Chemical Kinetics

Single Correct Type Questions

1. At 30oC, the half life for the decomposition of AB2 is
200 s and is independent of the initial concentration of
AB2. The time required for 80% of the AB2 to decompose (B) t1/ 2

is [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]

Given: log 2 = 0.30 Initial
log 3 = 0.48 concentration

(a) 200 s (b) 323 s

Concentration
(c) 467 s (d) 532 s
2. Consider the following reactions [6 Sept, 2020 (Shift-I)]
A → P1; B → P2; C → P3; D → P4, (C)
The order of the above reactions are A, B, C and D,
respectively. The following graph is obtained when
Time
log[rate] vs. log[conc.] are plotted
Concentration

(D)

Time

Among the following, the correct sequence for the order (E) Rate
of the reactions is
(a) D > B > A > C (b) D > A > B > C
Concentration
(c) A > B > C > D (d) C > A > B > D
Choose from the options given below, the correct one
3. For the following graphs, [25 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]
regarding order of reaction is:
(a) (A) and (B) zero order (E) First order
(b) (B) and (D) zero order (E) First order
(A) Rate
(c) (A) and (B) zero order (C) and (E) First order
(d) (B) zero order (C) and (E) First order
Time
4. Consider the given plot of enthalpy of the following 8. A bacterial infection in an internal wound grows as N′(t)
reaction between A and B. [9 April, 2019 (Shift-II)] = N oexp(t), where the time t is in hours. A dose of
A + B → C + D antibiotic, taken orally, needs 1 hour to reach the wound.
Identify the incorrect statement. Once it reaches there, the bacterial population goes down
dN N
as = −5N 2 . What will be the plot of 0 vs t after 1
dt N
hour? [10 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]

(a) (b)

(a) Activation enthalpy to form C is 5kJ mol–1 less than

that to form D
(b) D is kinetically stable product
(c) Formation of A and B from C has highest enthalpy
of activation (c) (d)
(d) C is the thermodynamically stable product
5. A flask contains a mixture of compounds A and B. Both
compounds decompose by first-order kinetics. The half
lives for A and B are 300 s and 180 s, respectively. If the 9. The following results were obtained during kinetic studies
concentrations of A and B are equal initially, the time of the reaction; 2A + B → products
required for the concentration of A to be four times that  [9 April, 2019 (Shift-I)]
of B (in s) is: (Use ln 2 = 0.693) [5 Sept, 2020 (Shift-I)]
Experiment [A] [B] Initial Rate
(a) 120 (b) 300
(in mol L–1) (in mol L–1) of reaction
(c) 180 (d) 900 (in mol L–1
6. The results given in the below table were obtained during min–1)
kinetic studies of the following reaction : I 0.10 0.20 6.93 × 10–3
2A + B –––→ C + D [2 Sept, 2020 (Shift-II)] II 0.10 0.25 6.93 × 10–3
Experiment [A]/molL –1
[B]/molL –1
Initial rate/ III 0.20 0.30 1.386 × 10–2
molL–1 min–1
I 0.1 0.1 6.00 × 10– 3 The time (in minutes) required to consume half of A is 
II 0.1 0.2 2.40 × 10– 2 (a) 100
III 0.2 0.1 1.20 × 10– 2 (b) 2
IV X 0.2 7.20 × 10– 2 (c) 5
V 0.3 Y 2.88 × 10– 1 (d) 10
X and Y in the given table are respectively: 10. The reaction 2X → Β is a zeroth order reaction. If the
(a) 0.3, 0.4 (b) 0.4, 0.3 initial concentration of X is 0.2 M, the half-life is 6 h.
(c) 0.4, 0.4 (d) 0.3, 0.3 When the initial concentration of X is 0.5 M, the time
3 required to reach its final concentration of 0.2 M will be
7. For the reaction 2A + 3B + C →3P, which statement is  [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
2
correct? [3 Sept, 2020 (Shift-II)] (a) 12.0 h
dn A 2 dn B 3 dn C dn A dn B dn C (b) 7.2 h
(a) = = (b) = =
dt 3 dt 4 dt dt dt dt (c) 9.0 h
dn A 3 dn B 3 dn C dn A 2 dn B 4 dn C (d) 18.0 h
(c) = = (d) = =
dt 2 dt 4 dt dt 3 dt 3 dt

