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4.CHEMICAL KINETICS
Single Correct Answer Type
1. The activation energies of two reactions are 𝐸1 and 𝐸2 (𝐸1 > 𝐸2 ). If the temperature of the system is
increased from 𝑇1 to 𝑇2 , the rate constant of the reactions changes from 𝑘1 to 𝑘1 in the first reaction and 𝑘2
and 𝑘2 in the second reaction. Predict which of the following expression is correct?
𝑘1′ 𝑘2′ 𝑘1′ 𝑘2′ 𝑘1′ 𝑘2′ 𝑘1′ 𝑘2′
a) ′ = ′ b) ′ > ′ c) ′ < ′ d) ′ = ′ = 1
𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘1 𝑘2
2. Effective collisions are those in which molecules must:
a) Have energy equal to or greater than the threshold energy
b) Have proper orientation
c) Acquire the energy of activation
d) All of the above
3. Consider the following statements,
The rate law for the acid catalysed hydrolysis of an ester being given as
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐻 + ][𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟] = 𝑘 ′ [𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟].
If the acid concentration is doubled at constant ester concentration
1. The second order rate constant, k is doubled.
2. The pseudo first order rate constant, k is double.
3. The rate of the reaction is doubled.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 d) 1,2 and 3
4. Half-life of two samples is 0.1 and 0.8 s. Their respective concentration is 400 and 50 respectively.
The order of reaction is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 1 d) 4
5. The units of rate of reaction are
a) L mol−1 s−1 b) mol L−1 s −1 c) mol s−1 d) None of these
6. Units of rate constant of first and zero order reactions in terms of molarity 𝑀 unit are respectively
a) s−1 , M s−1 b) s−1 , M c) M s−1 , s−1 d) M, s −1
7. The half time of a second order reaction is:
a) Inversely proportional to the square of the initial concentration of the reactants
b) Inversely proportional to the initial concentration of the reactants
c) Proportional to the initial concentration of reactants
d) Independent of the initial concentration of reactants
8. 1
vs times are a straight line. Order of reaction is
[𝐴]2
a) First b) Second c) Zero d) Third
9. For an endothermic reaction where, ∆𝐻 represents the enthalpy of the reaction in kJ/mol, the minimum
value for the energy of activation will be
a) Less than ∆𝐻 b) Zero c) More than ∆𝐻 d) Equal to ∆𝐻
10. The unit of rate constant for a zero order reaction
a) L s−1 b) L mol−1 s−1 c) mol L−1 s −1 d) mol s−1
11. What is the formula to find value of 𝑡1/2 for a zero order reaction?
𝑘 2𝑘 [𝑅]0 0.693
a) b) c) d)
[𝑅]0 [𝑅]0 2𝑘 𝑘
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12. For the reaction, 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶 + 𝐷. The variation of the concentration of the products is given by the curve:
a) 𝑋 b) 𝑌 c) 𝑍 d) 𝑊
13. Acid hydrolysis of sucrose is a
a) Pseudo first order reaction b) Zero order reaction
c) Second order reaction d) Unimolecular reaction
14. For a first order reaction the graph log [𝐴] 𝑣𝑠 𝑡 is given below
𝑥 is equal to
0.693 𝑘 𝑘
a) b) c) − d) log [𝐴]0
𝑘 2.303 2.303
15. The rate constant of a first order reaction is 4 × 10−3 sec −1 . At a reactant concentration of 0.02 𝑀, the rate
of reaction would be:
a) 8 × 10−5 𝑀 sec −1 b) 4 × 10−3 𝑀 sec −1 c) 2 × 10−1 𝑀 sec −1 d) 4 × 10−1 𝑀 sec −1
16. The rate constant for the reaction, 2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2 is 3.0 × 10−5 𝑠 −1 . If the rate is 2.4 ×
10−5 𝑚𝑜𝑙𝐿−1 𝑠 −1 then the concentration of 𝑁2 𝑂5 (𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 ) is
a) 0.04 b) 0.8 c) 0.07 d) 1.4
17. Activation energy of a reaction is:
a) The energy released during the reaction
b) The energy evolved when activated complex is formed
c) Minimum amount of energy needed to overcome the potential barrier of reaction
d) The energy needed to form one mole of the product
18. The activation energy for a reaction is 9.0 Kcal/mol. The increase in the rate constant when its
temperature is increased from 298 K to 308 K is:
a) 10% b) 100% c) 50% d) 63%
19. −4 −1 −1
The rate of first order reaction, 𝐴 ⟶ Products, is 7.5 × 10 mol litre sec . If the concentration of 𝐴 is
0.5 mol litre−1 the rate constant is:
a) 3.75 × 10−4 sec −1 b) 2.5 × 10−5 sec −1 c) 1.5 × 10−3 sec −1 d) 8.0 × 10−4 sec −1
20. 2𝑁2 𝑂5 ⇌4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2
For the above reaction which of the following is not correct above rates of reaction?
−𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ] −2𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑁𝑂2 ]
a) =2 b) =
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝑁𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ] −2𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑁𝑂2 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ]
c) =4 d) =4 =
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
21. A substance undergoes first order decomposition. The decomposition follows to parallel first order
reactions as:
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The percentage distribution of 𝐵 and 𝐶 are:
a) 80% 𝐵 and 20% 𝐶
b) 76.83% 𝐵 and 23.17% 𝐶
c) 90% 𝐵 and 10% 𝐶
d) 60% 𝐵 and 40% 𝐶
22. In Arrhenius plot intercept is equal to
a) −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅 b) ln 𝐴 c) ln 𝑘 d) log10 𝑎
23. Half-life period of a first order reaction is 1386 seconds. The specific rate constant of the reaction is:
a) 5.0 × 10−2 s −1 b) 5.0 × 10−3 s −1 c) 0.5 × 10−2 s −1 d) 0.5 × 10−3 s −1
24. On addition of AgNO3 to NaCl, white ppt. occurs:
a) Instantaneously
b) With a measurable speed
c) Slowly
d) None of these
25. Which is correct about zero order reaction?
a) Rate of reaction depends on decay constant.
b) Rate of reaction is independent of concentration.
c) Unit of rate constant is 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 −1
d) Unit of rate constant is 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 −1 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1
26. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 1 min 40 s. Calculate its rate constant.
a) 6.93 × 10−3 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 b) 6.93 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 c) 6.93 × 10−3 𝑠 d) 6.93 × 103 𝑠
27. The reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 + 𝐶 → 𝐷 + 𝐸is found to be first order in A, second in B and zero order in C. What is
the effect on the rate of increasing concentration of A, B and C two times?
a) 72 times b) 8 times c) 24 times d) 36 times
28. In a reaction, the threshold energy is equal to:
a) Activation energy + normal energy of reactants
b) Activation energy – normal energy of reactants
c) Activation energy
d) Normal energy of reactants
29. Which one is not correct?
a) Rate of zero order reaction depends upon initial concentration of reactant
b) Rate of zero order reaction does not depend upon initial concentration of reactant
c) 𝑡1/2 of first order reaction is independent of initial concentration of reaction
d) 𝑡1/2 of zero order reaction is dependent of initial concentration of reaction
30. A reaction proceeds by first order, 75% of this reaction was completed in 32 min. the time required for
50% completion is
a) 8 min b) 16 min c) 20 min d) 24 min
31. The rate of the reaction
CCl3 CHO + NO → CHCl3 + NO + CO is equal to rate 𝑘[CCl3 CHO][NO]. If concentration is expressed in
mol/L. The unit of 𝑘 is
a) L mol−1 s−1 b) mol L−1 s −1 c) L2 mol−2 s−1 d) s−1
32. Observe the following reaction,
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶
−1
The rate of formation of C is 2.2 × 10−3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min.
𝑑[𝐴] −1
What is the value of − (𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min) ?
𝑑𝑡
a) 2.2 × 10−3 b) 1.1 × 10−3 c) 4.4 × 10−3 d) 5.5 × 10−3
33. The unit of rate constant of a third order chemical reaction is
a) mol−1 L s−1 b) mol−1 s −2
c) mol L d) s−1 mol−2 L2
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34. CH COOC H + H O → H+ CH COOH + C H OH is an example of …… order.
3 2 5 2 3 2 5
a) Zero b) Second c) Third d) Pseudo first order
35. Collision theory is applicable to
a) First order reactions b) Zero order reactions
c) Bimolecular reactions d) Intra-molecular reactions
36. The efficiency of an enzyme in catalyzing a reaction is due to its capacity
a) To form a strong enzyme substrate complex b) To decrease the bond energy of all substrate
molecules
c) To change the shape of the substrate molecule d) To lower the activation energy of the reaction
37. The reaction
2𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 3𝐶 + 𝐷
Which of the following does not express the reaction rate?
𝑑[𝐷] 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐵]
a) b) − c) − d) −
𝑑𝑡 2𝑑𝑡 3𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
38. If 𝐸𝑓 and 𝐸𝑟 are the activation energies of the forward and reverse reactions and the reaction is known to
be exothermic then
a) 𝐸𝑓 < 𝐸𝑟
b) 𝐸𝑓 > 𝐸𝑟
c) 𝐸𝑓 = 𝐸𝑟
d) No relation can be given between 𝐸𝑓 and 𝐸𝑟 as data are not sufficient
39. Milk turns sour at 40℃ three times as faster as at 0℃. The energy of activation for souring of milk is:
a) 4.693 kcal b) 2.6 kcal c) 6.6 kcal d) None of these
40. Which plots will give the value of activation energy?
1
a) 𝐾 𝑣𝑠. 𝑇 b) 1/𝐾 𝑣𝑠. 𝑇 c) ln 𝐾 𝑣𝑠. 𝑇 d) ln 𝐾 𝑣𝑠.
𝑇
41. In a second order reaction when the concentration of both reactant are equal, the reaction is completed in
500 s. How long will it take for the reaction to go to 60% completion?
a) 1000 s b) 300 s c) 3000 s d) 2000 s
42. The rate constant (𝐾) for the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ Product was found to be 2.5 × 10−5 litre mol−1 sec −1
after 15 sec, 2.60 × 10−5 litre mol−1 sec −1 after 30 sec and 2.55 × 10−5 litre mol−1 sec −1 after 50 sec. The
order of reaction is:
a) 2 b) 3 c) Zero d) 1
43. The differential rate expression for the reaction H2 + I2 ⟶ 2HI is:
−𝑑[H2 ] −𝑑[I2 ] −𝑑[HI]
a) = =
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[H2 ] 𝑑[I2 ] 𝑑[HI]
b) = =
1 𝑑[H2 ] 1 𝑑[I2 ] 𝑑[HI]
c) = =
2 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[H2 ] 𝑑[I2 ] 𝑑[HI]
d) −2 = −2 =
44. For the elementary step,
(CH3 )3 ∙ CBr(𝑎𝑞) ⟶ (CH3 )3 C+ (𝑎𝑞) + Br − (𝑎𝑞) the molecularity is:
a) Zero b) 1 c) 2 d) Cannot ascertained
45. A graph plotted between log 𝑡50% 𝑣𝑠. log 𝑎 concentration is a straight line. What conclusion can you draw
from the given graph?
