TEST: Chemical Kinetics

TOTAL TIME: 40 min MARKS:15

1 For a reaction: H2+Cl2 -->2HCl 2

Rate = k
(i) Write the order and molecularity of this reaction.
(ii) Write the unit of k.

2 Define rate of reaction? Write two factors that affect the rate of reaction. 2

3 1) Explain the following terms: 2

(i) Half-life period of a reaction (t1/2)
(ii)Pseudo first order reaction

4 A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How is its rate affected if the 2
concentration of the reactant is (i) doubled (ii) reduced to half?

5 Show that the time required for 99% completion is double of the time required for the 2
completion of 90% reaction.

6 A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time 2
required for 90% completion of this reaction. (log 2 = 0.3010)

7 2) In a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction (r0) was measured for 3
different initial concentrations of A and B as given below:
A/ mol L–1 0.20 0.20 0.40
B/ mol L–1 0.30 0.10 0.05
–1 –1 –5 –5
r0 /mol L s 5.07 × 10 5.07 × 10 1.43 × 10–4
What is the order of the reaction with respect to A and B?