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 11. The correct reaction profile diagram for a positive catalyst y
reaction. [8 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
Rate of
With Without formation
catalyst catalyst
of product
I II III
(a)
Energy

Product Linear Asymptotic Constant

x
Reactant Product Time
Reaction Coordinate (a) Over all order of this reaction is one
Without (b) Order of this reaction can’t be determined
catalyst (c) In region-I and III, the reaction is of first and zero
With order respectively
(b) catalyst
(d) In region-II, the reaction is of first order
Energy

(e) In region-II, the order of reaction is in the range of

Reactant Product 0.1 to 0.9.
Reaction Coordinate 16. A and B are two substances undergoing radioactive decay
Without
With catalyst in a container. The half life of A is 15 min and that of B is
catalyst 5 min. If the initial concentration of B is 4 times that of A
and they both start decaying at the same time, how much
(c)
Energy

Product time will it take for the concentration of both of them to

be same? ____________ min. [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-I)]
Reactant Product
17. KClO3 + 6FeSO4 + 3H2SO4 → KCl + 3Fe2(SO4)3 + 3H2O
Reaction Coordinate
The above reaction was studied at 300 K by monitoring
Without
catalyst the concentration of FeSO4 in which initial concentration
was 10 M and after half an hour became 8.8 M. The rate of
With
catalyst production of Fe2(SO4)3 is __________ × 10–6 mol L–1 s–1.
(d)
(Nearest integer) [11 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
Energy

18. For kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ion with H2O2
Reactant Product
at room temperature: [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
Reaction Coordinate
(A) Always use freshly prepared starch solution.
Integer Type Questions
(B) Always keep the concentration of sodium thiosulphate
12. An organic compound undergoes first order decomposition. solution less than that of KI solution.
If the time taken for the 60% decomposition is 540s, (C) Record the time immediately after the appearance of
then the time required for 90% decomposition will be blue colour.
__________ s. (Nearest integer). (D) Record the time immediately before the appearance
Given: ln 10 = 2.3; log 2 = 0.3[30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] of blue colour.
13. A molecule undergoes two independent first order (E) Always keep the concentration of sodium thiosulphate
reactions whose respective half lives are 12 min and 3 solution more than that of KI solution.
min. If both the reactions are occurring then the time taken Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
for the 50% consumption of the reactant is _______ min. (a) (A), (B) , (C) only
(Nearest integer) [10 April, 2023 (Shift-I)] (b) (A), (D), (E) only
14. A → B (c) (D), (E) only
The above reaction is of zero order. Half life of this (d) (A), (B), (E) only
reaction is 50 min. The time taken for the concentration of 19. [A] → [B]
A to reduce to one-fourth of its initial value is ______min. Reactant Product
(Nearest Integer) [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)] If formation of compound [B] follows the first order of
15. For certain chemical reaction X → Y, the rate of formation kinetics and after 70 minutes the concentration of [A] was
of product is plotted against the time as shown in the found to be half of its initial concentration. Then the rate
figure. The number of Correct statement/s from the constant of the reaction is x × 10–6 s–1. The value of x is
following is [29 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] _________. (Nearest Integer) [27 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]