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1 0.693 d) None of the above
a) 𝑛 = 1, 𝑡1/2 = b) 𝑛 = 2, 𝑡1/2 = 1/𝑎 c) 𝑛 = 1, 𝑡1/2 =
𝐾∙𝑎 𝐾
46. If 𝑎 is the initial concentration then time required to decompose half of the substance for 𝑛th order is
inversely proportional to:
a) 𝑎𝑛 b) 𝑎𝑛−1 c) 𝑎1−𝑛 d) 𝑎𝑛−2
47. The hydrolysis of ethyl acetate,
H+
CH3 COOC2 H5 + H2 O → CH3 COOH + C2 H5 OH is:
a) First order b) Second order c) Third order d) Zero order
48. The rate law for a reaction between the substances A and B is given by
rate = 𝑘[𝐴]𝑛 [𝐵]𝑚 . On doubling the concentration of A and halving the concentration of B, the ratio of the
new rate to the earlier rate of the reaction will be as
1
a) 𝑚+𝑛 b) (𝑚 + 𝑛) c) (𝑛 − 𝑚) d) 2(𝑛−𝑚)
2
49. For the reaction
H2 (g) + Br2 (g) → 2HBr(g)
The experimental data suggest
rate = 𝑘[H2 ][Br2 ]1/2
the molecularity and order of the reaction are respectively
1 3 3 3
a) 1, b) 1, 1 c) , d) 2,
2 2 2 2
50. The rate of reaction increases with temperature due to
a) Decrease in activation energy b) Increase in activation energy
c) Increase in collision frequency d) Increase in concentration
51. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant is decreased from 1.0 𝑀 to 0.25 𝑀 in 20 minute.
The rate constant of the reaction would be:
a) 10 min−1 b) 6.931 min−1 c) 0.6931 min−1 d) 0.06931 min−1
52. The reaction obey I order with respect to H2 and ICl both
H2 (g) + 2ICl(g) ⟶ 2HCl(g) + I2 (g)
Which of the following mechanism is in consistent with the given fact?
Mechanism 𝐴: H2 (g) + 2ICl ⟶ 2HCl(g) + I2 (g)
slow
Mechanism 𝐵: (i) H2 (g) + ICl(g) → HCl(g) + HI(g)
(ii) HI(g) + ICl(g) ⟶ HCl(g) + I2
a) 𝐴 and 𝐵 both b) Neither 𝐴 nor 𝐵 c) 𝐴 only d) 𝐵 only
53. Two reactions 𝐴 ⟶ products and 𝐵 ⟶ products have rate constants 𝐾𝐴 and 𝐾𝐵 at temperature 𝑇 and
activation energies 𝐸𝐴 and 𝐸𝐵 respectively. If 𝐾𝐴 > 𝐾𝐵 and 𝐸𝐴 < 𝐸𝐵 and assuming that 𝐴 for both the
reactions is same, then:
a) At higher temperatures 𝐾𝐴 will be greater than 𝐾𝐵
b) At lower temperature 𝐾𝐴 and 𝐾𝐵 will differ more and 𝐾𝐴 > 𝐾𝐵
c) As temperature rises 𝐾𝐴 and 𝐾𝐵 will be close to each other in magnitude
d) All of the above
54. The half life for a reaction … of temperature.
a) Independent
b) Increased with increase
c) Decreased with increase
d) Dependent
55. The following mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of NO with 𝐵𝑟2 to form NOBr
NO(g) + Br2 (g) ⇌ NOBr2 (g)
NOBr2 (g) + NO(g) → 2NOBr(g)
If the second step is the rate determining step, the order of the reaction with respect to NO(g) is
a) 1 b) 0 c) 3 d) 2
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56. The unit and value of rate constant and that of rate of reaction are same for
a) Zero order b) First order c) Second order d) Third order
57. According to collision theory of reaction rates:
a) Every collision between reactants leads to chemical reaction
b) Rate of reaction is proportional to velocity of molecules
c) All reactions which occur in gaseous phase are zero order reactions
d) Rate of reaction is directly proportional to collision frequency
58. Half-life of a reaction is found to be inversely proportional to the cube of initial concentration. The order
of reaction is
a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d) 2
59. A reaction involving two different reactants can never be
a) Bimolecular reaction b) Second order reaction
c) First order reaction d) Unimolecular reaction
60. For the non-equilibrium process, 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ Products, the rate is first order with respect to 𝐴 and second
order respect to 𝐵. If 1.0 mole each of 𝐴 and 𝐵 are introduced into a 1 litre vessel and the initial rate was
1.0 × 10−2 mol/litre-sec. The rate (in mol litre−1 sec −1 ) when half of the reactants have been used:
a) 1.2 × 10−3 b) 1.2 × 10−2 c) 2.5 × 10−4 d) None of these
61. The activation energy of a reaction is zero. The rate constant for the reaction
a) Decreases with decrease of temp b) Increases with increase of temp
c) Decreases with increase of temp d) Is nearly independent of temp
62. The burning of coal represented by the equation; C(𝑠) + O2 (g) ⟶ CO2 (g). The rate of this reaction is
increased by:
a) Decrease in the concentration of oxygen
b) Powdering the lumps of coal
c) Decreasing the temperature
d) Providing inert atmosphere for burning
63. At room temperature, the reaction between NO and O2 to give NO2 is fast, while that between CO and O2 is
slow. It is due to:
a) CO is smaller in size than that of NO
b) CO is poisonous
The activation energy for the reaction,
c) 2NO + O2 ⟶ 2NO2 is less than
2CO + O2 ⟶ 2CO2
d) None of the above
64. −1
The rate of first order reaction is 1.5 × 10−2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min at 0.5 M concentration of the reactant. The half-
life of reaction is
a) 0.383 min b) 23.1 min c) 8.73 min d) 7.53 min
65. The rate constant of a first order reaction at 27℃ is 10−3 min−1 . The temperature coefficient of this
reaction is 2. What is the rate constant (in min−1 ) at 17℃ for this reaction?
a) 10−3 b) 5 × 10−4 c) 2 × 10−3 d) 10−2
66. The minimum energy required for the reacting molecules to undergo reaction is
a) Potential energy b) Kinetic energy
c) Thermal energy d) Activation energy
67. The decomposition of 𝑁2 𝑂5 occur as 2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2 , and follows Ist order kinetics, hance
a) The reaction is unimolecular b) The reaction is bimolecular
c) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑎 0
68. The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10℃ rise of temperature. If the temperature is raised by
50℃, the rate of the reaction increases by about
69. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the molecularity of a reaction?
