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2022-23/XII
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XII CHEMISTRY – Chemical Kinetics
Rate of reaction and factors affecting the rate
1. Define rate of a chemical reaction
2. What is the difference between average rate
and instantaneous rate?
3. Express the rate of the following reaction in
terms of the formation of ammonia:
N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g)
4. For an elementary reaction
2A + 2B → 3C + 2D , the rate of dissapperance
of B is 1 x 10 -2 Mol/L/s what will be i) the rate
of reaction ii) rate of formation of C iii) rate of
dissapperance of A.
5. Ammonia can be oxidised by oxygen to
produce nitrogen dioxide according to the
equation
4NH3 + 7O2 → 4NO +6H2O.
In this reaction water is formed at a rate of
36molL-1min-1
a) In what rate ammonia is used
b) In what rate oxygen is used
6. For the reaction R →P the concentration of a
reactant changes from 0.03M to 0.02M in 25
minutes. Calculate average rate of reaction
using units of time both in minutes and in
seconds.
7. Mention the factors that affect the rate of
chemical reaction.
8. Write the difference between order and
molecularity of the reaction.
9. What is the molecularity of the reaction?
Cl → ½ Cl2 (g)
10. Express clearly what you understand by rate
expression and rate constant of a reaction.
Name:
11. A reaction is first order with respect to A and
second order with respect to B
i) Write differential rate law
ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the
concentration of B three times?
iii) How is the rate affected when
concentrations of both A and B are doubled?
12. The rate of reaction becomes 8 times when
concentration of the reactant A is doubled. Find
the order of the reaction.
13. A reaction is of second order with respect to a
reactant, How will the rate of reaction be
affected if the concentration is i) doubled ii)
reduced to half?
14. The conversion of molecules X to Y follows
second order kinetics. If concentration of X is
increased to three times how will it affect the
rate of formation of Y?
15. The decomposition reaction of ammonia gas on
platinum surface has a rate constant
k = 2.5 x 10–4 mol L–1 S–1.
a. What is the order of the reaction?
b. What are the rate of production of N2
and H2
16. Predict the order of reaction with following rate
constants.
a. 3.2 molL-1S-1
b. 1.3 mol-1LS-1
17. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface
is a zero order reaction. What would be the rate
of production of N2 and H2 if K = 2.5 x 10 -4
mol L-1 s-1.
18. Write down the difference between elementary
and complex reactions.
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19. What is pseudo order reaction? Give an

example.
20. (i) What is the order of the reaction whose rate
constant has same units as the rate of reaction? 26. Write down the difference between
(ii) For a reaction A + H2O (excess) → B elementary reaction and complex reaction
Rate 𝛼[𝐴]. with an example. What is the rate determining
What is the order of this reaction? step in a complex reaction?
21. For the reaction A + B → P rate law quation is 27. Consider a reaction 2A + B→ C + D.
2
r = K [ A][B] Following results were obtained in experiment
a. How is the rate of raction affected designed to study the rate of reaction.
when concentration of B is doubled?
b. What is overall order of the reaction if
A is present in large excess
22. Reaction between NO2 and CO to give CO2
and NO takes place by the following
mechanism: i. Write rate law equation for the above
NO2 + NO2→ NO + NO3 …… slow reaction.
NO3+ CO → NO2 + CO2……..fast ii. which of the following mechanism is
1. Write the rate law expression consistant with the above reaction.
2. What is the order of the reaction? [a] A + B → C [slow]
23. Reaction between NO2 and F2 to give NO2F A + C → D [fast]
takes place by the following mechanism [b] B → C [slow]

NO2(g) + F2 ⎯⎯
⎯→ NO2F(g) + F(g)
slow 2A + C → D [ fast]
NO2(g) +F ⎯⎯⎯→ NO2F(g)
fast
28. For the reaction, the data were collected as

