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The document discusses two chemistry problems involving reaction rates and rate constants. Problem 1 involves determining reaction orders based on experimental data and calculating rates and rate constants. Problem 2 involves completing a rate equation table and using experimental data to calculate a rate constant. The relationship between rate constants and temperature is also discussed.

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Rate Equation Walkthrough Questions 1

The document discusses two chemistry problems involving reaction rates and rate constants. Problem 1 involves determining reaction orders based on experimental data and calculating rates and rate constants. Problem 2 involves completing a rate equation table and using experimental data to calculate a rate constant. The relationship between rate constants and temperature is also discussed.

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Q1.

(a) The following table shows the results of three experiments carried out at the same
temperature to investigate the rate of the reaction between compounds P and Q.

Experiment 1 Experiment 2 Experiment 3

Initial concentration of P/mol dm–3 0.50 0.25 0.25

Initial concentration of Q/mol dm–3 0.36 0.36 0.72

Initial rate/mol dm–3 s–1 7.6 × 10–3 1.9 × 10–3 3.8 × 10–3

Use the data in the table to deduce the order with respect to P and the order with respect
to Q.

Order with respect to P _______________________________________________

Order with respect to Q _______________________________________________


(2)

(b) In a reaction between R and S, the order of reaction with respect to R is one, the order
of reaction with respect to S is two and the rate constant at temperature T1 has a value of
4.2 × 10–4 mol–2 dm6 s–1.

(i) Write a rate equation for the reaction. Calculate a value for the initial rate of reaction
when the initial concentration of R is 0.16 mol dm–3 and that of S is
0.84 mol dm–3.

Rate equation __________________________________________________

Calculation ____________________________________________________

(ii) In a second experiment performed at a different temperature, T2, the initial


rate of reaction is 8.1 × 10–5 mol dm–3s–1 when the initial concentration of R is
0.76 mol dm–3 and that of S is 0.98 mol dm–3. Calculate the value of the
rate constant at temperature T2.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

(iii) Deduce which of T1 and T2 is the higher temperature.

______________________________________________________________
(6)
(Total 8 marks)
Q2. The initial rate of the reaction between two gases P and Q was measured in a series of experiments
at a constant temperature. The following rate equation was determined.

rate = k[P]2[Q]

(a) Complete the table of data below for the reaction between P and Q.

Initial [P] /mol Initial [Q] /mol Initial rate /mol dm–3
Experiment
dm–3 dm–3 s–1

1 0.20 0.30 1.8 x 10–3

2 0.40 0.60

3 0.60 5.4 x 10–3

4 0.90 12.2 x 10–3

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ (3)

(b) Use the data from Experiment 1 to calculate a value for the rate constant k and deduce
its units.

Calculation _________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Units ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ (3)

(c) Consider the graphs E, F, G and H below.

Write in the box below the letter of the graph that shows how the rate constant k varies
with temperature.

(1)
(Total 7 marks)

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