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a) Molecularity of a reaction is the number of molecules of the reactants presents in the balanced equation
b) Molecularity of a reaction is the number of molecules in the slowest step
c) Molecularity is always a whole number
d) There is no difference between order and molecularity of a reaction
70. For a reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ Products, the rate of the reaction was doubled when the concentration of 𝐴 was
doubled. When the concentration of 𝐴 and 𝐵 were doubled, the rate was again doubled, the order of the
reaction with respect to 𝐴 and 𝐵 are:
a) 1, 1 b) 2, 0 c) 1, 0 d) 0, 1
71. An exothermic chemical reaction occurs in two steps as follows
(I) 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑋 (fast)
(II) 𝑋 → 𝐴𝐵 (slow)
The progress of the reaction can be best represented by
d) All are correct
a) b) c)
72. According to the Arrhenius equation a straight line is to be obtained by plotting the logarithm of the rate
constant of a chemical reaction (log 𝑘) against
1 1
a) 𝑇 b) log 𝑇 c) d) log
𝑇 𝑇
73. The rate constant is numerically the same for three reactions of first, second and third order respectively.
Which one is true for rate of three reaction?
a) 𝑟1 = 𝑟2 = 𝑟3 b) 𝑟1 > 𝑟2 > 𝑟3 c) 𝑟1 < 𝑟2 < 𝑟3 d) All of these
74. Mathematical expression for 𝑡1/4 i.e., when (1/4)th reaction is over following first order kinetics can be
given by
2.303 2.303 2.303 4 2.303 3
a) 𝑡1/2 = log 4 b) 𝑡1/2 = log 2 c) 𝑡1/2 = log d) 𝑡1/2 = log
𝑘 𝑘 𝑘 3 𝑘 4
75. The rate of reaction:
2NO + Cl2 ⟶ 2NOCl is given by the rate, equation rate = 𝑘[NO]2 [Cl2 ]. The value of the rate constant can
be increased by:
a) Increasing the temperature
b) Increasing the concentration of NO
c) Increasing the concentration of the Cl2
d) Doing all of these
76. A reaction was observed for 15 days and the percentage of the reactant remaining after the days indicated
was recorded in the following table.
Time % Reactant
(days) remaining
0 100
2 50
4 39
6 25
8 21
10 18
12 15
14 12.5
15 10
Which one of following best describes the order and the half-life of the reaction?
Reaction order Half-life (days)
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a) First 2 b) First 6
c) Second 2 d) Zero 6
77. In the reaction
BrO− − +
3 (𝑎𝑞 ) + 5Br (𝑎𝑞 ) + 6H ⟶ 3Br2 (𝑙 ) + 3H2 O(𝑙)
The rate of appearance of bromine (Br2 ) is related to rate of disappearance of bromide ions as following:
𝑑(Br2 ) 3 𝑑(Br − ) 𝑑(Br2 ) 3 𝑑(Br − ) 𝑑(Br2 ) 5 𝑑(Br − ) 𝑑(Br2 ) 5 𝑑(Br − )
a) = b) =− c) =− d) =
𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
78. Which one of the following is a second order reaction?
a) H2 + Br2 → 2HBr b) NH4 NO3 → N2 + 3H2 O
Sunlight
c) H2 + Cl2 → 2HCl d) CH3 COOCH3 + NaOH → CH3 COONa + H2 O
79. The temperature coefficient of most of the reactions lies between
a) 1 and 3 b) 2 and 3 c) 1 and 4 d) 2 and 4
80. In respect of the equation 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
in chemical kinetics, which one of the statement is correct?
a) 𝑅 is Rydberg constant b) 𝐾 is equilibrium constant
c) 𝐸𝑎 is energy of activation d) 𝐴 is adsorption factor
81. The rate of chemical reaction (except zero order):
a) Decreases from moment to moment
b) Remains constant throughout
c) Is independent of the order of reaction
82. For a zero order reaction
a) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑅0 b) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 1/𝑅0 c) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑅02 d) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 1/𝑅02
83. Effect of temperature on reaction rate is given by
a) Claisen-Clapeyron equation b) Arrhenius equation
c) Gibbs Helmholtz equation d) Kirchoff’s equation
84. The Arrhenius equation expressing the effect of temperature on the rate constant of reaction is:
𝐸 𝐸
a) 𝐾 = 𝑎 b) 𝐾 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 c) 𝐾 = log 𝑒 𝑎 d) 𝐾 = 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎/𝑅𝑇
𝑅𝑇 𝑅𝑇
85. Find the two third life (𝑡1/2 )of a first order reaction in which 𝑘 = 5.48 × 10−14 per second
a) 201 × 1013 𝑠 b) 2.01 × 1013 𝑠 c) 201 × 1020 𝑠 d) 0.201 × 1010 𝑠
86. 𝐴 + 𝐵 →Product
If concentration of A is doubled, rate increases 4 times. If concentration of A and B are doubled, rate
increases 8 times. The differential rate equation of the reaction will be
𝑑𝐶 𝑑𝐶 𝑑𝐶 𝑑𝐶
a) = 𝑘𝐶𝐴 × 𝐶𝐵 b) = 𝑘𝐶𝐴2 × 𝐶𝐵3 c) = 𝑘𝐶𝐴2 × 𝐶𝐵 d) = 𝑘𝐶𝐴2 × 𝐶𝐵2
87. For the reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵, the rate expression is 𝑟 = 𝑘[𝐴]𝑛 . When the concentration of 𝐴 is doubled, the rate
of reaction is quadrupled. The value of 𝑛 is
a) 1 b) Zero c) 3 d) 2
88. −1
The rate constant for the first order reaction is 60 𝑠 . How much time will it take to reduce the
concentration of the reaction to 1/16 M value ?
