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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-01 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
1. Ionic reactions are fast reactions because of
(A) Reactants present in aqueous phase (B) no bond breaking involved
(C) Reactants present in solid phase (D) none of these
2. Most of the organic reactions are
(A) fast reactions (B) slow reactions
(C) moderate reactions (D) none of these
3. Rusting of iron is an example of
(A) fast reactions (B) slow reactions
(C) moderate reactions (D) none of these

4. For a reaction A ⎯⎯⎯

→B
Instantaneous rate of dissappearance of A at t = t1 is:

−1 −1
(A) 1 mole L–1 sec–1 (B) − 3 mol L sec (C) 3 mol L−1 sec−1 (D) –1 mol L–1 sec–1

5. For a reaction A → B, variation of conc. of A with time is given as:

Select the incorrect option.

(A) Instantaneous rate and average rate will be equal

(B) Instantaneous rate  average rate
t1 a0
(C) Instantaneous rate at t = is tan  =
2 t1

a0
(D) rate of formation of B is constant and equal to
t1
K
6. For a reaction 2A ⎯⎯⎯
→ B, variation of conc. of A with time is given as:
Select the correct option

(A) average rate of reaction at t = t1 is − tan 

(B) Instantaneous rate of reaction at t = t1 is − tan 
tan 
(C) Instantaneous rate of reaction at t = t1 is −
2
(D) Instantaneous rate of formation of B is − tan 
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7. For the reaction, N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3, rate is expressed as:
(A) –3 {d[N2]/dt}= –{d[H2|/dt} = 3/2 {d|NH3|/dt}
(B) –{d[N2]/dt} = –1/3 {d[H2]/dt} = l/2{d[NH3]/dt}
(C) –{d[N2]/dt}= –{3d[H2]/dt} – {2d[NH3]/dt}
(D) –d[N2]/dt}= –{d[H2]dt} = –{d[NH3]/dt}.
8. For the reaction, A + B → 2C + D which one is the incorrect statement?
(A) Rate of disappearance of A = Rate of disappearance of B
(B) Rate of disappearance of A = Rate of appearance of D
(C) Rate of disappearance of B = 2 × Rate of appearance of C
(D) Rate of disappearance of B = 1/2 × rate of appearance of C
9. The rate at which O2 consumes in the reaction 2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3 is 6.4 Kg/min, then the rate of
formation of SO3 in Kg/min is:
(A) 32 (B) 8/15 (C) 12.8 (D) 3.2
10. Select the incorrect statement about order of the reaction.
(A) In an elementray reaction order equals to molecularity of the reaction.
(B) reaction having order > 3 is rare.
(C) In some cases overall order has no experimental significance.
(D) In a complex reaction, molecularity of the slowest step always is equal to order of the reaction
K 1[H2 ][Br2 ]
11. → 2HBr(g) steady state rate law is given as r =
For a reaction H2(g) + Br2(g) ⎯⎯⎯
K2 [Br2 ]1/2 + K3

Select the incorrect option.

(A) reaction is elementary in nature (B) reaction is complex in nature
(C) order with respect to Br2 cannot be find (D) order with respect to H2 is 1
12. In the following reaction, which has maximum rate w.r.t. rate of disappearance of NH 3?

4NH3 + 5O2 ⎯⎯⎯

→ 4 NO + 6H2O
(A) O2 (B) NO (C) H2O (D) Equal
13. The rate of formation of NO(g) in the reaction,

2NOBr(g) ⎯⎯⎯
→ 2NO(g) + Br2(g)
was reported as 1.6 × 10–4 Ms–1. Thus, rate of the reaction is
(A) 1.6 × 10–4 Ms–1 (B) 8.0 × 10–5 Ms–1 (C) 3.2 × 10–4 Ms–1 (D) 6.4 × 10–4 Ms–1

14. For a reaction, xA ⎯⎯⎯

→ yB, rate of disappearance of ‘A’ is related to the rate of appearance of ‘B’
d[A] 1 d[B]
by the equation − =
dt 4 dt
Thus, x and y respectively are
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(A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 4 (C) ,2 (D) 4, 1
2
15. For the reaction,

xA + yB ⎯⎯⎯ → zC
d[A] d[B] 1.5d[C]
− = − =
dt dt dt
then x, y and z are
(A) 1, 1, 1 (B) 3, 2, 3 (C) 3, 3, 2 (D) 2, 2, 3

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16. For the reaction,

2N2O5 ⎯⎯⎯
→ 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g)