Write the rate expression and order of the giveb below

reaction.
24. A graph is given below. Identify the order of
the reaction

25. A graph is given beleow predict the orderof a. Write rate law equation
the reaction. b. Find the value of rate constand with
unit.
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c. What is the initial rate of
dissapperance of Cl2 in expt -4
29. The following results have been obtained for
the kinetic studies of the reaction
2A + B → C + D
a. Write the rate law equation with unit
b. Calculate the rate of formation of D
when [A]= 0.5mol/L and [B]= 0.2
mol/L
Intergrated rate law equation
30. Derive the expression for half life of a zero
order reaction.
31. Derive the integrated rate equation for zero
order reaction.
32. Derive the integrated rate equation for first
order reaction.
33. Derive the expression for half life of a first
order reaction
34. Show that for a first order reaction time
required for half life period is independent of
initial concentration?
35. The rate constant for zero order reaction is
0.0030 mol L-1 s-1. How long will take for the
initial concentration of the reactant to fall from
0.10 M to 0.075M
36. Half life for decay of 14C is 5730 years An
archaeological artifact containing wood has
Name:
only 80% of 14C activity as found in living
tree. Calculate age of the sample (artifact)
37. A first order reaction has a rate constant of
0.0051min-1 . If we begin with 0.10M
concentration of reactant, what concentration
of reactant will remain in solution after 3
hours.
38. Nitrogen pentoxide decomposes according to
the equation 2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2
a) Calculate the rate constant for the
reaction with unit
b) Calculate the initial rate of the reaction
c) After how many times will [N2O5] be
equal to 0.350M ?
d) What will be concentration of N2O5
after 100 min
39. Decomposition of PH3 at 120 oC proceeds
according to the equation 4PH3 → P4 + 6H2 It
is found that this reaction follows the
following rate equation rate= k[PH3]
the half life of the reaction is 37.9 s at 120 oC
i) How much time will be required for ¾
of PH3 to decompose
ii) What fraction of original
amount of PH3 will remain
undecomposed after 1 minute
40. Hydrogen peroxide , H2O2 decomposes to
H2O and O2 in a reaction that is first order in
H2O2 and has a rate constant, k = 106 x 10 -3
min-1
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i) How long will it take 15% of a sample k = 2.0 x 10-4 sec-1. What percentage of A2B2
of H2O2 to decompose? is decomposed on heating for 900 seconds?
ii) How long will it take 85% of a sample [Antilog 0.0781 = 1.197]
of H2O2 to decompose? 50. The rate constant for a first order reaction is
41. Rate constant k for a first order reaction has 60 s-1. How much time will it take to reduce 1

been found to be 2.54 x 10-3 sec-1. Calculate its g of the reactant to 0.0625 g?
3/4th life (log 4 = 0.6020)
Graph related questions
42. The rate constant for a first order reaction is
60 s-1. How much time will it take to reduce 51. Predict the order of the reaction for thr

the initial concentration of the reactant to its following graph.

1/10th value.
43. Half-life for a first order reaction is 693s.
Calculate the time required for 90% completion
of this reaction. 52. Predict the order of the reaction from the
44. Show that the time required for 99%completion following graph.
of first order reaction is twice the time required
the completion 90%
45. A first order reaction takes 10 minutes for 25%
decomposition, calculate t1/2 of the reaction. 53. A graph is given belew. Answer the following
46. Time required for the completion of 20% of a questions
first order reaction is 10 min. Calculate the time 54. For a chemical reaction R → P, the
required for the completion of 75% of the variation in the
reaction. concentration (R) vs.
47. A first order reaction 20% complete in 5 time (t) plot is given as :
minutes calculate the time taken for the (i) Predict the order of
reaction to complete 60%. the reaction.
48. A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% (ii) What is the slope of the curve?
completion, calculate the time required for 90%
completion of this reaction. 55. For a chemical reaction R → P, variation
49. A first order gas phase reaction : in In [R] vs time (t) plot is given below :
A2B2 → 2A(g) + 2B(g)
at the temperature 400C has the rate constant

For this reaction

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(i) Predict the order of reaction. [N2O5]/mol 1.6 x 0.8 x 0.4 x

(ii) What is the unit of rate constant (k)? L-1 10-2 10-2 10-4
iii) What is the slope of the graph
(i) Show that it follows first order reaction.
(ii) Calculate the half-life.
56. For a chemical reaction R → P, variation
(Given : log 2 = 0.3010 , log 4 = 0.6021)
in log [R0]/[R] vs time plot is given below :

59. For hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous

following results were obtained

For this reaction

a. Show that it follows pseudo first order
(i) Predict the order of reaction.
reaction
(ii) What is the unit of rate constant (k)?
b. Calculate the average rate of reaction
(iii) what is the slope of the graph
between time interval 30 to 60 seconds
57. Answer the following questions on the basis
of the above curve for a first order reaction
A →B

