CHAPTER 4 : CHEMICAL KINETICS

2007 1. Express the rate of the following reaction in terms of disappearance of hydrogen in the reaction
3H2(g) + N2 (g)  2 NH3(g)
2. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1 . How much time will it take to reduce the concentration of the reactant ti
1/10 th of its initial value?
2008 1. Derive the general expression for half life of a first order reaction.
2. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is a zero order reaction . What would be the rates of production of N2 and H2 if k
= 2.5 × 10-4 mol L-1 s-1 ?
3. List the factors that determine the rate of a chemical reaction.
4. 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.
5. Define order of a chemical reaction.
6. A first order reaction takes 40 min for 30% decomposition. Calculate t1/2.
2009 1. Define the following
(a) Elementary step in a reaction
(b) Rate of a reaction
2. 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 conc of
the reactant will be left after 3 hrs ?
3. For a decomposition reaction the values of rate constants k at two different temp. are given below:
k1 = 2.15 × 10-8 L mol-1 s-1 at 650 K
k1 = 2.39 × 10-7 L mol-1 s-1 at 700 K
Calculate the value of activation energy for this reaction. ( R= 8.314 J K-1 mol-1)
4. Define the following
(a) Order of a reaction
(b) Activation energy of a reaction
2010 1. Define the following
(a) Activation energy of a reaction
(b) Rate of a reaction
2. 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 :
Rate = k[PH3]
The half life of PH3 is 37.9 sec at 120 0C
a) How much time is required for ¾ th of PH3 to decompose?
b) What fraction of the original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 min ?3. Explain
a) Order of a reaction
b) Molecularity of a reaction
4. The rate of a reaction increases 4 times when the temp changes from 300 K to 320 K . Calculate the energy of activation of the
reaction, assuming that it does not change with temp.
( R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1)
2011 1. Define order of a reaction.
2. What do you understand by rate law and rate constant of a reaction ? Identify the order of a reaction if the units of its rate
constants are
L-1 mol s-1
L mol-1 s-1
3. The thermal decomposition of HCOOH is a first order reaction with a rate constant of
2.4 × 10 -3 s-1 at a certain temp. Calculate how long will it take to form three-fourth of its initial quantity of HCOOH to
decompose ( log 0.25 = -0.6021 )
4. A reaction is second order w r t a reactant . How is the rate of reaction is affected if the concentration of the reactant is
reduced to half ? What is the unit of rate constant for such a reaction ?
5. Define activation energy of a reaction.
2012 1. 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 ?
2. The reaction , N2 (g) + O2 (g) = 2 NO (g) contributes to air pollution whenever a fuel is burnt in air at a high temp. At 1500 K ,
equilibrium constant K for it is 1.0 × 10-5 . Suppose in a case [N2] = 0.80 M and [O2] = 0.02 M before any reaction occurs. Calculate
the equilibrium concentrations of the reactants and the product after the mixture has been heated to 1500 K.
2013 (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.
(c ) The rate of a reaction becomes four times when the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K. Calculate the energy of
 activation (Ea) of the reaction assuming that it does not change with temperature.
[R = 8.314 J K–1 mole–1, log 4 = 0.6021]
2014 1) For chemical reaction R P yhe 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?
2) The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of SO 2Cl2 at const. volume:
SO2Cl2 (g) SO2(g) +Cl2 (g)

Experiment Times/s-1 Total pressure/atm

1 0 0.4
2 100 0.7
Calculate the rate const.
(Given: log 4 =0.6021, log 2 = 0.3010)
2015 1. For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aq soln, the following results were obtained:

t/s 0 20 40
[CH3COOCH3]/molL-1 0.04 0.02 0.01

a) Show that it follows pseudo first order reaction, as the conc of water remains constant.
b) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 20 to 40 s
2. Define the following terms :
a) Collision frequency b) Rate constant (k)
3. The rate constant of a first order reaction increases from 4×10-2 to 24×10-2 when the temp changes from 300 K to 350 K.
Calculate the energy of activation (Ea)
(log2=0.301, log3=0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021 , log 6 = 0.7782)
2016 1. Show that the time required for completion of 3/4th of the reaction of first order reaction is twice that of half-life of the reaction.
2. Derive integrated rate equation for rate constant of a zero order reaction.
3. For the first order thermal decomposition reaction , the following data were obtained
C2H5Cl (g)  C2H4(g) + HCl(g)
Time/sec Total pressure/atm
0 0.30
300 0.50
Calculate the rate constant
(Given : log 2 = 0.3010 log 3 = 0.4771 log 4 = 0.6021
2017 1. What is the effect of adding a catalyst on
a) Activation energy ( Ea) b) Gibbs energy ( ∆G) of a reaction
2. A first order reaction takes 20 minutes for 25% decomposition. Calculate the time when 75% of the reactant will be
completed.
( Given : log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021

2018 1. A first order reaction is 50% completed in 40 minutes at 300 K and in 20 minutes at 320 K. Calculate the
activation energy of the reaction.
(Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 4 = 0.6021, R = 8.314 JK–1 mol–1)
2. For the reaction 2N2O5 4NO2 + O2
the rate of formation of NO2 is 2.8×10-3 m/s. Calculate the rate of disappearance of N2O5.
2019 (i) The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. If rate constant (k) is 4 × 10–3 Ms–1, how long will it
take to reduce the initial concentration of NH3 from 0.1 M to 0.064 M.
(ii) For a reaction 
alkalinemedium I- 2H2O +O2
the proposed mechanism is as given below:
(1) H2O2 + I– H2O + IO– (slow)
(2) H2O2 + IO– H2O + I– + O2(fast)
(i) Write rate law for the reaction.
(ii) Write the overall order of reaction.
(iii) Out of steps (1) and (2), which one is rate determining step?
2020 1. Write the slope value obtain in the plot of ln[R] vs. time for a first order reaction.
2. In the given reaction A + 3B 2C, The rate of formation of is 2.5 × 10 -4 mol L-1 S-1. Calculate the
 ( i ) Rate of reaction,& (ii) rate of disappearance of B.
3. A first order reaction is 40 % complete in 80 minutes. Calculate the value of rate constant (k). In what time the reaction be
90 % completed? [Given : log 2 = 0.3010 , log 3 = 0.4771 , log 4 = 0.6021 , log 5 = 0.6771, log 6 = 0.7782 ]
2022 1. Answer the following questions (Do any two):
(a) Identify the order of reaction from the following unit for its rate constant: Lmol –1s–1
(b) The conversion of molecules A to B follow second order kinetics. If concentration of A is increased to three times, how will it
affect the rate of formation of B?
(c) Write the expression of integrated rate equation for zero order reaction
2. Observe the graph shown in figure and answer the following questions:

(a) What is the order of the reaction?

(b) What is the slope of the curve?
(c) Write the relationship between k and t1/2 (half life period).
2023 CASE STUDY –
1. The rate of reaction is concerned with decrease in concentration of reactants or increase in the concentration of
products per unit time. It can be expressed as instantaneous rate at a particular instant of time and average rate over a
large interval of time. Mathematical representation of rate of reaction is given by rate law. Rate Constant and order of a
reaction can be determined from rate law or its integrated rate equation.
(i) What is average rate of reaction ?
(ii) Write two factors that affect the rate of reaction.
(iii) (1) What happens to rate of reaction for zero order reaction ?
(2) What is the unit of k for zero order reaction ?
OR
(iii) (1) For a reaction P + 2Q Products
Rate = k[P]1/2 [Q]1. What is the order of the reaction ?
(2) Define pseudo first order reaction with an example.
2.