[N2O5 ] [NO2 ] [O2 ]

− = k 1[N2O5 ], + = k2 [N2O5 ] and + = k3 [N2O5 ]
t t t
Thus,
(A) k1 = k2 = k3 (B) 2k1 = k2 = 4k3 (C) 2k1 = 4k2 = k3 (D) None of these
17. The decomposition of acetaldehyde is given by the following reaction

CH3CHO(g) ⎯⎯⎯
→ CH4(g) + CO(g)
Rate of the reaction with respect to the pressure of the reactant is
−dp 1 dp 1 dp dp
(A) (B) − (C) − (D) −
dt V dt RT dt dt
18. For the gaseous reaction, the rate can be expressed as
1  dp  1  dn   dC   dC   dn   dp 
(A)  =  =  (B)  = = 
RT  dt  V  dt   dt   dt   dt   dt 
 dC   dn  V  dp 
(C)  = =   (D) None of these
 dt   dt  RT  dT 

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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. B C B C B C B C A D A
Q. No. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans. C B C C B C A

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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-02 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
1. In a certain reaction, 10% of the reactant decomposes in one hour, 20% in two hours, 30% in three
hours and so on. The dimensions of the rate constant is:
(A) hour–1 (B) mole litre–1 sec–1 (C) litre mole–1 sec–1 (D) mole sec–1
2. The rate constant for a zero order reaction is 2 × 10 mol L sec–1. If the concentration of the
–2 –1

reactant after 25 sec is 0.5 M, the initial concentration must have been:
(A) 0.5 M (B) 1.25 M (C) 12.5 M (D) 1.0 M
3. A zero order reaction is one:
(A) in which rcactants do not react
(B) in which one of the reactants is in large excess.
(C) whose rate is uniform and not affected by time
(D) whose rate increases with time.
4. Graph between conc. of the product and time of the reaction A → B is of the type

Hence graph between –d[A]/dt and time will be of the type:

(A) (B) (C) (D)

5. A drop of solution (volume 0.05 mL) contains 3.0 × 10 –6 mols of H+. If the rate content of
disappearance of H+ is 1.0 × 107 mole litre–1 sec–1. How long would it take for H+ in drop to disappear:
(A) 6 × 10–8 sec (B) 6 × 10–7 sec (C) 6 × 10–9 sec (D) 6 × 10–10 sec
6. For a first order reaction, the half life is 5 minutes If the initial conc. is 128 mole/ t, what will be
the conc. of the reactant after 30 minutes :
(A) 2 mole/ t (B) 16 mole/ t (C) 4 mole/ t (D) 32 mole/ t
7. Two substance A (t1/2 = 5 min) and B (t1/2 = 15 min) are taken in such a way initially [A] 0 = 4[B]0. The
time after which both the conc. will be equal is (assuming both are Ist order reaction):
(A) 5 min (B) 15 min
(C) 20 min (D) concentration can never beequal
8. Mathematical representation for t1/4 life for first order reaction is over is given by:
(A) t1/4 = [(2.303)/(K)] log 4 (B) t1/4 = [(2.303)/(K)] log 3
(C) t1/4 = [(2.303)/(K)] log (4/3) (D) t1/4 = [(2.303)/(K)] log (3/4)
k
9. In the following first order competing reactions : A + Reagent ⎯⎯⎯
1
→ Product ;
k
B + Reagent ⎯⎯⎯
2
→ Product
The ratio of k1/k2 if only 50% of B will have been reacted when 94% of A has been reacted is :
(A) 4.06 (B) 3.06 (C) 2.06 (D) 0.06

