XII CHEMISTRY, UNIT 4 - CHEMICAL KINETICS Page 1

SECTION -A RATE OF REACTION

1. In a reaction, 4 NH3 + 5 O2 ------------ 4 NO + 6 H2O
The rate of formation of NO is 3.6 x 10-3 mol L-1 s-1. Calculate (a) Rate of disappearance of NH3
(b) Rate of formation of H2O. ans. 3.6 x 10-3 ; 5.4 x 10-3 mol L-1 s-1.
2. In a reaction: 2 A --- 4 B + C; The concentration of B is increased by 5 x 10-3 mol/L in 10 seconds.
Calculate (a) Rate of appearance of B (b) Rate of disappearance of A.
ans. 5.0 x 10-4 M /s. 2.5 x 10-4 M/s.
3. For the reaction: 2 N2O5 (g) ----- 4 NO2(g) + O2(g): The rate of formation of NO2 is 2.8 x 10-3 M s-1.
Calculate the Rate of disappearance of N2O5. Board 2018 ans. 1.4 x 10-3 mol L-1 s-1.
4. In the given reaction: A + 3 B --- 2 C: The rate of formation of C is 2.5 x 10-4 mol L-1 s-1.
Calculate the (a) Rate of reaction (b) Rate of disappearance of B.
Board 2020 ans. 1.25 x 10-4 mol L-1 s-1. 3.75 x 10-4 mol L-1 s-1.
5. What is rate of reaction? Write two factors that affect the rate of reaction. Board 2015
6. For the reaction: R --- P; The concentration of reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes.
Calculate the average rate of reaction. NCERT ans. 4.0 x 10-4 mol L-1 min-1.
7. In a reaction: 2 A -- product; The concentration of A decreases from 0.5 M to 0.4 M in 10 minutes.
Calculate the rate during this interval. NCERT ans. 5.0 x 10-3 mol L-1 min-1.
SECTION - B ORDER OF REACTION
1. Calculate the overall order of reaction which has the following rate expression.
(a) Rate = K [A]1/2 [B]3/2 (b) Rate = K [A]3/2 [B]-1. ans. 2, ½
2. Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constant:
(i) K = 2.3 x 10-5 mol-1L s-1. (ii) K = 3.0 x 10-4 s-1. ans. 2nd order, 1st order
3. From the following expression, determine the order of reaction and dimensions of rate constant.
CH3CHO  CH4 + CO; Rate = K [CH3CHO]3/2. ans. 3/2, mol-1/2 L1/2 s-1.
4. For the reaction: 2 NH3 ---- N2 + 3 H2; The rate law is Rate = K. What is the order of reaction?
NCERT ans. zero order
5. The decomposition of ammonia on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of
production of N2 and H2, if K = 2.5 x 10-4 mol L-1 s-1. ans. 2.5 x 10-4 mol L-1 s-1. 7.5 x 10-4 M s-1.
6. For the reaction A + B  P; The rate is given by: Rate = k [A] [B]2.
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled?
(ii) What is the overall order of reaction if A is present in large excess? Board 2015 ans. 4 times, 2.
7. For a reaction: 2 NH3(g) ----Pt-- N2 + 3 H2: Rate = k Board 2016
(i) Write the order and molecularity of the reaction. (ii) Write the unit of k. ans. (i) 0,2 (ii) mol L -1 s-1.
8. The conversion of X  Y follows second order kinetics. If concentration of X is increased to 3 times,
How will it affect the rate of formation of Y? NCERT ans. Increased by 9 times.
9. A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant R. How is the rate of reaction affected if the
concentration of R is (a) Doubled (b) Reduced to half. NCERT ans. 4 times, ¼ times.
10. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B. (a) Write the differential rate equation.
(b) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times.
(c) How is the rate affected when concentration of both A and B are doubled?
ans. (a) – d (x)/dt = K [A] [B]2. (b) inc. by 9 times (c) inc by 8 times.
11. Following reaction takes place in one step: 2 NO + O2 --- 2 NO2. How will the rate of reaction
changes if volume of reaction vessel is reduced to 1/3 of its original volume. Will there be any
change in order of reaction? ans. inc. by 27 times. no change.
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12. A reaction between A and B is first order with respect to A and zero order with respect to B.
Fill in the blanks in the following table.
Experiment [A] mol/L [B] mol/L Initial rate. mol/L/s
1 0.1 0.1 2.0 x 10-2
2 ---- 0.2 4.0 x 10-2
3 0.4 0.4 ----
4 ---- 0.2 2.0 x 10-2
NCERT Board 2019 ans. [A] = 0.2 M, Rate = 0.08 mol L-1 min-1. [A] = 0.1 M
13. Define the terms: (a) Rate of reaction (b) Rate constant (c) Order of reaction (d) Rate law
(e) Elementary reaction (f) Molecularity of reaction (g) Pseudo- first order reaction.
14. Write two differences between: (a) Rate of reaction and rate constant
(b) Molecularity and order of reaction.
SECTION – C DETERMINATION OF ORDER OF REACTION
1. In a reaction: 2 NO + O2 → 2 NO2
Experiment [NO] mol/L [O2] mol/L Initial rate in M /s
1 0.3 0.3 0.096
2 0.6 0.3 0.384
3 0.3 0.6 0.192
4 0.6 0.6 0.768
Determine the (a) Order of reaction with respect to NO and O2 (b) Rate law. ans. 2,1. R = K [NO]2[02]
2. The following results were obtained for the reaction: 2 A + B ---- C + D
Experiment [A] mol/L [B] mol/L Initial rate of formation
of D (mol L-1 min-1.)
1 0.1 0.1 6.0 x 10-3
2 0.3 0.2 7.2 x 10-2
3 0.3 0.4 2.88 x 10-1
4 0.4 0.1 2.4 x 10-2
Determine the rate law and rate constant for the reaction. ans. Rate = K [A][B] ; K = 6.0 mol-2L2min-1.
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3. The following data were obtained for the reaction: Cl 2 + 2 NO --- 2 NO

