[A][B]2
d) K1K2k3[A][B]

[NET June 2013]

Q14. The rate equation for the reaction

is given by rate= k[AB][B2]

A possible mechanism consistent with this rate law is
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(a) (b)

(c) (d)
Q15. For the following chemical reaction

the rate constants k1 and k2 are at least 1000 times slower than
either k3 or k4. During the course of the above reactions the ratio
of the products B and C will be
(a) [B]/[C] = k3/k4 (b) [B]/[C] = k4/k3
(c) [B]/[C] = k2/ k3/ k1k4 (d) [B]/[C] = k1/k2
Q16. Examine the following first order consecutive reactions. The
rate constant (in s-1 units) for each step is given above the arrow
[NET June 2014]
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Steady state approximation can be applied to

(a)A only (b)C only
(c)B and C only (d)A and D only
Q17. Formation of Z from X is theoretically expected to obey the
[TIFR 2015]
following kinetic scheme.

An experimentalist wants to verify the above scheme, but can

observe and measure the concentration of only X or Z. Is it
possible that under certain conditions, the measurements of [X] or
[Z] as function of time would lead the experimenter to conclude
that the kinetic scheme is as given below, and that the species Y is
absent?

a) No, that is not possible

b) Yes, if k-1>>k1 and k-2>>k2
c) Yes, if k1/k-1 = k2/k-2
d) Yes, if [Y] attains a steady state concentration during the
experiment
[NET Dec 2015]
Q18. For the following reaction, is given by
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𝑑[𝐵]
is given by
𝑑𝑡

a) k1 [A]-k-1[B]2-2k2[B]
b) 2k1 [A]-2k-1[B]2-k2[B]
1 1
c) k1 [A]- k-1[B]2-k2[B]
2 2

d) 2k1 [A]-2k-1[B]1/2-k2[B]
Q19. A reaction goes through the following elementary steps
[NET Dec 2016]

Assuming that steady approximation can be applied to C, on

doubling the concentration of A, the rate of production of D will
increase by (assuming k2[A]<<k-1[C]
(a) 2 times (b) 4 times (c) 8 times (d) 2√2 times
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