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10. In the following first order reactions (A) ⎯⎯⎯1
→ Product, (B) ⎯⎯⎯ 2
→ Product the ratio k1/k2 if 90%
of (A) has been reacted in time ‘t’ while 99% of (B) has been reacted in time 2t is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these
11. For a given reaction of first order it takes 20 min. for the conc. to drop from 1.0 M to 0.60 M The
time required for the conc. to drop from 0.60 M to 0.36 M will be:
(A) more than 20 min (B) 20 min (C) less than 20 min (D) cannot tell
k k
12. In the first order reactions : (A) ⎯⎯⎯
1
→ Products, (B) ⎯⎯⎯2
→ Products, the ratio of times during
which 10 % of (A) have been reacted and 80% of (B) remained unreacted is :
(A) {(k1/k2) [(1 – 3 log 2)/(1 – 2 log 3)]} (B) {(k2/k1) (1 – 2 n 3)/(1 – 3 n 2)}
(C) {(k1/k2) (1 – 2 log 3)/(1 – 3 log 2)} (D) None of these
k
13. A reaction 2N2O5(g) ⎯⎯⎯ → 4NO2(g) + O2(g), the value of rate constant k is 2 × 10 –4 min–1. The rate of
the reaction when [N2O5] = 0.2 mol/
(A) 4 × 10–5 mol/ –sec (B) 8 × 10–6 mol/ –min
(C) 6.67 × 10–7 mol/ –sec (D) 1.33 × 10–6 mol/ –sec
14. A converted in to B by first order kinetics according to given reaction A → B with rate constant k =
0.0693 s–1. reaction is started with 10 mol of A in a container of 2 litre. Answer the following
questions:
(i) The concentration of A after 20 sec will be
(A) 2.5 M (B) 1.25 M (C) 5 M (D) 1.75 M
(ii) After 20 sec. 7.5 mole of A is further added. The concentration of A after 40 sec. from the starting
of the reaction will be
(A) 2.5 M (B) 0.625 M (C) 1.25 M (D) None of these
K
15. A + 2B ⎯⎯⎯ → P the rate law for reaction is given as r = k [A] [B] 2. Variation of half life vs [B]0 is
given as (A is in excess and in both the experiments conc. of A remains same)
Expt. [B]0 in M t1/2 (in sec.)
1 0.1 M 10 sec.
2 0.2 M x
From given data the value of x will be
(A) x = 10 sec. (B) x = 20 sec. (C) x = 5 sec. (D) Data insufficient
16. In above problem if B present in excess, then variation of t 1/2 vs [A]0 is given as (In both the
experiments conc. of B remains same)
[A]0 in M t1/2 (in sec.)
0.1 10 sec.
0.2 x
The value of x is :
(A) x = 10 sec (B) x = 15 sec (C) x = 5 sec (D) x = 20 sec

17. For the reaction, 2A + 3B ⎯⎯⎯ → Product, A is present in excess. When concentration of B is
changed from 0.01 M to 0.04 M, rate is doubled. Thus rate law is
 dx  2 3  dx 
(A)   = k[A] [B] (B)   = k[A][B]
 dt   dt 
 dx  0  dx  0 1/2
(C)   = k[A] [B] (D)   = k[A] [B]
 dt   dt 

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18. For the reaction, A + 2B ⎯⎯⎯ → Product, the reaction rate was halved on doubling the
concentration of A. Thus, order w.r.t. A is
1 1
(A) 1 (B) (C) − (D) –1
2 2
19. The rate equation for the reaction:

2A + B ⎯⎯⎯
→ C is rate = K[A][B]. The correct statement about this is:
(A) K is independent of [A] and [B]
(B) t1/2 is constant
(C) unit of K is sec–1
(D) rate of formation of C is twice the rate of disapperance of A
20. The rate law for the single-step reaction,

2A + B ⎯⎯⎯
→ 2C, is given by :
(A) rate = K [A].[B] (B) rate = K [A]2.[B] (C) rate = K [2A].[B] (D) rate = K [A]2.[B]0
21. If concentration of reactants is increased by ‘X’ the rate constant K becomes:
K X
(A) eK/X (B) (C) K (D)
X K
22. The rate for the reaction, RCl + NaOH(aq) ⎯⎯⎯
→ ROH + NaCl is given by rate = K1[RCl]. The rate of
the reaction is :
(A) doubled on doubling the concentration of NaOH
(B) halved on reducing the concentration of RCl to half
(C) decreased on increasing the temperature of the reaction
(D) unaffected by increasing the temperature of the reaction

23. The rate of the elementary reaction, 2NO + O2 ⎯⎯⎯

→ 2NO2, when the volume of the reaction
vessel is doubled:
(A) will grow eight times of its initial rate
(B) reduce to one-eight of its initial rate
(C) will grow four times of its initial rate
(D) reduce to one-fourth of its initial rate
24. The rate constant is numerically the same for three reactions of first, second and third order
respectively. Which one is true for rate of three reaction, if concentration of reactant is greater
than 1 M :
(A) r1 = r2 = r3 (B) r1 > r2 > r3 (C) r1 < r2 < r3 (D) All of these
25. Decomposition of NH4NO2 (aq) into N2(g) and 2H2O ( ) is first order reaction. Which of the following
graph is correct?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