a) 4.6 × 10−2 𝑠 b) 4.6 × 104 𝑠 c) 4.6 × 102 𝑠 d) 4.6 × 10−4 𝑠
89. In the reaction,
2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2 initial pressure is 500 atm and rate constant k is
3.38 × 10−5 𝑠 −1 after 10 min the final pressure of 𝑁2 𝑂5 is
a) 490 atm b) 250 atm c) 480 atm d) 420 atm
90. For a chemical reaction, …… can never to a fraction
a) Order b) Half life c) Rate constant d) Molecularity
91. The time taken for the completion of 3/4 of a first order reaction is
(2.303/𝑘) log 4 (2.303/𝑘) log 1/4 (2.303/0.75) log 𝑘
a) (2.303/𝑘) log 3/4 b) c) d)
92. 2𝑁2 𝑂5 (𝑔) → 4𝑁𝑂2 (𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔)
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What is the ratio of the rate of decomposition of 𝑁2 𝑂5 to rate of formation of 𝑂2 ?
a) 1:2 b) 2:1 c) 1:4 d) 4:1
93. A first order reaction is 75% complete after 32 min. when was 50% of the reaction completed?
94. For a reaction, 𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶, rate is given by + 𝑑[𝐶] = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵],hence, the order of the reaction is
𝑑𝑡
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0
95. The accompanying figure depicts the change in concentration of species 𝑋 and 𝑌 for the reaction 𝑋 ⟶ 𝑌,
as a function of time. The point of intersection of the two curves represents:
a) 𝑡1/2
b) 𝑡3/4
c) 𝑡2/3
d) Data is insufficient to predict
96. The rate constant of a reaction at temperature 200 K is 10 times less than the rate constant at 400 K. What
is the activation energy (𝐸𝑎 ) of the reaction?
a) 1842.4 𝑅 b) 921.2 𝑅 c) 460.6 𝑅 d) 230.3 𝑅
97. A zero order reaction is one:
a) In which reactants do not react
b) In which one of the reactants is in large excess
c) Whose rate does not change with time
d) Whose rate increases with time
98. In a first order reaction the 𝑎/(𝑎 − 𝑥) was found to be 8 after 10 minute. The rate constant is:
a) (2.303 × 3 log 2)/10 b) (2.303 × 2 log 3)/10 c) 10 × 2.303 × 2 log 3 d) 10 × 2.303 × 3 log 2
99. If the rate of reaction A→ 𝐵 doubles on increasing the concentration of A by 4 times, the order of the
reaction is
a) 2 b) 1 1 d) 4
c)
2
100. The rate of chemical reaction
a) Increase as the reaction proceeds b) Decrease the reaction proceeds
c) May increase or decrease during reaction d) Remains constant as the reaction proceeds
101. For zero order reaction, the integrated rate equation is
[𝐴]
a) 𝑘𝑡 = b) 𝑘𝑡 = [𝐴] − [𝐴]0 c) [𝐴] = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝐴]0 d) [𝐴] = 𝑘𝑡 − [𝐴]0
[𝐴]0
102. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 69.3 s. what is the rate constant?
a) 0.01𝑠 −1 b) 0.1𝑠 −1 c) 1𝑠 −1 d) 10𝑠 −1
103. −1
A reaction has a rate constant of 0.5 mol−1 dm3 min. If initial concentration of the reactant is 0.2 mol dm−3 ,
half-life of the reaction
a) 1.4 min b) 10 min c) 15 min d) 20 min
104. The bromination of acetone that occurs in acid solution is represented by this equation.
CH3 COCH3 (𝑎𝑞) + Br2 (𝑎𝑞) → CH3 COCH2 Br(𝑎𝑞) + H + (𝑎𝑞) + Br − (𝑎𝑞)
These kinetic data were obtained for given reaction concentrations.
Initial concentrations, 𝑀
[CH3 COCH3 ] [Br2 ] [H + ] Initial rate,
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disappearan
ce
of Br2 , 𝑀 s−1
0.30 0.05 0.05 5.7 × 10−5
0.30 0.10 0.05 5.7 × 10−5
0.30 0.10 0.10 1.2 × 10−4
0.40 0.05 0.20 3.1 × 10−4
Based on these data, the rate equation is:
a) rate = 𝑘[CH3 COCH3 ][Br2 ]
b) rate = 𝑘[CH3 COCH3 ][Br2 ][H + ]2
c) rate = 𝑘[CH3 COCH3 ][Br2 ][H + ]
d) rate = 𝑘[CH3 COCH3 ][H +]
105. The rate constant for a chemical reaction has units 𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1 ,order of the reaction will be
