Chemical kinetics

March 2014

1. For the reaction 2HI → H2 + I2 , write its molecularity.

2. Define collision frequency.
3. Give an example of Pseudo-first order reaction.
4. Show that the half-life period of a first order reaction is independent of intial
concentration of reactant species.
5. The rate of a particular reaction doubles when the temperature changes from 300K to
310K. calculate the energy of activation of the reaction ( Given: R= 8.314 JK -1 mol-1)

July 2014

1. Give an example of Zero order reaction.

2. Derive an expression for half-life period of first order reaction.
3. The rate of a particular reaction increases by two times when the temperature changes
from 300K to 310K. calculate the energy of activation of the reaction ( Given: R= 8.314
JK-1 mol-1)
4. Write any two differences between molecularity and order of a reaction.

March 2015

1. What happens to the half life period for a first order reaction, if the initial concentration
of the reaction is increased?
2. A reaction is first order with respect to the reactant A and second order with respect to
the reactant B in a reaction A + B→ products
a. Write the differential rate equation
b. How is the rate of the reaction affected on increasing the concentration of B by
two times?
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the first order reaction.
4. According to collision theory, what are the two factors that lead to effective collisions?

July 2015

1. In a zero order reaction, the time taken to reduce the concentration of reactant from
50% to 25% in 30 minutes. What is the time required to reduce the concentration from
25% to 12.5%?
2. Calculate the half-life period of a first order reaction, if the rate constant of the reaction
is 6.93x10-3s-1.
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of zero order reaction.
4. Show that the rate of first order reaction is doubled when the concentration of the
reactant is doubled.

March 2016 (Cancelled)

1. The rate equation for the reaction A + B→P is Rate = [A]1/2[B]2. What is the order of the
reaction?
2. Explain the effect of catalyst on activation energy of a reaction with graph.
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of first order reaction.
4. Draw the graph for [R] verses time (t) for a zero order reaction. Give the relationship
between the rate constant and the scope of the curve.

March 2016

1. What happens to the half life of a first order reaction if the initial concentration of the
reactants is increased?
2. The rate constant of a certain first order reaction is 200 s-1. What is its half life period?
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of zero order reaction.
4. Draw a graph of potential energy v/s reaction coordinate showing the effect of a catalyst
on activation energy.

July 2016

1. Rate constant of a reaction is K= 3.4x10-4 mol-1Ls-1. What is the order of the reaction?
2. 75% of the first order reaction is completed in 30 min. calculate rate constant of the
reaction.
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of zero order reaction.
4. Write the energy distribution curve showing temperature dependence of rate of a
reaction.

March 2017

1. Define collision frequency.

2. From the following graph, identify order of a reaction and mention the unit of its rate
constant

3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of zero order reaction.
4. Write
a. Arrhenius equation
b. the formula to calculate half life period of zero order reaction.

July 2017

1. Rate of a reaction A→B, increases by two times by increasing the concentration of A by

four times. What is the order of the reaction?
2. In a reaction 2A→Product. The concentration of A decreases from 0.5mol L-1 to 0.4 mol L-
1
in ten minutes. Calculate the rate during this interval.
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of first order reaction.
4. Write any two factors responsible for effective collisions.

March 2018

1. If unit of Rate constant of a reaction is mol-1Ls-1. What is the order of the reaction?
2. A first order reaction is found to have a rate constant, K=5.5x10-14s-1. Find the half life of
the reaction.
3. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of first order reaction.
4. Draw a graph of potential energy v/s reaction coordinate showing the effect of a catalyst
on activation energy of the reaction.

Some important questions(Chemical kinetics)

1. For the reaction 2HI → H2 + I2 , write its molecularity.
2. The rate equation for the reaction A + B→P is Rate = [A]1/2[B]2. What is the order of the
reaction?
3. Write any two differences between molecularity and order of a reaction.
4. A reaction is first order with respect to the reactant A and second order with respect to
the reactant B in a reaction A + B→ products
a. Write the differential rate equation
b. How is the rate of the reaction affected on increasing the concentration of B by two
times?
5. Rate constant of a reaction is K= 3.4x10-4 mol-1Ls-1. What is the order of the reaction?
6. Show that the rate of a first order reaction is doubled when concentration of the
reactant is doubled.
7. What is zero-order reaction? Give an example.
8. What is Pseudo-first order reaction? Give an example.
9. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of zero order reaction.
10. Derive integrated rate equation for the rate constant of first order reaction.
11. Draw the graph for [R] verses time (t) for a zero order reaction. Give the relationship
between the rate constant and the scope of the curve.
12. Show that the half-life period of a first order reaction is independent of initial
concentration of reacting species. (OR) derive an expression for half-life period of a first
order reaction.
13. The rate constant of a certain first order reaction is 200 S-1. What is its half life period?
14. 75% of the first order reaction is completed in 30 min. calculate rate constant of the
reaction.
15. What happens to the half life period of a first order reaction if the initial concentration
of the reactants is increased?
16. In a zero order reaction, the time taken to reduce the concentration of reactant from
50% to 25% in 30 minutes. What is the time required to reduce the concentration from
25% to 12.5%?
17. Calculate the half-life period of a first order reaction, if the rate constant of the reaction
is 6.93x10-3s-1.
18. Explain the effect of catalyst on activation energy of a reaction with a graph.
19. Draw a graph of potential energy v/s reaction coordinate showing the effect of a catalyst
on activation energy.
20. Write the energy distribution curve showing temperature dependence of rate of a
reaction.
21. The rate of a particular reaction doubles when the temperature changes from 300K to
310K. calculate the energy of activation of the reaction ( Given: R= 8.314 JK -1 mol-1)
22. The rate of a particular reaction increases by two times when the temperature changes
from 300K to 310K. calculate the energy of activation of the reaction ( Given: R= 8.314
JK-1 mol-1)
23. Define collision frequency
24. According to collision theory, what are the two factors that lead to effective collisons?