26. A first order reaction is 75% completed in 100 minutes. How long time will it take for it’s 87.5%
completion?
(A) 125 min (B) 150 min (C) 175 min (D) 200 min

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Passage
Direction (Q.27 to 28)
The decomposition of NO2 at 400 K proceeds at a of rate of 5.4 × 10–5 mol L–1 s–1 when
[NO2] = 0.01 mol L–1

2NO2(g) ⎯⎯⎯
→ 2NO(g) + O2(g)
27. What is the rate law when observed rate is 1.35 × 10–5 mol L–1 s–1 at [NO2] = 0.005 mol L–1?
(A) k[NO2] (B) k[NO2]2 (C) k[NO2]3 (D) k[NO2]0
28. Rate constant of the reaction will be
(A) 0.54 L mol–1s–1 (B) 5.4 × 10–3 L mol–1s–1
(C) 5.4 s–1 (D) 0.54 s–1

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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. B D C C C A B C A A B
Q. No. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Ans. D C (i) B (ii) (C) C A D D A B C B
Q. No. 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. B C D B B A

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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-03 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
1. A2 + 2B → 2AB
[A2] [B] {–d[A2]/dt}
0.1 0.2 1  10−2Ms−1
0.2 0.2 2  10−2Ms−1
0.2 0.4 8  10−2Ms−1
Order of reaction w.r.t. A2 and B are respectively:
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 1 (C) 1, 1 (D) 2, 2
2. The rate data for the net reaction at 25 C for the reaction X + 2Y → 3Z are given below:
0

[X0] [Y0] Time required for [Z] to increase

by 0.005 mol per litre
0.01 0.01 72 sec
0.02 0.005 36 sec
0.02 0.01 18 sec
The initial rate (as given by Z) is :
(A) first order in both X & Y (B) second order in X and fist order in Y
(C) first order in X & second order in Y (D) None of the above
3. For a reaction, A + B → products, the rate of the reaction was doubled when the concentration of
A was doubled, when the concentration of A and B doubled, the rate was again doubled, the order
of the reaction with respect to A and B are:
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 0 (C) 1, 0 (D) 0, 1
4. In a gaseous phase reaction, A2(g) → B(g) + (1/2)C(g), the increases in pressure from 100 mm to 120
mm is notices in 5 minutes The rate of disappearance of A2 in mm min–1 is :
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16 (D) 2

5. The reaction A(g) + 2B(g) ⎯⎯⎯ → C(g) + D(g) is an elementary process. In an experiment, the initial
partial pressure of A & B are PA = 0.6 and PB = 0.8 atm, if PC = 0.2 atm then the ratio of rate of
reaction relative to initial rate will be
(A) 1/10 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/6 (D) 1/36
6. From the following data for the reaction between A and B.
[A] [B] Rate (mole/lt – sec.)
2.5 × 10–4 3 × 10–5 5 × 10–4
5 × 10–4 6 × 10–5 4 × 10–3
1 × 10–3 6 × 10–5 1.6 × 10–2
The rate constant of the reaction will be :
(A) 4/3 × 108 (mol L–1)–2 sec–1 (B) 4/3 × 108 sec–1
(C) 16 × 108 (mol L–1)–2 sec–1 (D) 8/3 × 108 (mol L–1)–2 sec–1
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7. The following data were obtained for a gaseous reaction A2 + 2B → 2AB
A2 (mole/lt) B (mole/lt) –d[A2]/dt mole lt–1 min–1
0.1 0.01 0.072
0.1 0.04 0.288
0.2 0.01 0.144
The rate constant and rate of formation of AB, when [A 2] = 0.01M and [B] = 0.02 M will be
(A) 72 (mol L–1)–1 min–1, 0.0288 M min–1 (B) 36 (mol L–1)–1 sec–1, 0.0144 M min–1
(C) 36 sec–1, 0.0144 M min–1 (D) 72 (mol L–1)–1 min–1, 0.0144 M min–1
8. A reaction between substance A and B is represented stoichiometrically by A + B → C. Observations
on the rate of this reaction are obtained in three separate experiments as follows :
Initial concentrations
S. No. [A]0, M [B]0, M t/h duration Concentration
[A]f, M
1 0.1000 1.0 0.50 0.0975

2 0.1000 2.0 0.50 0.0900

3 0.0500 1.0 2.00 0.0450

The order with respect to each reactant will be

(A) 1, 3 (B) 1, 2 (C) 1, 4 (D) 1, 1
9. The following data are obtained for the initial rates of the reaction for A + 2B + C → 2D + E
Expt. [A] [B] [C] Initial rate

1 1.4 1.4 1 R1

2 0.7 1.4 1 R2 = R1/2

3 0.7 0.7 1 R3 = R2/4

4 1.4 1.4 0.5 R4 = 16 R3

5 0.7 0.7 0.5 R5 = ?