Gaseous reactions: pressure related

60. The following data were obtained during the

(a) What is the relation between slope of this first order thermal decomposition of SO2Cl2 at
line and rate constant? a constant volume : SO2Cl2 → SO2 + Cl2
(b) Calculate the rate constant of the above
reaction if the slope is 2 x 10-4 S
(c) Derive the relationship between half life of
a first order reaction and its rate constant
Calculate the rate constant (k)
Pseudo first order reaction type
(Given : log 2 = 0.3010 , log 4 = 0.6021)
58. Following data are obtained for the reaction :
61. For the first order decomposition of azo
1
2N2O5 → 2NO2 + 2 O2 isopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543K, the
t/s 0 300 600 following data were obtained :
[(CH3)2CHN = NCH(CH3)2 → C6H14(g) +
N2(g)]

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Expmt Time (s) Total pressure 66. How does rate of reaction is related to the
(atm) rate constant (hint:- explain with the help
of arrhenious eq)
1 0 35.0
67. How does a change in temperature effect the rate
2 720 63.0
of reaction? Explain. ( hint:- with graph)
Calculate the rate constant. 68. Explain a method to find activation energy of
(Given : log 3 = 0.4771 , log 5 = 0.6990) reaction graphically.
69. Explain why H2 and O2 do not react at room
62. For the first order thermal decomposition temperature even though the reaction is
reaction, the following data were obtained : spontaneous?
C2H5Cl (g) → C2H4 (g) + HCl (g) 70. The rate constant for the first order
decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following
equation : Calculate Ea for this reaction and rate
constant k if its half-life period be 200 minutes.
Calculate the rate constant.
(Given R = 8.314JK-1 mol-1)
(Given : log 2 = 0.3010 , log 3 = 0.4771, log 4
1.0×104
log 𝑘 = 14.2 −
= 0.6021) 𝑇

71. The decomposition of a hydrocarbon follows the

63. The following data were obtained during the
first order thermal decomposition of N2O5(g) at
constant volume. Calculate rate
constant.
2N2O5(g)→ 2N2O4(g) + O2(g)
equation
k = ( 4.5 x 1011 s-1) e- (28000K) / T . Calculate Ea
72. The energy of activation of a chemical reaction is
100KJ/mol. Presence of catalyst lowers the

Total acivation by 75%. What will be the effect on the

Sl.No Time/s Pressure/(atm) rate of reaction at 200C, if other things are equal.
1 0 0.5
2 100 0.512
73. The activation energy for reaction
64. Write down the relationship between 2HI → H2 + I2 is 209.5 kJmol-1 at 581 K.
t1/2 and initial concentration of reactant Calculate the fraction of molecules of reactant
for second order reaction. having energy equal to or greater than
Arrehenious equation and related topics activation energy.
74. For a decomposition reaction the values of rate
65. Define the following terms i) Threshold energy
constant k at different temperatures are
ii) Activation energy iii) Activated complex
given below . k1 = 2.15 x 10-8 mol L-1 s-1 at
650K ,k2 = 2.39 x 10-7 mol L-1 s-1 at 700K.

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Calculate the value of activation energy this

reaction.

75. The rate of a reaction becomes four times when

temperature changes from 300K to 320K.
Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction,
assuming it does not change with temperature
76. The first order rate constant for the
decomposition of ethyl iodide at 600K is
1.6 x 10 -5 s-1 . Its energy of activation is
209KJmol-1. Calculate the rate constant of the
reaction at 700 K.

77. A reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes

at 300 K and same reaction is again 50%
complete in 5 minutes at 350K. Calculate
the activation energy if it is a first order
reaction.
78. The decomposition of A in to product has
a value of K as 4.5 x 103 s—1 at 100C and
energy of activation is 60KJ/mol. At what
temperature would K be 1.5 x 10 4 s--1
Role of catalyst and collition theory

79. What is the role of a catalyst in a chemical

reaction?
80. What are the postulates of collision theory?
81. Even though the reactant molecules got
activation energy sometimes reaction may not
occur, explain why?
82. In some cases, it is found that a large number of
colliding molecules have energy more than
threshold value, yet the reaction is slow why?
83. List out the two conditions for a chemical
reaction to occur.
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