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 1 (C) At lower temperatures, increase in temperature causes more
20. N2O5(g) → 2NO2(g) + O (g). change in the value of k than at higher temperature.
2 2
In the above first order reaction the initial concentration of 1
(D) A plot of ln k vs is a straight line with slope equal
N2O5, is 2.40 × 10–2 mol L–1 at 318 K. The concentration T
Ea
of N2O5, after 1 hour was 1.60 × 10–2 mol L–1. The rate to −
constant of the reaction at 318 K is _____ × 10–3 min–1. R
(Nearest integer) [Given: log 3 = 0.477, log 5 = 0.699] 27. The number of given statement/s which is/are correct is
 [22 July, 2021 (Shift-II)] [8 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
21. The following data was obtained for chemical reaction (A) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate
given below at 975 K. constant, the higher is the activation energy.
2NO(g) + 2H2(g) → N2(g) + 2H2O(g) (B) If a reaction has zero activation energy, its rate is
[NO] [H2] Rate independent of temperature.
molL –1
molL–1 molL–1 s–1 (C) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate
(a) 8 × 10 –5
8 × 10
–5
7 × 10–9 constant, the smaller is the activation energy.
(b) 24 × 10–5 8 × 10–5 2.1 × 10–8 (D) If there is no correlation between the temperature and
(c) 24 × 10 –5
32 × 10
–5
8.4 × 10–8 the rate constant then it means that the reaction has
negative activation energy.
The order of the reaction with respect to NO is _______.
28. The number of incorrect statement/s from the following
[Integer answer] [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)]
is __________ [10 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
22. The reaction rate for the reaction (a) The successive half lives of zero order reactions
[PtCl4]2– + H2O  [Pt(H2O)Cl3]– + Cl– decreases with time.
was measured as function of concentrations of different (b) A substance appearing as reactant in the chemical
species. It was observed that equation may not affect the rate of reaction
2− (c) Order and molecularity of a chemical reaction can be
−d [ PtCl4 ]
= 4.8 × 10−5 [PtCl4 ]2 − –2.4 × 10–3 [Pt (H2O) a fractional number
dt
(d) The rate constant units of zero and second order
Cl3]–] [Cl–] reaction are mol L–1 s–1 and mol–1 Ls–1 respectively
where square brackets are used to denote molar 29. At 345 K, the half life for the decomposition of a sample of
concentrations. The equilibrium constant Kc = _______.
a gaseous compound initially at 55.5 kPa was 340 s. When
(Nearest integer) [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
the pressure was 27.8 kPa, the half life was found to be 170 s.
23. A reaction has a half life of 1 min. The time required for The order of the reaction is _____ . [integer answer]
99.9% completion of the reaction is __________ min.
(Round off to the nearest integer).  [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
[Use ln 2 = 0.69; ln 10 = 2.3] [18 March, 2021 (Shift-II)] 1
30. For a reaction, given below is the graph of lnk vs .
24. The inactivation rate of a viral preparation is proportional T
to the amount of virus. In the first minute after preparation, The activation energy for the reaction is equal to
10% of the virus is inactivated. The rate constant for viral ____________ cal mol–1 (Nearest integer)
inactivation is ___________ × 10–3 min–1 . (Nearest integer) (Given: R= 2 cal K–1 mol–1) [28 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]
[Use: ln10 = 2.303; log10 3 = 0.477; property of logarithm:
log xy = y log x] [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)] 20
25. A and B decompose via first order kinetics with half-
lives 54.0 min and 18.0 min respectively. Starting from
an equimolar non reactive mixture of A and B, the time ln K
taken for the concentration of A to become 16 times that 10
of B is _____ min. (Round off to the Nearest Integer)
 [16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]
26. The number of correct statement/s from the following is
___________. [24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(A) Larger the activation energy, smaller is the value of
the rate constant.
0, 0 1 2 3 4 5
(B) The higher is the activation energy, higher is the value
of the temperature coefficient. 1 –1
(K )
T
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 ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. [a] 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. [1350] 13. [2] 14. [75] 15. [2] 16. [15] 17. [333] 18. (a) 19. [165] 20. [7]
21. [1] 22. [2×10 ] 23. [10]
–2
24. [106] 25. [108] 26. [3] 27. [2] 28. [1] 29. [0] 30. [8]

EXPLANATIONS
1. (c) For 1st order reaction, (C)

concentration
2.303log 2
k= ...(i)
t1
2
For 1 st order, Ct = Co e –kt
2.303 a
k= log ...(ii)
t a−x
Time
from eq (i) and (ii)
2.303log 2 2.303 100 (D)
= log

concentration
200 t 100 − 80
Is not correct graph
log 2 1
= log 5
200 t
7
t= × 200 =
466.67 sec Time
3
2. (a) Rate = k[A]n (E)
log[Rate] = log k + n log[A]
slope = n [n is order of the reaction]
\ Correct sequence for the order of the reaction is
D>B>A>C
3. (c) (A)  

4. (a) A + B → C + D
Rate Zero order because rate is
constant with time 20
Enthalpy 15
Time (kJmol–1)10
D
(B) 5 C
A+B
Reaction coordinate
t1/ 2 For 0 order Activation enthalpy for C = 20 – 5 = 15 kJ/mol
reaction, t1/2 (CO) Activation enthalpy for D = 15 – 5 = 10 kJ/mol
5. (a) From the given reaction it is clear that,
Concentration
− 1 d[A] − d[B]
r= =
2 dt dt

