CHEMICAL KINETICS (QUESTIONS)

ENGLISH
Why does the rate of a reaction not remain constant throughout the reaction process? 1
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2 Express the rate of the following reaction in terms of disappearance of hydrogen in the reaction:
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3H2 (g) + N2 (g) → 2NH3 (g).
3 For a hypothetical reaction A + 2B → C, it is found that the rate = k [A] [B]. What is the most likely rate determining
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step?

4 Identify the reaction order from each of the following rate constants:
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(i) k = 2.3 × 10–5 L mol–1 s–1 (ii) k = 3 × 10–4 s–1

5 For the reaction Cl2 (g) + 2NO (g) → 2NOCl (g), the rate law is expressed as rate = k[Cl 2][NO]2
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What is the overall order of this reaction?

6 What is meant by order of a reaction being zero? 1

7 Calculate the overall order of a reaction which has the rate expression
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(a) Rate = k [A]1/2 [B]3/2 (b) Rate = k [A]3/2 [B]–1

8 Express the relation between the half-life period of a reactant and its initial concentration for a reaction of nth order. 1

9 State a condition in which bimolecular reaction is kinetically first order reaction. 1

10 For which type of reactions, order and molecularity have same value? 1

11 For a zero order reaction will the molecularity be equal to zero? 1

12 Why is the probability of reaction with molecularity higher than three very rare? 1
13 According to Arrhenius, rate of reaction increases with increase in temperature. Give reasons. 1

14 Define threshold energy of a reaction. 1

What is the shape of graph between log k vs What is the relationship between its slope and activation energy 1
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(Ea)?

16 Following graph is a plot of the rate of a reaction vs concentration of the reactant. What is the order of the
reaction?

For a reaction, A → B, the rate of reaction can be denoted by State the significance of plus and 1
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minus sign.

18 Following graph is a plot of the rate of reaction vs concentration of the reactant. What is the order of the reaction?

19 A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours. What is the order of the reaction? 1

20 The rate of reaction X → Y becomes 8 times when the concentration of the reactant X is doubled. Write the rate
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law of the reaction.
21 The reaction A + B → C has zero order. What is the rate equation? 1

22 In the reaction A → B, if the concentration of A is plotted against time, the nature of the curve obtained will be as
shown in figure. What is the order of the reaction?

23 When is the rate of reaction equal to specific reaction rate? 1

24 For a reaction A + B → Products, the rate law is Rate = k[A] [B]3/2. Can the reaction be an elementary reaction? 1

25 t1/2 of the reaction increases with increase in initial concentration. What is the order of reaction? 1

26 Define:
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(i) Elementary reaction in a process (ii) Rate of a reaction

The reaction 2NO2 + F2 → 2NO2F involves the following steps: NO2 + NO2 N2O4 (Fast) N2O4 + F2 → 2 2
27 NO2F (Slow) Write the rate law. Calculate the overall order of the reaction and what is the rate determining step?

28 A first order reaction has rate constant k = 5.5 × 10–14 s–1. Find the half life of the reaction. 2

29 Define the following:

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(i) Rate constant ‘k’ (ii) Activation energy (Ea)

30 Define half-life of a reaction. Write the expression of half-life for

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(i) zero order reaction and (ii) first order reaction

31 Write two differences between ‘order of reaction’ and ‘molecularity of reaction’. 2

32 Define the following terms:
(i) Pseudo first order reaction 2
(ii) Half life period of reaction (t1/2)

33 For a chemical reaction R → P, the variation in the concentration (R) vs. time (t) plot is given as:

(i) Predict the order of the reaction.

(ii) What is the slope of the curve?

(i) If half life period of a first order reaction is x and life period of same reaction is y, how are x and y related to
34 each other? 2
(ii) In some cases, it is found that a large number of colliding molecules have energy more than threshold energy
but yet the reaction is slow. Why?

35 Explain the terms:

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(i) Rate determining step of a reaction (ii) Molecularity of a reaction

36 What do you understand by the rate law and rate constant of a reaction? Identify the order of a reaction if the units
of its rate constant are : 2
–1 –1 –1 –1
(i) L mol s (ii) L mol s

37 The thermal decomposition of HCO2H is a first order reaction with a rate constant of 2.4 ×10–3 s–1 at a certain
temperature. Calculate how long will it take for three-fourths of initial quantity of HCO2H to decompose. (log 0.25 = 2
– 0.6021)
38 How does change in temperature affect the rate of reaction? How can this effect on the rate constant of the
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reaction be represented quantitatively.