Experiment [Cl2]/ molL-1 [NO]/ molL-1 Initial rate (molL-1 min-1)
1 0.02 0.01 2.4 x 10-4
2 0.02 0.03 2.16 x 10-3
3 0.04 0.03 4.32 x 10-3
Determine: (i) the orders with respect to Cl2 and NO (ii) Rate law (iii) Rate constant.
ans. (i) 1 and 2 (ii) Rate = [Cl2] [NO]2 (iii) K = 1.2 x 102 mol-2L2s-1.
4. The following results were obtained for the reaction: 2 A + B ---- C + D
Experiment [A]/molL-1 [B]/molL-1 Rate of formation of D
(molL-1 min-1)
1 0.1 0.1 7.5 x 10-3
2 0.3 0.2 9.0 x 10-2
3 0.3 0.4 3.6 x 10-1
4 0.4 0.1 3.0 x 10-2
Determine the rate of formation of D when [A] = 0.8 molL -1 and [B] = 0.5 molL-1. ans. 1.5 molL-1 min-1.
5. In the reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction,r 0 was measured for different initial
concentration of A and B as given below.
[A] /molL-1 0.20 0.20 0.40
[B] /molL-1 0.30 0.10 0.05
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r0 (molL min ) 5.07 x 10 5.07 x 10 1.43 x 10-4
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SECTION- D FIRST ORDER REACTION
1. Calculate the half- life of a first order reaction from their rate constant:
(i) 200 s-1 (ii) 2 min-1 (iii) 4 years-1. NCERT ans. (i) 3.46 x 10-3 s (ii) 0.346 min. (iii) 0.173 yr.
2. The rate constant of a first order reaction 60 s-1. How much time it will take to reduce the initial
concentration of the reactant to its 1/16th value? NCERT ans. 0.0462 seconds.
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3. A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15 x 10 s . How long will 5 g of this reactant take to
reduce 3 g. NCERT ans. 444 seconds.
4. Show that in a first order reaction, time required for the completion of 99.9% is ten times of half life
(t1/2) of the reaction.

