Rate of reaction Exercise What is the rate equation that describes the rate’s

dependence on the concentrations of NO and Cl 2? What is

1. A study of the rate of dimerization of C 4H6 gave the the rate constant? What are the orders with respect to each
data shown in the table: reactant?

2C4H6⟶C8H12 5. Hydrogen reacts with nitrogen monoxide to form

Time 0 1600 3200 4800 6200 dinitrogen monoxide (laughing gas) according to the
(s) equation:
[C4H6] 1.00 × 5.04 × 3.37 × 2.53 × 2.08 ×
(M) 10−2 10−3 10−3 10−3 10−3 H2(g)+2NO(g)⟶N2O(g)+H2O(g)H2(g)
a. Determine the average dimerization rate between 0 +2NO(g)⟶N2O(g)+H2O(g)
s and 1600 s, and between 1600 s and 3200 s.
Determine the rate equation, the rate constant, and the
b. Estimate the instantaneous dimerization rate at
orders with respect to each reactant from the following data:
3200 s from a time graph versus [C 4H6]. What are the units
of this rate?
[NO] (M) 0.30 0.60 0.60
2. How much and in what direction will each of the [H2] (M) 0.35 0.35 0.70
following affect the rate of the reaction: CO(g) Rate 2.835 × 1.134 × 2.268 ×
+NO2(g)⟶CO2(g)+NO(g)CO(g)+NO2(g)⟶CO2(g) (mol/L/s) 10−3 10−2 10−2
+NO(g) if the rate law for the reaction
is rate=k[NO2]2rate=k[NO2]2? 6. For the reaction A⟶B+CA⟶B+C, the following
data were obtained at 30 °C:
a. Decreasing the pressure of NO2 from 0.50 atm to
0.250 atm. [A] (M) 0.230 0.356 0.557
b. Increasing the concentration of CO from 0.01 M to Rate (mol/L/s) 4.17 × 10−4 9.99 × 10−4 2.44 × 10−3
0.03 M. a. What is the order of the reaction with respect to [A],
and what is the rate equation?
b. What is the rate constant?
3. Nitrosyl chloride, NOCl, decomposes to NO and
Cl2. 7. The following data have been determined for the
reaction:
2NOCl(g)⟶2NO(g)+Cl2(g)2NOCl(g)⟶2NO(g)+Cl2(g) I−+OCl−⟶IO−+Cl−I−+OCl−⟶IO−+Cl−

Determine the rate equation, the rate constant, and the   1 2 3

overall order for this reaction from the following data: [I−]initial[I−]initial (M) 0.10 0.20 0.30
[OCl−]initial[OCl−]initial (M 0.050 0.05 0.010
[NOCl] (M) 0.10 0.20 0.30 ) 0
Rate 8.0 × 10−10 3.2 × 10−9 7.2 × 10−9 Rate (mol/L/s) 3.05 × 6.20 1.83
(mol/L/h) 10−4 × ×
10−4 10−4
Nitrogen(II) oxide reacts with chlorine according to the
equation: Determine the rate equation and the rate constant for this
reaction.
8. In the reaction
2NO(g)+Cl2(g)⟶2NOCl(g)2NO(g)+Cl2(g)⟶2NOCl(g)
2NO+Cl2→2NOCl2NO+Cl2→2NOCl
4. The following initial rates of reaction have been
observed for certain reactant concentrations:
the reactants and products are gases at the temperature of
the reaction. The following rate data were measured for
[NO] (mol/L1) [Cl2] (mol/L) Rate (mol/L/h)
three experiments:
0.50 0.50 1.14
1.00 0.50 4.56
Initial p{NO} Initial p{Cl2} Initial rate
1.00 1.00 9.12
(atm) (atm) (moles of A consumed
atm sec-1)
 0.50 0.50 5.1 x 10-3
1.0 1.0 4.0 x 10-2
0.50 1.0 1.0 x 10-2
a. From these data, write the rate equation for this gas
reaction. What order is the reaction in NO, Cl 2, and overall?
b. Calculate the specific rate constant for this reaction.

9. The activation energy of an

elementary chemical reaction is 40 kcal
mol-1. Determine:
i. The increase in the reaction rate when the
temperature increases from 300ºC· to 350ºC
ii. The increase in temperature necessary to double
the rate of the reaction at 300ºC
10. A reaction A+B+C → Products yielded the
following data:

Initial concentration (mmol L

Experiment [A]0 [B]0 [C]0
1 1.25 1.25 1.25
2 2.50 1.25 1.25
3 1.25 3.02 1.25
4 1.25 3.02 3.75

i. Write the rate law for this reaction

ii. If the initial reactant concentrations were [A] 0 =
3.01 mmol L-1, [B]0 = 1.00 mmol L-1 and [C]0
=1.15 mmol L-1, indicate what would be the initial rate of
disappearance of A.
11. The following table shows how the concentration
of HI varies in the reaction:
2 HI(g) → H2(g) +I2(g).

Time (s) 0 1000 2000

[HI] (mol/L) 1.00 0.112 0.061

Determine:
i. The global reaction order.
ii. The kinetic constant for the rate of disappearance
of HI.
iii. The kinetic constant for the rate law
(independent of the reactant).