39 With the help of diagram explain the role of activated complex in a reaction. 2

40 What is physical significance of energy of activation? Explain with diagram 2

41 Calculate the rate constant of a reaction at 293 K, given that: Ea = 103 kJ mol–1, k = 7.87 × 10–7 s–1 at 273 K, R =
2
8.314 JK–1 mol–1.

42 The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s–1. How much time will it take to reduce the concentration of the
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reactant to 1/10th of its initial value?

43 A first order reaction takes 100 minutes for completion of 60% of the reaction. Find the time when 90% of the
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reaction will be completed.

44 In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant is reduced from 0.6 mol L –1 to 0.2 mol L–1 in 5 minutes.
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Calculate the rate constant of the reaction.

45 A reactant has a half-life of 10 minutes.

(i) Calculate the rate constant for the first order reaction. 2
(ii) What fraction of the reactant will be left after an hour of the reaction has occurred?

46 The rate constant for a reaction of zero order in A is 0.0030 mol L –1 s–1. How long will it take for the initial
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concentration of A to fall from 0.10 M to 0.075 M?

47 Show that for a first order reaction, the time required for half the change (half-life period) is independent of initial
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concentration.

48 Time required for a particular reaction to be half completed is 693 seconds. Calculate the time required for 90%
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completion of this reaction.
49 The half-life for the decomposition of nitramide is 2.1 hour at 15 °C
NH2NO2 (aq) → N2O (g) + H2O (l)
If 6.2 g of NH2NO2 is allowed to decompose, calculate 2
(i) time taken for NH2NO2 to decompose 99%.
(ii) volume of N2O (dry) produced at STP.

50 Show that in case of first order reaction, the time required for 99.9% of the reaction to complete is 10 times that
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required for half of the reaction to take place. [log 2 = 0.301]

51 For the reaction

2NO(g) + Cl2(g) → 2NOCl(g),
the following data were collected. All the measurements were taken at 263 K:

(a) Write the expression

for rate law.
(b) Calculate the value of rate constant and specify its units.
(c) What is the initial rate of disappearance of Cl2 in experiment no. 4?

52 The reaction, N2(g) + O2(g) 2NO(g)

contributes to air pollution whenever a fuel is burnt in air at a high temperature. At 1500 K, equilibrium constant K
for it is 1.0 × 10–5. Suppose in a case [N2] = 0.80 mol L–1 and [O2] = 0.20 mol L–1 before any reaction occurs. 3
Calculate the equilibrium concentrations of the reactants and the product after the mixture has been heated to
1500 K.

53 Consider the reaction: 2A + B → C + D 3

Following results were obtained in experiments designed to study the rate of reaction:
 (a) Write the rate law for
the reaction.
(b) Calculate the value of rate constant for the reaction
(c) Which of the following possible reaction mechanisms is constant with the rate law found in (a)?
I. A + B → C + E (slow)
A + E → D (fast)
II. B → C + E (slow)
A + E → F (fast)
A + F → D (fast)

54 The activation energy of a reaction is 75.24 kJ mol–1 in the absence of a catalyst and 50.14 kJ mol–1 with a catalyst.
How many times will the rate of reaction grow in the presence of the catalyst if the reaction proceeds at 25 °C? (R 3
= 8.314 JK–1 mol–1)

55 The half-life for the reaction:

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(a) Starting with 100 grams of N2O5, how many gram
will remain after 9.6 hours?
(b) What time would be required to reduce 5 × 10 10 molecules of N2O5 to 108 molecules?
56 Rate constant ‘k’ of a reaction varies with ‘T’ according to the equation

3
where Ea is the activation energy. When a graph is plotted for log k vs
astraight line with a slope – 4250 K is obtained. Calculate ‘Ea’ for the reaction. (R = 8.314 JK–1 mol–1)
57 In general it is observed that the rate of chemical reaction doubles with every 10° rise in temperature. If the
generalization holds good for the reaction in the temperature range 295 K to 305 K, what would be the value of 3
activation energy for the this reaction? (R = 8.314 J mol–1 K–1)

58 For a decomposition reaction the values of rate constant, k at two different temperatures are given below: k 1 = 2.15
× 10–8 L mol–1 s–1 at 650 K
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k2 = 2.39 × 10–7 L mol–1 s–1 at 700 K Calculate the value of activation energy for this reaction. (R = 8.314 JK –1 mol–
1
)

59 The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of N 2O5 (g) at constant volume:

Calculate the rate constant.