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
106. Activation energy of a chemical reaction can be determined by
a) Evaluating rate constant at standard temperatures
b) Evaluating velocities of reaction at two different temperatures
c) Evaluating rate constants at two different temperatures
d) Changing concentration of reactants
107. Which statement about molecularity of a reaction is wrong?
a) It is the number of molecules of the reactants taking part in a single step of reaction
b) It is calculated from the reaction mechanism
c) It may be either whole number or fractional
108. Arrhenius equation may not be represented as
𝐴 𝐸𝑎 𝑑 ln 𝑘 𝐸
a) ln = b) =
𝑘 𝑅𝑇 𝑑𝑇 𝑅𝑇 2
𝐸𝑎 𝐸 𝑘
c) log 𝐴 = log 𝑘 + d) log [− 𝑎 ] =
2.303 𝑅𝑇 𝑅𝑇 𝐴
109. The reaction 2𝑆𝑂2 (𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔) ⇌ 2𝑆𝑂3 (𝑔) is carried out in a 1𝑑𝑚 3 vessel and 2𝑑𝑚 3 vessel separately. The
ratio of the reaction velocities will be
a) 1:8 b) 1:4 c) 4:1 d) 8:1
110. The rate for the reaction, 𝑅𝐶𝑙 + 𝑁𝑎𝑂𝐻(𝑎𝑞) → 𝑅𝑂𝐻 + 𝑁𝑎𝐶𝑙 is given by rate =k[RCl],the freezing point of
the reaction is
a) Unaffected by increasing the temperature of the reaction
b) Decreased on increasing the temperature of the reaction
c) Halved on reducing the concentration of RCl to half
d) Doubled on doubling the concentration of NaOh
111. In the sequence of reaction,
𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘3
A→ B→ C→ D 𝑘3 > 𝑘2 > 𝑘1 then the rate determining step of reaction is
a) 𝐴 → 𝐵 b) 𝐵 → 𝐶 c) 𝐶 → 𝐷 d) 𝐴 → 𝐷
112. A first order reaction is 20% complete in 10 min. What is the rate constant of the reaction?
a) 0.223 b) 0.0223 c) 0.322 d) 0.0322
113. The activation energy of exothermic reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 80 kJ mol . The heat of reaction is 200 kJmol−1 . The
−1
activation energy for the reaction 𝐵 → 𝐴(in kJ mol−1 ) will be

a) 80 b) 120 c) 40 d) 280
114. An endothermic reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 has an activation energy of 15 kcal/mol and the energy of reaction is 5
kcal/mol. The activation energy for the reaction 𝐵 → 𝐴 is
a) 20 kcal/mol b) 15 kcal/mol c) 10 kcal/mol d) Zero
115. 𝐾 for a zero order reaction is 2 × 10 mol L sec . If the concentration of the reactant after 25 sec is
−2 −1 −1
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0.5 𝑀, the initial concentration must have been:
a) 0.5 𝑀 b) 1.25 𝑀 c) 12.5 𝑀 d) 1.0 𝑀
116. Rate constant for a reaction is 10 𝑠 . The to leave 25% reaction is
−3 −1
a) 693 s b) 1386 s c) 6930 s d) 2029 s

117. By increase in temperature by 10 K, the rate of reaction becomes double. How many times the rate of
reaction will be if the temperature is increased from 303K to 353 K?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 32
118. Temperature coefficient of a reaction is 2. When temperature is increased from 30℃ to 100℃, rate of the
reaction increases by
119. The activation energy of a reaction is 9 kcal/mol. The increase in the rate constant when its temperature
is raised from 295 to 300 K is approximately
a) 10% b) 50% c) 100% d) 28%
120. For a reaction 𝐴 → 2𝐵, rate of disappearance of ‘A’ is related to the rate of appearance of B by the
1
2
expression
𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐵]
a) − = b) − = c) − = d) − =4
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
121. For a first order reaction, (𝐴) → products, the concentration of 𝐴 changes from 0.1 M to 0.025 M in 40
minutes. The rate of reaction when the concentration of 𝐴 is 0.01 M, is:
a) 3.47 × 10−4 M/min b) 3.47 × 10−5 M/min c) 1.73 × 10−4 M/min d) 1.73 × 10−5 M/min
122. In a 1st order reaction, reactant concentration C varies with time t as
a) 1/C increases linearly with t b) Log C decreases linearly with t
c) C decreases with 1/t d) Log C decreases with 1/t
123. The rate constant of a zero order reaction is 0.2 mol dm−3 h−1 . If the concentration of the reactant after
30 min is 0.05 mol dm−3 . Then its initial concentration would be
a) 0.01 mol dm−3 b) 0.15 mol dm−3 c) 0.25 mol dm−3 d) 4.00 mol dm−3
124. For a chemical reaction 2𝑋 + 𝑌 → 𝑍, the rate of appearance of 𝑍 is 0.05 mol L−1 . The rate of disappearance
of 𝑋 will be
a) 0.05 mol L−1 h−1 b) 0.05 mol L−1 min−1 c) 0.1 mol L−1 min−1 d) 0.25 mol L−1 min−1
125. For a reaction,𝑥 (𝑔) → 𝑦(𝑔) + 𝑧(𝑔) the half-life period is 10 min. in what period of time would the
concentration of X be reduce to 10% of original concentration?
126. When is the activation energy for the decomposition of N2 O5 as,
1
N2 O5 ⇌ 2NO2 + O2
2
If the values of rate constant = 3.45 × 10−5 at 27℃ and rate constant = 6.9 × 10−3 at 67℃?
