KANHA MAKHAN GROUP OF SCHOOLS

CLASS-XII (MAY MONTH WORKSHEET)

SUBJECT – CHEMISTRY
Electrochemistry and Chemical Kinetics
Multiple choice questions:
1. Which of the following reaction is used to make fuel cell?

2. The emf of the cell: Ni /

Ni2+ (1.0 M) // Au3+ (1.0 M) / Au (E° = -0.25 V for Ni2+/Ni; E° =
1.5 V for Au3+/Au) is:
(a) 1.25 V (b) -1.25 V (c) 1.75 V (d) 2.0 V
3. The highest electrical conductivity of the following aqueous solutions is of?
(a) 0.1 M acetic acid (b) 0.1 M chloro acetic acid
(c) 0.1 M fluoroacetic acid (d) 0.1 M difluoro acetic acid
4. If 96500 Coulomb electricity is passed through CuSO4 solution, it will liberate:
(a) 63.5 gm. of Cu (b) 31.67 gm of Cu
(c) 96500gm of Cu (d) 100 gm. of Cu
5. Which of the following is a secondary cell?
(a) Leclanche cell (b) Lead storage battery
(c) Concentration cell (d) All of these
6. In a dry cell, which of the following is the electrolyte?
(a) Potassium hydroxide (b) Sulphuric acid
(c) Ammonium chloride (d) Manganese dioxide
7. The molar conductivity is maximum for the solution of concentration
(a) 0.004 M (b) 0.002 M (c) 0.005 M (d) 0.001 M
8. When water is added to an aqueous solution of an electrolyte, what is the change in?
Specific conductivity of the electrolyte?
(a) Conductivity decreases (b) Conductivity increases
(c) Conductivity remain same (d) Conductivity does not depend on number of ions
9. Faraday’s second law of electrolysis is related to:
(a) Atomic number of cation (b) Speed of cation
(c) Speed of anion (d) Equivalent weight of electrolyte
10. A catalyst alters which of the following in a chemical reaction?
(a)Entropy (b) Enthalpy
(c) Internal energy (d) Activation energy
11. A substance ‘A’ decomposes by a first-order reaction starting initially with [A] = 2.00M and after
200min, [A] becomes 0.15M. For this reaction t 1/2 is
(a) 53.72 min (b) 50.49 min
(c) 48.45 min (d) 46.45 min
12. In the reaction 2A + B → A2B, if the concentration of A is doubled and that of B is halved, then the rate of
the reaction will
(a) Increase 2 times (b) increase 4 times
(c) decrease 2 times (d) remain the same

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13. The rate constant of zero-order reactions has the unit
(a) s-1 (b) mol L-1 s-1
(c) L2 mol-2 s-1 (d) L mol-1 s-1
14. The reaction NO2 + CO → NO + CO2 takes place in two steps. Find the rate law.
2NO2 → NO + NO3 (k1) – slow NO3 + CO → CO2 + NO2 (k2) – fast
(a) R = k1 [NO2]3 (b) R = k2 [NO3] [CO] (c) R = k1 [NO2] (d) R = k1 [NO2]2
15. A reaction in which reactants (R) are converted into products (P) follows second order kinetics. If
concentration of R is increased by four times, what will be the increase in the rate of formation of P?
(a) 9 times (b) 4 times (c) 16 times (d) 8 times
16. Half-life period of a first order reaction is 10 min. What percentage of the reaction will be completed in
100 min?
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 99.9% (d) 75%
17. The activation energy in a chemical reaction is defined as
(a) The difference in energies of reactants and products
(b) The sum of energies of reactants and products
(c) The difference in energy of intermediate complex with the average energy of reactants
and products
(d) The difference in energy of intermediate complex and the average energy of reactant
18. Instantaneous rate of a chemical reaction is
(a) rate of reaction in the beginning (b) rate of reaction at the end
(c) rate of reaction at a given instant (d) rate of reaction between two specific
time intervals
19. Rate of which reaction increases with temperature?
(a) Exothermic reaction (b) Endothermic reaction
(c) (a) and (b) both (d) None of the above
Assertion- Reason based questions:
Directions: These questions consist of two statements, each printed as Assertion and Reason. While
answering these questions, you are required to choose any one of the following four responses.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the
Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
1. Assertion: The resistivity for a substance is its resistance when it is one meter long and its area of cross
section is one square meter.
Reason: The SI unit of resistivity is ohm metre (m).
2. Assertion: On increasing dilution, the specific conductance keeps on increasing.
Reason: On increasing dilution, degree of ionisation of weak electrolyte increases and molality of ions also
increases.
3. Assertion: Conductivity decreases with dilution.
Reason: The number of ions per unit volume decreases on dilution
4. Assertion: The resistivity for a substance is its resistance when it is one meter long and its area of cross-
section is one square meter.
Reason: The SI units of resistivity is ohm meter (m)
5. Assertion: Molecularity greater than three is not observed.
Reason: The overall molecularity of complex reaction is equal to molecularity of the slowest step
6. Assertion: The order of reaction can be zero or fractional.
Reason: The order of a reaction cannot be determined from a balanced chemical reaction.