(i) The order of the reaction with respect to A, B and to C will be

(A) 1, 2, 1 (B) 1, 2, –1 (C) 2, 1, 1 (D) 1, 1, –1
(ii) The value of R5 in terms of R1 will be
(A) R1/4 (B) R1/2 (C) R1/8 (D) R1/3
10. For the zero order reaction A → B + C; initial concentration of A is 0.1 M. If A = 0.08 M after 10
minutes, then it’s half-life and completion time are respectively:
(A) 10 min; 20 min (B) 2 × 10–3 min, 10–3 min
(C) 25 min, 50 min (D) 250 min, 500 min.

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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A B C B C D A B (i) B (ii) A C

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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-04 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
k
1. For the first order decomposition A(g) ⎯⎯⎯→ B(g) + 2C(g) the initial pressure (i.e. due to A) is P0 and
after time t the pressure due to C is 1.5 P0 which of the following is correct:
(A) kt = 2 n2 (B) kt = n2
(C) total pressure at ‘t’ is 2.25 P0 (D) None of these
k
2. A reaction 2A(g) ⎯⎯⎯→B(g) + 3C(g) has k = 0.98 hr–1 Initial pressure of A is 3 P0 and that of B and C is
zero After time ‘t’ the total pressure due to products is P0 The value of kt for the reaction is
(A) n3 (B) n1/3 (C) 1/2 n 1.2 (D) None of these
3. Consider first order reaction A(g) → B(g) + 2C(g). The initial pressure (i.e. due to A) is P0 (i.e. at t = 0)
At t = 30 min the total pressure is 2P0 At t = 1 hr the total pressure will be:
(A) 4 P0 (B) 2.5 P0 (C) 9P0/4 (D) None of these
4. In the given first order reaction NH4NO2(aq.) → N2(g) + 2 H2O(l) the volume of N2 after 20 min after
a long time is 40 ml and 70 ml respectively The value of rate constant is:
(A) (1/20) n (7/4) min–1 (B) (2.303/1200) log (7/3) sec–1
(C) (1/20) log (7/3) min–1 (D) (2.303/20) log (11/7) min–1
5. The decomposition of N2O5 : 2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2 is studied by measuring the concentration of
d[O2 ]
oxygen as a function of time, and it is found that = (1.5  10−4 s−1 )[N2O5 ] at constant
dt
temperature and volume. Under these conditions the reaction goes to completion to the right. What
is the half-life of the reaction under these conditions?
(A) 4620 sec. (B) 2310 sec. (C) 1155 sec. (D) None of these
6. The kinetics of decomposition of N2O5 in CCl4 solution is studied by measuring the evolved oxygen.
If 24 ml of the gas was evolved in one hour while 35 ml of the gas was evolved when no more
oxygen was coming out. The fraction of N 2O5 decomposed in one hour is
(A) 0.56 (B) 0.606 (C) 0.65 (D) 0.686
7. For the reaction A + 2B → products (started with concentrations taken in stoichiometric
d[A]
proportion), the experimentally determined rate law is: − = k [A] [B]
dt
The half time at the reaction would be
0.693 0.693 0.693
(A) (B) (C) (D) not defined
k 1/k 2k
k
8. For a given first order reaction A ⎯⎯⎯
→ B + C (n.f. of A, B and C is same)
Time 0 t
Volume of reagent V1 V2
The reagent reacts with A, B and C. Then expression of rate constant (k) is given as
1 V1 1 V1 1 V1
(A) k = ln (B) k = ln (C) k = ln (D) none of these
t (V1 − V2 ) t (2V1 − V2 ) t (V1 − 2V2 )

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9. The inversion of cane sugar proceeds with half life of 50 minute at pH = 5 for any concentration of
sugar. However if pH = 6, the half life changes to 500 minute. The law expression for sugar
inversion can be written as:
(A) r = K [sugar]2 [H+]0 (B) r = K [sugar]1 [H+]0 (C) r = K [sugar]1[H+]1 (D) r = K [sugar]0 [H+]1
k
10. Inversion of sucrose in acidic medium is given as S ⎯⎯⎯→G + F
Time t 

