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Kinetics Exercises

The document provides examples of kinetics problems involving determination of rate laws, rate constants, reaction orders, and calculations related to reaction rates. Problem 1 involves a second order, second order reaction and calculations of rates of appearance and disappearance. Problem 2 determines a rate law and rate constant from rate and concentration data. Problem 3 analyzes first order kinetics for a hydrolysis reaction by determining rates from a concentration-time graph and evaluating the rate constant. Problems 4 and 5 similarly analyze reaction kinetics by determining rate constants and performing calculations using the rate laws and constants.

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Kinetics Exercises

The document provides examples of kinetics problems involving determination of rate laws, rate constants, reaction orders, and calculations related to reaction rates. Problem 1 involves a second order, second order reaction and calculations of rates of appearance and disappearance. Problem 2 determines a rate law and rate constant from rate and concentration data. Problem 3 analyzes first order kinetics for a hydrolysis reaction by determining rates from a concentration-time graph and evaluating the rate constant. Problems 4 and 5 similarly analyze reaction kinetics by determining rate constants and performing calculations using the rate laws and constants.

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Kinetics Problems

1. The rate equation for the reaction: 2NO(g) + 2H2(g) → N2(g) + 2H2O(g) is second order in
NO(g) and first order in H2(g).
a) Write an equation for the rate of appearance of N2(g). (rate = k[NO]2[H2])
b) If concentrations are expressed in mol/Litre, what units would the rate constant, k,
have?
(M-2s-1)
c) Write an equation for the rate of disappearance of NO(g). Would k in this equation
have the same numerical value as k in the equation of part (a)? (rate = 2k[NO]2[H2],
yes)

2. For a reaction in which A and B combine to form C, the following data were obtained:

measured reaction rate (mol/L-s) [A] (mol/L) [B] (mol/L)


0.0007 0.30 0.15
0.0028 0.60 0.30
0.0014 0.30 0.30

a) What is the rate law for the reaction? (rate = k[A][B])


b) What is the numerical value of and units for the rate constant, k? (1.56 x 10-2 M-1s-1)

3. The following data for the hydrolysis of (CH3)3CBr in a solvent consisting of 10% water and
90% acetone were obtained at 25oC:

t(h) [(CH3)3CBr], M
0.00 0.1039
3.15 0.0896
4.10 0.0859
6.20 0.0776
8.20 0.0701
10.0 0.0639
26.0 0.0270

a) Prepare a graph of concentration versus time, and use it to determine the initial reaction
rate and the rate at 14.0 hours. (5.4 x 10-3 M-hr-1, 2.6 x 10-3 M-hr-1)
b) Show graphically that the hydrolysis of (CH3)3CBr follows first order kinetics.
c) Evaluate the rate constant at 25oC. (5.22 x 10-2 hr-1)
d) How many hours would it take to hydrolyze 80% of a sample of (CH3)3CBr at 25oC? (31)
4. A study of the reaction

SO2Cl2(g) → SO2(g) + Cl2(g)

at 593 K shows that it is first order and that 10.0% of the SO2Cl2 decomposes in
80.0 minutes.
a) Calculate k for the reaction at 593 K. (1.3 x 10-3 min-1)
b) How many minutes will it take for a 5.00 mmol sample of SO2Cl2 to decompose to
3.50 mmol? (271)

5. Ethyl Acetate (CH3CO2C2H5) reacts with hydroxide ion in aqueous solution according to the
reaction:

CH3CO2C2H5(aq) + OH-(aq) → CH3COO-(aq) + C2H5OH(aq)

The reaction is known to be second order. An experiment was carried out and the following
data were obtained:

Time (s) M (of each reactant)


0.0 0.01000
60.0 0.00917
120.0 0.00840
180.0 0.00775
240.0 0.00724
300.0 0.00675

a) Determine the rate constant for the reaction. (0.16 M-1s-1)


b) Determine the half-life for this reaction given the initial conditions above. (617 s)
c) Calculate the time required for 75% of the initial ethyl acetate to react. (1851 s)

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