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7. Assertion: The order and molecularity of a reaction are always the same.
Reason: Order is determined experimentally whereas molecularity by a balanced elementary reaction.
8. Assertion: Rate constant of a zero-order reaction has the same unit as the rate of a reaction.
Reason: Rate constant of a zero-order reaction does not depend upon the concentration of the reactant.

9. Assertion: For a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by 10∘ the rate constant is nearly doubled.
Reason: At t + 10, the fraction of molecules having energy equal to or greater than activation energy gets
doubled
Short- Answer questions:
1. What is meant by ‘limiting molar conductivity’?
2. Express the relation between conductivity and molar conductivity of a solution held in a cell?
3. The chemistry of corrosion of iron is essentially an electrochemical phenomenon. Explain the reactions
occurring during the corrosion of iron in the atmosphere.
4. Determine the values of equilibrium constant (Kc) and ΔG° for the following reaction:
Ni(s) + 2Ag+ (aq) → Ni2+ (aq) + 2Ag(s),E° = 1.05 V (1F = 96500 C mol-1)
5. Express the relation among cell constant, resistance of the solution in the cell and conductivity of the
solution. How is molar conductivity of a solution related to its conductivity?
6. The conductivity of 0.20 M solution of KCl at 298 K is 0.025S cm-1. Calculate its molar conductivity?
7. What is the effect of catalyst on?
(i) Gibbs energy (ΔG) and (ii) activation energy of a reaction
8. Given that the standard electrode potentials (E°) of metals are: K+/K = -2.93 V, Ag+/Ag = 0.80 V, Cu2+/Cu =
0.34 V, Mg2+/Mg = -2.37 V, Cr3+/Cr = -0.74 V, Fe2+/Fe = -0.44 V. Arrange these metals in increasing order of
their reducing power?
9. The molar conductivity of a 1.5 M solution of an electrolyte is found to be 138.9 S cm2 mol-1. Calculate the
conductivity of this solution.
10. The standard electrode potential (E°) for Daniel cell is +1.1 V. Calculate the ΔG° for the reaction
Zn(s) + Cu2+ (aq) → Zn2+ (aq) + Cu(s) (1 F = 96500 C mol-1).
11. Define the following:
(i) Order of a reaction (ii) Activation energy of a reaction
12. A reaction is of first order in reactant A and of second order in reactant B. How is the rate of this reaction
affected when
(i) the concentration of B alone is increased to three times
(ii) the concentrations of A as well as B are doubled?
13. Distinguish between ‘rate expression’ and ‘rate constant’ of a reaction?
14. 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 HCO2 H to
decompose. (log 0.25 = -0.6021)
15. (a) For a reaction A + B → P, the rate law is given by, r = k [A]1/2 [B]2.What is the order of this reaction?
(b) A first order reaction is found to have a rate constant k = 5.5 × 10-14 s-1. Find the half-life of the reaction
Short- Answer questions: (3 Marks)
1. The cell in which the following reaction Occurs:
2Fe3+ (aq) + 2I– (aq) → 2Fe2+ (aq) + I2 (s) has E0cell = 0.236V at 298K. Calculate the standard Gibbs energy
and the equilibrium constant of the cell reaction.
(Antilog of 6.5 = 3.162 × 106; of 8.0 = 10 × 108; of 8.5 = 3.162 × 108)
2. Calculate the emf of the following cell at 298 K: Fe(s) | Fe2+ (0.001 M) || H+ (1M) | H2(g) (1 bar), Pt(s)
(Given E°cell = +0.44V)
3. (a) What are fuel cells? Explain the electrode reactions involved in the working of H 2 – O2 fuel cell.
(b) Represent the galvanic cell in which the reaction
Zn (s) + Cu2+ (aq) → Zn2+ (aq) + Cu (s) takes place