a) 112.5 kJ b) 200 kJ c) 149.5 kJ d) 11.25 kJ
127. Rate equation for a second order reaction is:
2.303 𝑎 1 𝑎 1 𝑥 1 𝑎
a) 𝐾 = log b) 𝐾 = log c) 𝐾 = ∙ d) 𝐾 = 2 ∙
𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥) 𝑡 𝑎(𝑎 − 𝑥) 𝑡 𝑎(𝑎 − 𝑥) 𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
128. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Order of a reaction can be known from experimental result and not from the stoichiometry of reaction
2. Overall molecularity of a reaction may be determined in a manner similar to overall order of reaction
3. Overall order of reaction,
𝐴𝑚 + 𝐵𝑛 → 𝐴𝐵𝑥 is (𝑚 + 𝑛)
4. Molecularity of a reaction refers to
(i) Molecularity of each of the elementary steps (slow steps) in a multistep reaction
(ii) Molecularity of that particular step in a single step reaction
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below
a) 1, 3 and 4 b) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2, 3 and 4 d) 1, 2 and 4
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129. For the order reaction with rate constant ‘K’ and initial concentration ‘a’, the half-life period given by
1𝑛2 1 3 d) None of these
a) b) c) 2
𝑘 𝑘𝑎 2𝑘. 𝑎
130. For the reaction , 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 + 𝐷, the order of reaction is
a) One with respect[B] b) Two with respect to [A]
c) Three d) Cannot be predicted
131. Which expression is wrong for fist order reaction?
2.303 𝐴0 𝑡 𝐴0
a) 𝑘 = log ( ) b) 𝑘 = log ( )
𝑡 𝐴𝑡 2.303 𝐴𝑡
𝑡 𝐴𝑡 d) Rate=k[A]
c) −𝑘 = log ( )
2.303 𝐴0
132. For a first order reaction, the half-life period is
a) Dependent on the square of the initial concentration.
b) Dependent on first power of initial concentration.
c) Dependent on the square root of initial concentration.
d) Independent on initial concentration
133. Give relation between half reaction time (𝑡1/2 )and initial concentration of reactant for (𝑛 − 1)order
reaction.
a) 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]0 b) 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]2−𝑛0 c) 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]𝑛+1
0 d) 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]𝑛−2
0
134. For a first order reaction 𝐴 ⟶ Product, the initial concentration of 𝐴 is 0.1 𝑀 and after 40 minute it
becomes 0.025 𝑀. Calculate the rate of reaction at reactant concentration of 0.01𝑀:
a) 3.47 × 10−4 𝑀 min−1
b) 3.47 × 10−5 𝑀 min−1
c) 1.735 × 10−6 𝑀 min−1
d) 1.735 × 10−4 𝑀 min−1
135. Rate of reaction
a) Decreases with increase in temperature
b) Increases with increase in temperature
c) May increase or decrease with increase in temperature
d) Does not depends on temperature
136. For the first order reaction with the rate constant 𝑘, which expression gives the rate half-life period?
(Initial conc. = 𝑎)
3 1 1 0.693
a) 𝑘𝑎 2 b) c) d)
2 𝑘𝑎 𝑘 𝑘
137. The rate constant (𝑘 ′ ) of one of the reaction is found to be double that of the rate constant (𝑘 ′ ′) of another
reaction. Then the relationship between the corresponding activation energies of the two reaction
(𝐸𝑎′ and 𝐸𝑎′ ′ ) can be represented as
a) 𝐸𝑎′ > 𝐸𝑎′ ′ b) 𝐸𝑎′ = 4𝐸 ′ ′ c) 𝐸1′ = 𝐸𝑎′ ′ d) 𝐸𝑎′ < 𝐸𝑎′ ′
138. For a given reaction of first order, it takes 15 minute for the concentration to drop from 0.8 𝑀 litre−1 to
0.4 𝑀 litre−1 . The time required for the concentration to drop from 0.1 𝑀 litre−1 to 0.025 𝑀 litre−1 will be:
a) 60 minute b) 15 minute c) 7.5 minute d) 30 minute
139. The rate constant for a second order reaction is 8 × 10 𝑀 min . How long will it take a 1𝑀 solution to
−5 −1 −1
be reduced to 0.5𝑀?
a) 8.665 × 103 minute b) 8 × 10−5 minute c) 1.25 × 104 minute d) 4 × 10−5 minute
140. The slope in Arrhenius plot, is equal to
𝐸𝑎 𝐸 𝑅 d) None of the above
a) − b) 𝑎 c) −
2.303 𝑅 𝑅 2.303 𝐸𝑎
141. The rate constants 𝑘1 and 𝑘2 for two different reactions are 1016 𝑒 −2000/𝑇 and 1015 𝑒 −1000/𝑇 , respectively.
The temperature at which 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 is:
2000 1000
a) K b) 2000 K c) K d) 1000 K
2.303 2.303
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142. If the volume of the vessel in which the reaction 2𝑁𝑂 + 𝑂2 → 2𝑁𝑂2 is occurring is diminished to 1/3rd of
its initial volume. The rate of the reaction will be increased by
143. The time for half-life period of a creation reaction 𝐴 →products is 1 h. when the initial concentration of the
reactant ‘A’, is 2.0 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 , how much time does it take for its concentration to come from 0.50 to
0.25 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 , if it is a zero order reaction?
a) 4 h b) 0.5 h c) 0.25 h d) 1 h
144. For a reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 + 𝐷, if the concentration of A is doubled without altering the concentration of B,
the rate gets doubled. If the concentration of B is increased by nine times without altering the
concentration of A, the rate gets tripled. The order of the reaction is
a) 2 b) 1 c) 3/2 d) 4/3
145. What fraction of a reactant showing first order remains after 40 minute if 𝑡1/2 is 20 minute?
a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 1/8 d) 1/6
146. At 500 k, the half-life period of a gaseous reaction at an initial pressure of 80 kPa is 350 s. when the
pressure is 40 kPa, the half-life period is 175 s. The order of the reaction is
a) Zero b) One c) Two d) Three
147. Which of the following statements are incorrect?
𝑑[H2]
a) Rate of the reaction involving conversion of 𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑜 hydrogen to 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎 hydrogen = − 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑘[H2 ]3/2
b) Rate of the reaction involving the thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde = 𝑘[CH3 CHO]1/2
c) In the formation of phosgene from CO and Cl2 , the rate of the reaction = 𝑘[CO][Cl2 ]1/2
d) In the decomposition of H2 O2 , the rate of reaction = 𝑘[H2 O2 ]
148. At 373 K, a gaseous reaction 𝐴 → 2𝐵 + 𝐶 is found to be of first order. Starting with pure 𝐴, the total
pressure at the end of 10 min was 176 mm and after a long time when 𝐴 was completely dissociated, it
was 270 mm. The pressure of 𝐴 at the end of 10 min was
a) 94 mm b) 47 mm c) 43 mm d) 90 mm
149. For a reversible reaction, 𝐴 ⇌ 𝐵, which one of the following statements is wrong from the given energy
profile diagram?