Rotation of Glucose & Fructose rt r

Then expression of rate constant (k) is given as

1 r 1 r 1 (r − r ) 1 (r − r )
(A) k = ln (B) k = ln (C) k = ln t  (D) k = ln  t
t (r − rt ) t (rt − r ) t r t r
11. The decompostion NH3 gas on a heated tungsten surface gave the following results:
Initial pressure (mm) 65 105 y 185
Half-life (sec) 290 x 670 820
Calculate approximately the values of x and y.
(A) x = 410 sec (B) x = 467 sec (C) x = 490 sec (D) x = 430 sec

12. For the reaction A ⎯⎯⎯ → C + D, the initial concentration of A is 0.01 M. After 100 sec, the
concentration of A is 0.001M. The rate constant of the reaction has the numerical value of 9.0.
What is the unit of the reaction rate constant?
(A) M–1s–1 (B) Ms–1 (C) s–1 (D) M–1.5 s–1
13. If the fermentation of sugar in an enzymatic solution, that is 0.12 M, the concentration of the sugar
is reduced to 0.06 M in 10 h and to 0.03 M in 20 h. What is the order of the reaction?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 0
14. Rate constant k = 2.303 min for a particular reaction. The initial concentration of the reaction is 1
–1

mol/litre then, rate of reaction after 1 minute is:

(A) 2.303 M min–1 (B) 0.2303 M min–1 (C) 0.1 M min–1 (D) none of these
15. For a 1 order reaction (gaseous) (cont. V, T)
st

b 
→ (b – 1) B + 1 C (with b > a), the pressure of the system rose by 50  − 1  % in a time of
a A ⎯⎯⎯
 a 
10 min. The half life of the reaction is therefore.
(A) 10 min (B) 20 min (C) 30 min (D) 40 min
16. Under the same reaction conditions, initial concentration of 1.386 mol dm –3 of a substance
becomes half in 40 seconds and 20 seconds through first order and zero order kinetics,
k 
respectively. Ratio  1  of the rate constant for first order (k1) and zero order (k0) of the reaction is.
 k0 
(A) 0.5 mol–1 dm3 (B) 1.0 mol dm–3 (C) 1.5 mol dm–3 (D) 2.0 mol–1 dm3

17. For a first order reaction, nA ⎯⎯⎯ → B whose concentration vs time curve is as shown in the figure.
If half life for the reaction is 24 minutes . Find out the value of n.

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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18. Consider the plots for the types of reaction nA → B + C

These plots respectively correspond to the reaction orders:

(A) 0, 2, 1 (B) 0, 1, 2 (C) 1, 1, 2 (D) 1, 0, 2
19. Reaction A + B → C + D follows rate law, r = k[A] [B]1/2 1/2
starting with 1 M of A and B each. What is
the time taken for concentration of A become 0.1 M?
Given k = 2.303 × 10–2 sec–1.
(A) 10 sec (B) 100 sec (C) 1000 sec (D) 434 sec

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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. A C B B B D C B C A B
Q. No. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. A A B A A C D B

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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-05 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
1. EThreshould can never be:
(A) > ER (B) > Ep (C) < Ep (D) > ER as well as > Ep
2. Collision theory sometimes gives the rate in the form rate = pZ exp (–Ea/RT) where Z is the collision
frequency, and the exponential is the probability that the energy of collision is equal to or greater
than Ea. The steric factor, p, accounts for ______
(A) Molecular collisions (B) Collisions with insufficient energy
(C) Collision with sufficient energy (D) Collisions with favourable orientation
F.R.
3. Consider A B + heat. If activation energy for forward reaction is 100 KJ/mol then activation
B.R.

energy for backward reaction and heat of reaction is:

(A) 100, 200 (B) 80, 20 (C) 120, 220 (D) 140, 40
4. In a reaction X → Y, the activation energy for the forward and backward reaction are 15 and 9 KJ/
mol respectively. The potential energy of X is 10 KJ/mol.
(A) The threshold energy of the reaction is 2 KJ
(B) the potential energy of Y is 19 KJ
(C) heat of reaction is 25 KJ
(D) the reaction is endothermic
5. Effective collisions are those in which molecules must:
(I) Have energy equal to or greater than required to form the transition state
(II) Have proper orientation
(III) Acquire the energy of activation
(A) Only (I) (B) Only (I) & (II) (C) Only (III) (D) (I), (II) & (III)
6. From the figure, the activation energy for the reverse reaction would be: (Given E a = 1640 KJ/ mole,
Er = –120KJ/mole):