60 Calculate the rate constant at 400 K for the following reaction:

3

Arrhenius factor is 4.3 × 1010 s–1 and activation energy is 103.344 kJ mol–1.
61 At 300 K a certain reaction is 50% completed in 20 minutes. At 350 K, the same reaction is 50% completed in 5
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minutes. Calculate the activation energy for the reaction.

62 For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution, the following results were obtained:

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(i) Show that it follows pseudo first
order reaction, as the concentration of water remains constant.
(ii) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.
(Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 4 = 0.6021)
63 (a) For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by
Rate = k[A] [B]2
(i) How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of B is doubled?
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(ii) What is the overall order of reaction if A is present in large excess?
(b) A first order reaction takes 30 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 90% completion of
this reaction. (log 2 = 0.3010).

64 (a) Define the following terms:

(i) Activation energy (ii) Rate constant
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(b) A first order reaction takes 10 minutes for 25% decomposition. Calculate t 1/2 for the reaction. (Given: log 2 =
0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)

65 (a) For a chemical reaction R → P, the variation in the concentration, ln[R] vs. time (s) plot is given as shown in
figure

(i) Predict the order of the reaction.

(ii) What is the slope of the curve?
(iii) Write the unit of rate constant for this reaction.
(b) Show that the time required for 99% completion is double of the time required for the completion of
90% reaction.
66 (a) What is rate of reaction? Write two factors that affect the rate of reaction.
(b) The rate constant of a first order reaction increases from 4 × 10–2 to 8 × 10–2 when temperature changes from 5
27°C to 37°C. Calculate the energy of activation (Ea). log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021
67 (a) For a reaction A + B → P, the rate is given by Rate = k[A] [B]2
(i) How is rate reaction affected if the concentration of ‘B’ is doubled.
(ii) What is overall order of reaction if ‘A’ is present in large excess? 5
(b) A first order reaction takes 23.1 minutes for 50% completion. Calculate the time required for 75% completion of
this reaction. log 2 = 0.301 log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021

68 (a) Express clearly what you understand by ‘rate expression’ and ‘rate constant’ of a reaction.
(b) Nitrogen pentoxide decomposes according to the equation

2N2O5 (g) → 4 NO2 (g) + O2 (g) This first order reaction was allowed to proceed at 40°C and the data
given below were collected:

(i) Calculate the rate constant for the reaction. Include units with your
answer.
(ii) Calculate the initial rate of reaction.
(iii) After how many minutes will [N2O5] be equal to 0.350 M?
69 (a) Explain the following terms:
(i) Rate of a reaction (ii) Activation energy of a reaction
(b) The decomposition of phosphine (PH3) proceeds according to the following equation:

4PH3 (g) → P4 (g) + 6H2 ( g) It is found that the reaction follows the following rate equation: 5
Rate = k [PH3]
The half-life of PH3 is 37.9 s at 120 °C.
(i) How much time is required for 3/4th of PH3 to decompose?
(ii) What fraction of the original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 minute?
70 (a) Define the following:
(i) Order of a reaction (ii) Elementary step in a reaction
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(b) A first order reaction has a rate constant value of 0.00510 min–1. If we begin with 0.10 M concentration of the
reactant, how much of the reactant will remain after 3.0 hours?

71 (a) Explain the following terms:

(i) Order of a reaction
(ii) Molecularity of a reaction 5
(b) The rate of a reaction increases four times when the temperature changes from 300 K to 320 K. Calculate the
energy of activation of the reaction, assuming that it does not change with temperature.

72 Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2(aq) decomposes to H2O(l) and O2(g) in a reaction that is of first order in H2O2 and has a
rate constant, k = 1.06 × 10–3 min–1.
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(i) How long will it take 15% of a sample of H 2O2 to decompose?
(ii) How long will it take 85% of a sample of H 2O2 to decompose?

