the rate = k[A][B]² with k = 2.0 × 10⁻⁶ mol⁻² L² s⁻¹ . Calculate the initial rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.1 mol L⁻¹ , [B] = 0.2 mol L⁻¹ . Calculate the rate of reaction after [A] is reduced to 0.06 mol L⁻¹ .
3. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of production of N₂ and H₂ if k = 2.5 × 10⁻⁴ mol⁻¹ L s ⁻¹?
4. The decomposition of dimethyl ether leads to the formation of CH₄ , H₂ and CO and the reaction rate is given by
Rate = k [CH₃OCH₃ ] ³/²
The rate of reaction is followed by increase in pressure in a closed vessel, so the rate can also be expressed in terms of the partial pressure of dimethyl ether, i.e.,
k [CH3OCH3]³/²
If the pressure is measured in bar and time in minutes, then what are the units of rate and rate constants?
5. Mention the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
6. A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is
(i) doubled (ii) reduced to half ?
7. What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reaction? How can this effect of temperature on rate constant be represented quantitatively?
8. In a pseudo first order reaction in water, the following results were obtained:
t/s 0 30 60 90
[A]/mol L⁻¹ 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085
9. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B.
(i) Write the differential rate equation.
(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times?
(iii) How is the rate affected when the concentrations of both A and B are doubled?
10. In a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction (r₀ ) was measured for different initial concentrations of A and B as given below:
A/mol L⁻¹ 0.20 0.20 0.40
b/mol L⁻¹ 0.30 0.10 0.05
r₀/mol L⁻¹s⁻¹ 5.07 x 10⁻⁵ 5.07 x 10⁻⁵ 1.43 x 10⁻⁴
11. The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction:
2A + B → C + D
Experimen A/mol L⁻¹ B/mol L⁻¹ Initial rate of formation of D/mol L⁻¹ min⁻¹
I. 0.1 0.1 6.0 x 10⁻³
II. 0.3 0.2 7.2 x 10⁻²
III. 0.3 0.4 2.88 x 10⁻¹
IV. 0.4 0.1 2.40 x 10⁻²
Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction.
12. Th e reaction between A and B is first order with respect to A and zero order with respect to B. Fill in the blanks in the following table:
13. 13. Calculate the half-life of a first order reaction from their rate constants given below:
(i) 200 s⁻¹ (ii) 2 min⁻¹ (iii) 4 year⁻¹
14. The half-life for radioactive decay of ¹⁴C is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had only 80% of the ¹⁴C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.