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4. (a) State and explain Kohlrausch law.
(b) How much electricity in terms of Faradays is required to produce 20 g of calcium from molten CaCl 2?
5. (a) Calculate ΔrG0 for the reaction
Mg (s) + Cu2+ (aq) → Mg2+ (aq) + Cu (s) (Given: E0cell = + 2.71 V, 1 F = 96500 C mol-1)
(b) Name the type of cell which was used in Apollo space programme for providing
electrical power.
6. Calculate emf of the following cell at 25°C:
Fe | Fe2+ (0.001 M) || H+ (0.01 M) | H2 (g) (1 bar) | Pt(s)E0 (Fe2+ | Fe) = -0.44 V E0(H+ | H2) = 0.00V
7. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 min-1. If we begin with 0.10 M concentration of the
reactant, what concentration of reactant will remain in solution after 3 hours?
8. (a) A reaction is first order in A and second order in B.
(i) Write differential rate equation.
(ii) How is rate affected when concentration of B is tripled?
(iii) How is rate affected when concentration of both A and B is doubled?
(b) What is molecularity of a reaction?
9. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60s-1. How much time will it take to reduce the initial
concentration of the reactant to its l/10th value?
Long- Answer questions:
1. (a) Define molar conductivity of a substance and describe how for weak and strong electrolytes, molar
conductivity changes with concentration of solute. How is such change explained?
(b) A voltaic cell is set up at 25°C with the following half cells:
Ag+ (0.001 M) | Ag and Cu2+ (0.10 M) | Cu .What would be the voltage of this cell? (E0cell = 0.46 V)
2. (a) What type of a cell is the lead storage battery? Write the anode and the cathode reactions and the
overall reaction occurring in a lead storage battery while operating.
(b) A voltaic cell is set up at 25 °C with the half-cells, Al | Al3+ (0.001 M) and Ni | Ni2+ (0.50 M). Write the
equation for the reaction that occurs when the cell generates an electric current and determine the cell
potential.
(Given: E∘Ni2+/Ni=−0.25V,E∘Al3+/Al=−1.66V)
3. (a) State Faraday’s first law of electrolysis. How much charge in terms of Faraday is required for the
reduction of 1 mol of Cu2+ to Cu.?
(b) Calculate emf of the following cell at 298 K: Mg(s) | Mg2+ (0.1 M) || Cu2+ (0.01) | Cu (s)
[Given E0cell = +2.71 V, 1 F = 96500 C mol-1]
4. (a) What are the two classifications of batteries? What is the difference between them?
(b) The resistance of 0.01 M NaCl solution at 25°C is 200 Ω. The cell constant of the conductivity cell is unity.
Calculate the molar conductivity of the solution.
5. (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?
(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.
6. (a) A reaction is second order in A and first order in B.
(i) Write the differential rate equation,
(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of A three times?
(iii) How is the rate affected when the concentrations of both A and B are doubled?
(b) A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition. Calculate t 1/2 for this reaction. (Given log
1.428 = 0.1548)

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