CHEMICAL KINETICS (Nth ORDER & ITS HALF LIFE) CODE: 2024/25-12-03

1. In the thermal decomposition of a gas the following 11. ***For which reaction order, the half-life of the
data were observed. reactant is half of the full lifetime (time for 100%
T1/2 400 160 114.3 conversion) of the reactant?
(A) Zero order (B) Half order
Initial pressure 200 500 700 (C) First order (D) Second order
Po mmHg 12. ***One gms of 79Au198 (t1/2=65 hr) decays by β
Determine the order of reaction. emission to produce stable Hg. Calculate the amount
a) 2 b) 1 c) 1.5 d) 0 of Hg will be present after 260 hrs?
13. ***Three fourth of a radioactive material decays in
2. The half-life periods of a reaction at initial
2.5 days. How long will it take for 15/16th of the
concentrations 0.1 mol/L and 0.5mol/L are 200s and
material to decay?
40s respectively. the order of the reaction is:
14. Two substances A and B are present such that [A0] =4
a) 1 b) ½ c) 2 d) 0
[B0] and half-life of A is 5 minutes and half-life of B is
3. The half-life of a substance is 50min at a certain 15 minutes. Calculate the time at which the
initial concentration. when the concentration is concentration of both of them would be same.
reduced to one-half of its initial concentration, the Assume both follow 1st order kinetics.
half-life period is found to be 25min. calculate the 15. The rate of a gaseous reaction is given by the
order of reaction. expression k [A]2 [B]3. The volume of the reaction
a) 1 b) ½ c) 2 d) 0 vessel is suddenly reduced to one-half of the initial
4. The half-life for given reaction was doubled as the volume. The reaction rate relative to the original rate
initial concentration of a reactant was doubled. What will be a) 1/24 b) 1/32 c) 32 d) 24
is the order of the reaction? 16. What is the order of reaction for which the rate
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 becomes half if volume of the container having same
5. The half-life period of a radioactive element is 40 amount of reactant is doubled?
days. If 32gms of this element is stored for 160 days A) 1 b) 4 c)6 d)8
calculate the weight of element that would remain in 17.
gms. A) 2 b)4 c)6 d)8
6. An organic compound undergoes 1st order
decomposition. The time taken for its decomposition
to 1/8th and 1/10th of its initial concentration are t1/8
and t1/10 respectively. what is the value of
t1/8 / t1/10 x 10 is: - a) 3 b) 6 c)9 d) 4
7. 4kg of uranium is supplied from a reactor to
laboratory but laboratory receives only √2 kg of the
uranium due to its rapid decay rate during
transportation. If 6hrs is elapsed in transportation
then the half-life is A) 2 b)4 c)6 d)8
8. The half-life of Tc is 6.00hrs. if it takes exactly
92

12.00hrs for manufacturer to deliver a 92Tc sample to

hospital, how much be shipped for the hospital to
receive 10mg? a)40mg b)30mg c)20mg d)15mg
9. Sucrose decomposes in acid soln into glucose and
fructose as per first order kinetics, with t1/2=3hrs.
18.
What fraction of sample of sucrose remains after 8
hrs?
a)1.023M b)0.8725M
c)0.023M d)0.1576M
10. Calculate the ratio of t7/8 to t1/2 for 1st order reaction
is: a) 3 b) 2 c) 5 d) 7