73 The half life period of first order reaction is 1386 seconds. The specific rate constant of the reaction is
(a) 0.5 × 10–2 s–1 (b) 0.5 × 10–3 s–1 1
(c) 5.0 × 10–2 s–1 (d) 5.0 × 10–3 s–1

74 The rate constant of a reaction A → B is 0.6 × 10–3 mole per second. If the concentration of [A] is 5 M, then what
will be concentration of [B] after 20 months?
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(a) 0.36 M (b) 0.72 M
(c) 1.08 M (d) 3.60 M

75 Which of the following is affected by catalyst?

(a) ∆H (b) ∆S 1
(c) ∆G (d) Ea

76 A first order reaction has specific reaction rate 10 –2s–1. How much time it will take for 20g of reactant to reduce to
5g?
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(a) 138.6 s (b) 346.5 s
(c) 693.0 s (d) 238.6 s
77 The activation energy of a reaction can be determined from the slope of which of the following graph:

78 Mechanism of a hypothetical reaction X2 + Y2 → 2 × Y is given below:

(a) a2 x + x (fast)
(b) X + Y2 → XY + Y (slow) 1
(c) X + Y → XY (fast)
The overall order of reaction is
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1.5 (d) 1

79 The rate of first order reaction is 0.04 mol L –1 s–1 at 10 sec. and 0.03 mol L–1 at 20 seconds after initiation of the
reaction. t1/2 of reaction is 1
(a) 44.1 s (b) 54.1 s (c) 24.1 s (d) 34.1 s

80 If the initial concentration of reactant is doubled, t1/2 is also doubled, the order of reaction is
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(a) zero (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

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82 If conc. of reactant ‘A’ is increased 10 times and rate of reaction becomes 100 times. What is order with respect to
‘A’? 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

83 In the first order reaction the concentration of reactant decreases from 0.6 M to 0.3 M in 30 minutes. The time
taken for the concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M: 1
(a) 60 min (b) 30 min (c) 15 min (d) 50 min

84 Consider Fig. and mark the correct option.

(a) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is less stable than reactant.
(b) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and product is more stable than reactant.

(c) Activation energy of both forward and backward reaction is E 1 + E2 and reactant
is more stable than product.
(d) Activation energy of backward reaction is E1 and product is more stable than reactant.

85 Consider the Arrhenius equation given below and mark the correct option. (a) Rate constant
increases exponentially with increasing activation energy and decreasing temperature.
(b) Rate constant decreases exponentially with increasing activation energy and decreasing temperature. 1
(c) Rate constant increases exponentially with decreasing activation energy and decreasing temperature.
(d) Rate constant increases exponentially with decreasing activation energy and increasing temperature.

86 A first order reaction is 50% completed in 1.26 × 10 14 s. How much time would it take for 100% completion?
(a) 1.26 × 1015 s (b) 2.52 × 1014 s 1
(c) 2.52 × 1028 s (d) infinite
87 Activation energy of a chemical reaction can be determined by _____________.
(a) determining the rate constant at standard temperature.
(b) determining the rate constants at two temperatures. 1
(c) determining probability of collision.
(d) using catalyst.

88 Rate law cannot be determined from balanced chemical equation if _______.

(a) reverse reaction is involved.
(b) it is an elementary reaction. 1
(c) it is a sequence of elementary reactions.
(d) any of the reactants is in excess.

89 Which of the following statements are applicable to a balanced chemical equation of an elementary reaction?
(a) Order is same as molecularity.
(b) Order is less than the molecularity. 1
(c) Order is greater than the molecularity.
(d) Molecularity can never be zero.

90
At high pressure the following reaction is zero order. Which of the
following options are correct for this reaction? [NCERT Exemplar Problem]
(a) Rate of reaction = Rate constant 1
(b) Rate of the reaction depends on concentration of ammonia.
(c) Rate of decomposition of ammonia will remain constant until ammonia disappears completely.
(d) Further increase in pressure will change the rate of reaction.

91 According to Maxwell Boltzmann distributon of energy, __________.

(a) the fraction of molecules with most probable kinetic energy decreases at higher temperatures.
(b) the fraction of molecules with most probable kinetic energy increases at higher temperatures. 1
(c) most probable kinetic energy increases at higher temperatures.
(d) most probable kinetic energy decreases at higher temperatures.
92 Match the graph given in Column I with the order of reaction given in Column II. 1
More than one item in Column I may link to the same item of Column II.
93 Match the statements given in Column I and Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) Catalyst alters the rate

(i) cannot be fraction or zero
of reaction

(ii) proper orientation is not there

(b) Molecularity
always

(c) Second half life of first

(iii) by lowering the activation energy
order reaction
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(d) (iv) is same as the first

(e) Energetically favourable

reactions are sometimes (v) total probability is one
slow

(vi) refers to the fraction of molecules

(f) Area under the Maxwell
with energy equal to or greater than
Boltzman curve is constant
activation energy

94 In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct
answer out of the following choices. (Q.22 and Q.23)
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect. 1
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.
Assertion: Order of the reaction can be zero or fractional.
Reason: We cannot determine order from balanced chemical equation.
95 In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct
answer out of the following choices. (Q.22 and Q.23)
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect. 1
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct. Assertion: Order and molecularity are same.
Reason: Order is determined experimentally and molecularity is the sum of the stoichiometric coefficient of rate
determining elementary step.