(A) –120 KJ/mole (B) + 152 KJ/mole (C) + 120 KJ/mole (D) 1760 KJ/mole.
7. The velocity of a reaction is doubled for every 10°C rise in temp. If the temp. is raised to 50°C, the
reaction velocity increases by about:
(A) 12 times (B) 16 times (C) 32 times (D) 50 times
8. The first order rate constant k is related to temp. as log k = 15.0 – (106/T) which of the following
pair of value is correct?
(A) A = 1015 and E = 1.9 × 104 KJ (B) A= 10–15 and E = 40 KJ
(C) A = 1015 & E = 40 KJ (D) A = 10–15 & E = 1.9 × 104 KJ

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9. The rate constant, the activation energy and the frequency factor of a chemical reaction at 25°C
are 3.0 × 10–4 s–1, 104.4 KJ mol–1 and 6.0 × 1014 s–1 respectively. The value of the rate constant as
T →  is:
(A) 2.0 × 1018 s–1 (B) 6.0 × 1014 s–1 (C) infinity (D) 3.6 × 1030 s–1
10. The Arrhenius relationship of two different reactions is shown below. Which reaction is faster at a
lower temperature and which is more sensitive to changes of temperature?

(A) B faster, A more sensitive (B) B in both cases

(C) Ain both cases (D) A faster, B more sensitive
11. When a graph between ln k (on y-axis) and 1/T (on x-axis) is dra\vn a straight line is obtained. The
point at which line cuts y-axis and x-axis respectively correspond to the temp:
(A) 0, Ea/2.303RlogA (B) , Ea/(R ln A) (C) 0, logA (D) None of these
12. A reaction takes place in various steps. The rate constant for first, second, third and fifth steps are
1/2
k2  k 1 
k1, k2, k3 and k5 respectively. The overall rate constant is given by k =  
k3  k5 

if activation energy are 40, 60, 50 and 10 kJ/mol respectively, the overall energy of activation
(kJ/mol) is:
(A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 25 (D) none of these
13. A hydrogenation reaction is carried out at 500 K. If the same reaction is carried out in the presence
of a catalyst at the same rate with same frequency factor, the temperature required is 400 K. What
is the activation energy of the reaction, if the catalyst lowers the activation energy barrier by 16
kJ/mol?
(A) 100 kJ/mol (B) 80 kJ/mol (C) 60 kJ/mol (D) None of these
14. The activation energies of two reactions are E a and Ea' with Ea > Ea'. If temperature of the reacting
systems is increased from T1 to T2, predict which of the following alternatives is correct?
(Where k'1 and k'2 are rate constant at higher temperature).
k'1 k'2 k'1 k'2 k'1 k'2 k'1 k'2
(A) = (B)  (C)  (D) 2
k1 k2 k1 k2 k1 k2 k1 k2

15. Two reactions A ⎯⎯⎯ → products and B ⎯⎯⎯ → products have rate constants kA and kB at
temperature, T and activation energies EA and EB respectively. If kA > kB and EA < EB and assuming
that ‘A’, pre-exponential factor for both the reactions is same, then.
(A) at higher temperatures kB will be greater than kA
(B) at lower temperatures kA and kB will be close to each other in magnitude
(C) as temperature rises kA and kB will be close to each other in magnitude.
(D) at lower temperature kB > kA
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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. C D D D D D C A B A B
Q. No. 12 13 14 15
Ans. C B B C

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SUBJECT: Chemistry-PC COURSE: IIT-Excel ELP NO.-06 TOPIC: Chemical Kinetics
1. A compound A dissociate by two parallel first order paths at certain temperature
k (min−1 )
1
A(g) ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯→ 2B(g) k1 = 6.93  10−3 min−1

k (min−1 )
2
A(g) ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
→ C(g) k2 = 6.93  10−3 min−1
If reaction started with pure 'A' with 1 mole of A in 1 litre closed container with initial pressure 2
atm. What is the pressure (in atm) developed in container after 50 minutes from start of
experiment ?
(A) 1.25 (B) 0.75 (C) 1.50 (D) 2.50

2. For a given sequential first order reaction A ⎯⎯⎯

→ B ⎯⎯⎯ → C, t1/2 for A & B are 4 and 2 minutes
respectively. How much time would be required for the B to reach maximum concentration.
(A) 2 min (B) 6 min (C) 4 min (D) 8 min
K1
3. In the reversible reaction 2NO2 N2O4 the rate of disappearance of NO2 is equal to:
K2