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 Rate = k[A]a [B]b 0.693 0.693
t1/ 2
= = = 10 min
From Exp (I) and (II), b = 2 k 6.93 × 10−2
From Exp (I) and (III), a = 1 9. (d) For zero order reaction
1
 X  C0– C1 = kt
From Exp (II) and (IV) ⇒ 3 =   So, X = 0.3
 0.1  0.5M – 0.2M = kt
2 0.3 = kt ...(i)
 Y 
From Exp (I) and (V) ⇒ 48 =   ‘k’ can be calculated by
 0.1  [Given: t1/2 = 6h]
2
 Y  C0 0.2
(4)2 =   = So, Y = 0.4 t1/ 2 = ⇒ 6=
 0.1  2k 2k
3 0.2 2 × 10−1 1
6. (d) 2 A + 3 B + C → 3P k
= = =
2 12 12 60
1 dn A 1 dn B 1 dn C Putting the value of K in eq (i)
Rate
= = =
2 dt 3 dt 3 / 2 dt 0.3 0.3
t= = =60 × 0.3 =18 h
dn A 2 dn B 4 dn C k 1/ 60
= = 10. (b) By using positive catalyst: Activation energy decreases
dt 3 dt 3 dt
and DH does not change
7. (b) From 0 to 1 hour, N′ = N0et
11. [1350] For first order reactions,
dN t = 1/K ln[Ao]/[A]
From 1 hour onwards = −5 N 2
dt At 540s,
So at t = 1 hour, N′ = eN0 [Ao] = ao
dN [A] = 0.4 ao
= −5 N 2
dt For 90% decomposition,
N t [Ao] = ao
∫
eN o
N −2 dN = −5∫ dt
1
[A]= 0.1 ao
t = t2
1 1 Hence,
− =5 ( t − 1)
N eN 0 1 a
ln 0
t1 K 0.4a 0
N0 1 =
=
− 5 N 0 ( t − 1) t2 1 a
N e ln 0
K 0.1a 0
N0 1
= 5 N 0 ( t − 1) + ln
10
N e 540 4
=
N0 1  t2 ln10
= 5 N0 t +  − 5 N0 
N e  540 log10 − log4
=
which is following y = mx + C t2 log10
8. (d) If we increase the concentration of B, rate is not 540 1 − 0.6
=
changing so, order with respect to B is zero and if we t2 1
double the concentration of A, rate of reaction gets
540
doubled so, order w.r.t [A] is 1. ⇒ 0.4
=
t2
Rate = k[A]1[B]0
6.93 × 10–3 = k[0.10]1 540
⇒ t2= = 1350sec
0.4
6.93 × 10−3 mol L−1 min −1
k=
0.1 mol L−1
k = 6.93 × 10–2 min–1

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12. [2] According to question, = 0.333 × 10–3
1 1 1 4 +1 5 = 333 × 10–6 mol litre–1 sec–1
= + = =
t1/2 3 12 12 12 17. (a) Always use freshly prepared solution of starch and
12 recorded immediately after the appearance of blue
t1/2
= = min 2.4 min ≈ 2 min colour. Na2S2O3 is used in limited amount.
5
18.[165] Rate constant for first order reaction is given as,
13. [75] Assume reaction starts with 1 mole A
0.693 9.693 6930
For zero order reactions, = k = = × 10 –6 = 165 × 10–6 s–1.
t1/ 2 70 × 60 7 × 6
A0 1 1
t1/ 2
Hence,= = ,K = min . 2.303 A
2k 2 × 50 100 19. [7] k = log o
t At
Thus, for 75% completion,
A0 3A 3 100 2.303 2.4
A0 − kt ⇒ t = 0 =×
= =75 = log
4 4 k 4 A0 60 1.6
= 7 × 10–3 min–1
14. [2] A & C statements are correct.
20. [1] Let rate of the reaction be K[NO]a [H2]b
15. [15] [A]t = [A]0e–kt where a is the order w.r.t. to NO and b is the order
For A : Half life for the first order reaction [A]t = y, w.r.t. to H2.
[A0] = x. According to the given data, we have,
ln 2 ln 2 Case I ⇒ 7 × 10–9 = k(8 × 10–5)a (8 × 10–5)b
k
= = Case II ⇒ 2.1 × 10–8 = k(24 × 10–5)a (8 × 10–5)b
t1/2 15 min
a
 ln 2  7 × 10 –1 1
− t Hence, = 
= xe  15  2.1× 10−8 3
For B: [B]t = [B]0e–kt 1 a
1 1
ln 2 ln 2 or  =    ∴= a 1
Let [B]t = y; [B]0 = 4x;=
k = 3 3
 ln 2 
t1/2 15 min
− t Thus, order w.r.t. to NO is 1.
y = 4xe  15 