96 In Bimolecular reaction if one of the reactants is in excess it is called _________. 1

97 If activation energy for forward reaction (Ea)f = 150 kJ and (Ea)b is 260 kJ, DH of reaction = _________. 1

98 If t1/2 of first order and zero order are same. Then the ratio of the initial rates of first order reaction to the zero order
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reaction is _________.

99 SN1 (substitution nucleophilic reaction) in Tertiary halide is bimolecular but order is 1. [True/False] 1

100 SN1 (substitution nucleophilic reaction) in Primary halide is bimolecular and order is 2. [True/False] 1

101 t99% = 2t90% in first order reaction. [True/False] 1

102 t1/2 is inversely proportional to initial concentration in zero order reaction. [True/False] 1

103 The rate of chemical reaction double for every 10° rise of temperature. If the temperature is raised by 50°, the rate
of reaction will increase by
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(a) 10 times (b) 24 times
(c) 32 times (d) 64 times

104 The non-stoichiometric reaction:

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2A + B → C + D
 Initial conc. (A) Initial conc. of (B) Initial rate (Mol L–1)

0.1 M 0.1 M 1.2 × 10–3

0.1 M 0.2 M 1.2 × 10–3

0.2 M 0.1 M 2.4 × 10–3

The rate law for formation of c is

105
In Arrhenius plot of lnk Vs is a linear plot obtained with slope of –2 × 104 k. Ea of reaction in kJ mol–1.
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(a) 83 (b) 166
(c) 249 (d) 332 kJ mol–1

106 Which of the following statement is not correct for the catalyst? [NCERT Exemplar Problem]
(a) It catalyses the forward and backward reaction to the same extent.
(b) It alters ΔG of the reaction. 1
(c) It is a substance that does not change the equilibrium constant of a reaction.
(d) It provides an alternate mechanism by reducing activation energy between reactants and products.

107 A first order reaction is 50% complete in 69.3 minutes. Time required for 99.9% completion of this reaction is (a)
693 min (b) 6.93 min 1
(c) 0.693 min (d) 6930 min

108 Mark the incorrect statements. (a) Catalyst provides an alternative pathway to reaction mechanism.
(b) Catalyst raises the activation energy.
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(c) Catalyst lowers the activation energy.
(d) Catalyst alters enthalpy change of the reaction.
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Which of the following graphs is correct for a first order reaction?

110 Match the items of Column I and Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) Mathematical expression for rate of

(i) rate constant
reaction

(b) Rate of reaction for zero order reaction is

(ii) rate law
equal to 1

(c) Units of rate constant for zero order

(iii) order of slowest step
reaction is same as that of

(d) Order of a complex reaction is determined

(iv) rate of a reaction
by

111 In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct
answer out of the following choices. (Q.9 and Q.10)
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason does not explain assertion. 1
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.
 Assertion: All collision of reactant molecules lead to product formation.
Reason: Only those collisions in which molecules have correct orientation and sufficient kinetic energy lead to
compound formation.

112 In the following questions a statement of assertion followed by a statement of reason is given. Choose the correct
answer out of the following choices. (Q.9 and Q.10)
(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect. 1
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct. Assertion: Rate constants determined from Arrhenius equation are
fairly accurate for simple as well as complex molecules.
Reason: Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their orientation during collision.

113 The activation energy for a reaction TK is 2.303 RT Jmol–1, the ratio of rate constant to Arrhenius factor is
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_________.

114 For a chemical reaction at 27°C, the activation energy is 600 R. The ratio of rate constant at 327°C to that at 27°C
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will be _________.

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115 If t1/2 = 25 min, amount of reactant left after 100 min will k

116 Photosynthesis is zero order reaction. [True/False] 1

117 Decomposition of N2O5 is first order reaction. [True/False] 1