(A) [(2k1/k2) (NO2)2] (B) 2k1[NO2]2 – 2k2[N2O4]

(C) 2k1 [NO2]2 – k2 [N2O4] (D) (2k1 – k2)[NO2]
K1
4. For 2A B the expression of net rate of formation of B is, assuming forward reaction is first
K2

order while backward reaction is zero order:

(A) K1 [A]2 – K2[B] (B) 2K1 [A] – K2
(C) (1/2) K1 [A] – K2 [B] (D) K1 [A] – K2
K1 k
5. For A 2 → C, k = 1 × 10–4 mol/l-sec, k
2B, 3B ⎯⎯⎯ –1 = 2 × 10 l/mol–sec k2 = 3 × 10–4 sec–1
–4
1
K−1

d[B]/dt equals to:

(A) 2 k1 – 2k–1 [B]2 – 3k2 [B] (B) 2k1 [A] – 2k–1 [B]2 – 3 k2 [B]
(C) 2 k1 [A] – 2k–1 [B]2 – 3k2[B]3 (D) k1 – k–1[B]2 – k2[B]
6. A reaction of the type A + 2B + C → D occurs by following mechanism.
A+B X rapid equilibrium
X+C→Y Slow
Y+B→D Fast : What is the order of the reaction
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) Non determinable
Slow
7. The mechanism of the reaction 2NO2 + F2 → 2NO2F is (i) NO2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯
→ NO + O
fast fast
(ii) F2 + O + NO ⎯⎯⎯⎯
→ NO2F + F (iii) F + NO2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯
→ NO2F. Select the correct one
(A) the reaction is of 3rd order
(B) the molecularity of the reaction is sum of molecularities of all steps
(C) reaction is zero order w.r.t. F2
(D) half life of reaction depends upon initial conc. of NO2.

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8. For the reaction NO2 + CO → CO2 + NO the experimental rate expression is − = k[NO2 ]2 the
dt
number of molecules of CO involves in the slowest step will be-
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
9. A reaction A → C can be represented by the following mechanism (i) A → B (slow) (ii) A + B → C
(fast). k1 is rate constant for step (i) and k2 is the rate constant for step (ii) in the reaction
mechanism. Which of the following can represent the rate law for the main reaction (A → C)?
(A) k1 [A] (B) k2 [A] [B] (C) k1k2 [A] [B] (D) k1k2 [A]2
10. The reaction of hydrogen, and iodine monochloride is represented by the equation:

H2(g) + 2ICl(g) ⎯⎯⎯

→ 2HCl(g) + I2(g)
This reaction is first–order in H2(g) and also first–order in ICl(g). Which of these proposed
mechanism can be consistent with the given information about this reaction?

Mechanism I: H2(g) + 2ICl(g) ⎯⎯⎯

→ 2HCl(g) + I2(g)
Slow
Mechanism II: H2(g) + ICl(g) ⎯⎯⎯⎯ → HCl(g) + HI(g)
fast
HI(g) + ICl(g) ⎯⎯⎯⎯ → HCl(g) + I2(g)
(A) I only (B) II only (C) both I and II (D) neither I nor II
11. What is the rate law equation for the overall reaction for which mechanism is detailed below

A2 2A k1 = 1010s–1 (forward)

k–1 = 1010M–1s–1 (reverse)

A + C ⎯⎯⎯
→ AC k2 = 10–4M–1s–1 (slow)
(A) rate = k2 [C] [A2]1/2 (B) rate = k2 [C] [A2] (C) rate = k2 [C]1/2 [A2] (D) None of these

12. For the following parallel chain reaction the overall half life of A is 12 hours. If rate of

formation of C is 60% of a rate of decomposition of A then what will be half life of A while it is
converting into B?
(A) 40 hours (B) 60 hours (C) 50 hours (D) 30 hours
13. In a chemical reaction A(g) is converted to B(g), following observation is made. Identify the incorrect
statement.
1
(A) Chemical reaction may be A(g) ⎯⎯⎯→ B(g) .
2
(B) t1/2 of the reaction is independent of initial partial
pressure of A.
(C) Reaction must be complex reaction.
(D) Time of completion for the reaction is 40 minutes.

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ANSWER KEY
Q. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. D C B D A C C A A B A
Q. No. 12 13
Ans. D B