5. The half-life for decay of radioactive C-14 is 5730 years. An archaeological artefact containing wood
had only 80% of the C-14 found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample. ans. 1845 yrs.
6. Starting with 1 g radioactive sample, 0.25 g is left after 5 days. Calculate: (a) Decay constant K
(b) Half- life period (c) amount left after 1 day. ans. (a) 0.277 day-1 (b) 2.5 days (c) 0.75 g.
7. The half-life period of Strontium (Sr-90) is 28 years. If 1 microgram of Sr-90 was absorbed in the
bones of a new born baby instead of calcium, how much of it will remain after (a) 10 years
(b) 60 years. ans. (a) 0.78 microgram. (b) 0.227 microgram.
8. The rate constant for the decomposition of hydrocarbon is 2.0 x 10 -2 s-1. Calculate the concentration
of reactant remaining after 100 seconds, if the initial concentration of the reactant is 1.0 mol L -1.
ans. 0.135 M
9. Sucrose decomposes in acidic solution into glucose and fructose according to first order rate law
with half- life period = 3.00 hrs. What fraction of sample of sucrose remains after 8 hrs?
ans. 0.158 M
10. A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition. Calculate the half- life period.
ans. 77.7 minutes.
11. The decomposition of phosphine proceeds according to the following equation.
4 PH3 ---- P4 + 6 H2; the rate equation is: Rate = k [PH3] with half- life of PH3 = 38 sec.
(a) How much time is required for 3/4th of PH3 to decompose? ans. 76 sec.
(b) What fraction of original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 minute?
Board 2010 ans. 0.33 or 1/3.
12. The thermal decomposition of HCOOH is a first order reaction with a rate constant of 2.4 x 10 -3 s-1
Calculate how long will it take for 3/4th of initial quantity of HCOOH to decompose?
Board 2011 ans. 575 seconds.
13. A first order reaction takes 23.1 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 75%
completion of this reaction. (log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)
Board 2015 ans. 46 minutes.
14. A first order reaction takes 20 minutes for 25% decomposition. Calculate the time when 75% of
the reaction will be completed. (log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021).
Board 2017 ans. 96.6 minutes
15. For a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completion is twice the time required
for the completion of 90% of the reaction. NCERT Board 2019
16. A first order reaction is 40% complete in 80 minutes. Calculate the value of rate constant (k).
In what time will the reaction be 90% completed?
[Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021, log 5 = 0.6771, log 6 = 0.7782]
Board 2020 ans. 0.0064; 360 min.
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1. The rate constant of a first order reaction increases from 4 x 10 to 8 x 10 when the temperature
changes from 270C to 370C. Calculate the energy of activation.
Given: (log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021). Board 2015 ans. 53428 Jmol-1
2. The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K. Calculate the
energy of activation of the reaction. R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1. NCERT Board 2013 ans. 52800 Jmol-1.
3. A first order reaction is 50% completed in 40 minutes at 300 K and in 20 minutes at 320 K. Calculate
the activation energy of the reaction. (log 2 = 0.301, log 4 = 0.6021). Board 2018 ans. 13788 Jmol-1. 4.
The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following equation.
log k = 14.2 - 1.0 x 104 K/T Given: R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1.
Calculate Ea for this reaction and rate constant k if its half- life period be 200 minutes.
Board 2016 ans. 1.9 x 105 J mol-1.

5. The decomposition of hydrocarbon follows the equation:

k = (4.5 x 1011 s-1) e-28000 K/T Calculate Ea for this reaction. NCERT ans. 232790 Jmol-1

6. Define the following terms: (a) Activation energy Board 2011 (b) Activated complex.
7. Explain the effect of catalyst on the rate of reaction with the help of graph.