21. [2×10–2] By given equation

 ln 2   ln 2 
− t − t kf = 4.8 × 10–5
⇒ xe  5  = 4xe  15 
kb = 2.4 × 10–3
 ln 2 ln 2 
t −   ln 2 ln 2  k f 4.8 × 10−5
e  5 15  = 4 ; t× − ln 4
= equilibrium constant = = = 2 × 10−2
 5 15  k b 2.4 × 10−3
1 1  22. [10] Half life, t1/ 2 = 1min
t × ln 2  −  = 2 ln 2
 5 15  Let the time required for 99.9% completion of
t = 15 min reaction be ‘t’ min
16. [333] KClO3 + 6FeSO4 + 3H2SO4 → KCl + 3Fe2(SO4)3 + 3H2O Let the reaction is of first order
–d[R] +d[P] 0.693 0.693 0.693
Rate of reaction = = t1/2
= K
⇒= =
dt dt K t1/2 1
∆[KClO3 ] −1 ∆[FeSO 4 ] 2.303 [R]0
=
− = K= log10
∆t 6 ∆t t [R]
+1 ∆[Fe2 (SO 4 )3 ] [R] = 0.001 [R]0
=
3 ∆t 0.693 2.303
= log10 103
∆[Fe2 (SO 4 )3 ] 1 −∆[FeSO 4 ] 1 t
=
∆t 2 ∆t t = 9.96 min ≈ 10 min
1 (10 − 8.8)
=
2 30 × 60

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 hc 27. [2]
23. [4] Octahedral splitting energy =
6.626×10 –34 × 3 × 108
λ
= –Ea
498 × 10−9 log k Slope=
2.303R
= 3.99 ×10–19 J ≈ 4 × 10–19
24. [108] For A t1/2 = 54min
For B t1/2 = 18min
k = A.e–Ea/RT
A 54 min A
A 54 min
→  → Ea 1
2 4 =log k log A– ⋅
y c   T ...(i)
2.303R
 x
B 18 B 18 B 18 B 18 B 18 B
18 m
B →  → → → → →
2 4 8 16 32 64
Higher is Ea, stronger is the temperature dependence
So after 108 minutes.
of k (i.e. steeper the slope)
A B
Conc. of A = concentration of B = Put Ea = 0
4 64 in eq. (i)
So at this time concentration of A is 16 times of
log K = log A
concentration of B.
108 min 28. [1] (A)  F or zero order, t 1/2 = [A 0 ]/2k. Thus, as
concentration decreases half life decreases.
− kt ln2 Hence, it is a correct statement.
∴ A A 0 e=
25. (d) = k
t1/ 2 (B) If order w.r.t. that reactant is zero then it will
ln 2
×t not affect rate of reaction. (Correct statement)
4 B = A 0 e 300
∴ ln 2
×t
[ given A 0 =
B0 , A =
4B ] (C) Order can be fractional but molecularity can
B = B0 e 180 not be. Hence, it is an incorrect statement.
(D) For zero order reaction, unit is mol L–1 s–1 and
 1 1 

4=e
ln 2  − t
 180 300  for IInd order reaction, the unit is mol–1 Ls–1.
Thus, it is the correct statement.
On solving, t = 900 sec n −1
1 t P 
− Ea
29. [0] t1/ 2 ∝ ; 1 = 2
26. [3] A : k = Ae RT
[Po ]n −1 t 2  P1 
As Ea increases k decreases n −1
340  27.8  1
n −1
k = =; 21 = 21− n
B: Temperature coefficient = T +10 170  55.5  2
K kT
1=1–n⇒n=0
30. [8] Arrhenius equation is:
k = Ae − Ea / RT
E
lnk = lnA – a
RT
T
Option (c) is wrong. Dk may be greater or lesser On comparing with y = mx + c
depending on temperature. Ea 20
Slope = = +
−E R 5
D : lnk = lnA a
RT 20
\ Ea = R = 4R = (4 × 2) Cal = 8 Cal
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