a) Activation energy of forward reaction is greater than backward reaction

b) The forward reaction is endothermic
c) The threshold energy is less than that of activation energy
d) The energy of activation of forward reaction is equal to the sum of heat of reaction and the energy of
activation of backward reaction
150. Which one of the following is wrongly matched?
a) Saponification of 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 -second order reaction
b) Hydrolysis of 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐶𝐻3 -pseudo unimolecular
c) Decomposition of 𝐻2 𝑂2 -first order reaction
d) Combination of 𝐻2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐵𝑟2 to give HBr -first order reaction
151. For the reaction,
2𝑁2 𝑂5 (𝑔) → 4𝑁𝑂2 (𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔)
If the concentration of 𝑁𝑂2 increase by 5.2 × 10−3 𝑀 in 100 s then the rate of the reactions
a) 1.3 × 10−5 𝑀𝑠 −1 b) 0.5 × 10−4 𝑀𝑠 −1 c) 7.6 × 10−4 𝑀𝑠 −1 d) 2 × 10−3 𝑀𝑠 −1
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152. The rate of the reaction 𝐴 → product, at the initial concentration of 3.24 × 10−2 𝑀 is nine times its rate at
another initial concentration of 1.2 × 10−3 𝑀. The order of the reaction is
1 3 3 2
a) b) c) d)
2 4 2 3
153. The half-life period for zero order reaction 𝐴 → product, is 100 min. How long will it take in 80%
completion?
154. Consider the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
When concentration of B alone was doubled, the half-life did not change. When the concentration of A
alone was doubled, the rate increased by two times. The unit of rate constant for this reaction is
a) 𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1 b) No unit c) 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 𝑠 −1 d) 𝑠 −1
155. The expression for rate constant of a first order chemical reaction is
1 𝑥 2.303 𝑎
a) 𝑘 = ∙ b) 𝑘 = log 10
𝑡 𝑎(𝑎 − 𝑥) 𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
𝑥 1 1 1
c) 𝑘 = d) 𝑘 = [ 2
− 2]
𝑡 2𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥) 𝑎
156. In gaseous reactions important for the understanding of the upper atmosphere H2 O and O react
bimolecularly to form two OH radicals. ∆𝐻 for this reaction is 72kJ at 500 𝐾 and 𝐸𝑎 is 77 kJ mol−1 , then 𝐸𝑎
for the bimolecular recombination of two OH radicals to form H2 O and O is:
a) 3 kJ mol−1 b) 4 kJ mol−1 c) 5 kJ mol−1 d) 7 kJ mol−1
157. Activation energy of a reaction
a) Is independent of temperature
b) Increases with temperature
c) Gets doubled for every 10 degree rise in temperature
d) Decreases with temperature
158. For a I order reaction 𝐴 ⟶ 𝐵 the reaction rate at reactant concentration 0.01𝑀 is found to be 2.0 ×
10−5 𝑀𝑠 −1 . The half-life period of the reaction is:
a) 30s b) 300s c) 220s d) 347s
159. For a zero order reaction, the plot of concentration of reactant vs time is (intercept refers to concentration
axis)
a) Liner with positive slope and zero intercept
b) Linear with negative slope and zero intercept
c) Linear with negative slope and non-zero intercept
d) Linear with positive slope and non-zero intercept
160. The rate of reaction between two reactants 𝐴 and 𝐵 decreases by a factor 4, if the concentration of
reactant 𝐵 is doubled. The order of this reaction with respect to 𝐵 is:
a) −1 b) −2 c) 2 d) 1
161. The velocity constant of a reaction at 290 K was found to be 3.2 × 10 at 300 K, it will be
−3
a) 6.4 × 10−3 b) 1.28 × 10−2 c) 9.6 × 10−3 d) 3.2 × 10−4

162. The term −𝑑𝑐
in a rate equation refers to
𝑑𝑡
a) The decrease in concentration of the reactant with time
b) The concentration of the reactant
c) The change in concentration of the reactant
d) The velocity constant of the reaction
163. In a first order reaction the concentration of reactant decreases from 800 𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑑𝑚 6 to 50 𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑑𝑚 6 in 2 ×
104 s. The rate constant of reaction in 𝑠 −1 is
a) 2 × 104 b) 3.45 × 10−5 c) 1.386 × 10−4 d) 2 × 10−4
164. Consider the chemical reaction,
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⟶ 2NH3 (g)
The rate of this reaction can be expressed in terms of time derivative of concentration of N2 (g), H2 (g) and
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NH3 (g). Identify the correct relationship amongst the rate expressions:
1 1
a) Rate = −𝑑[N2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = − 𝑑[H2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑[NH3 ]/𝑑𝑡
3 2
b) Rate = −𝑑[N2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = −3𝑑[H2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = 2𝑑[NH3 ]/𝑑𝑡
1 1
c) Rate = 𝑑[N2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑[H2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑[NH3 ]/𝑑𝑡
3 2
d) Rate = −𝑑[N2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = −𝑑[H2 ]/𝑑𝑡 = 𝑑[NH3 ]/𝑑𝑡
165. Rate of reaction can be expressed by following rate expression, rate=𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵], if concentration of A is
increased by 3 times and concentration of B is increased by 2 times, how many times rate of reaction
increases?
166. As the reaction progresses, the rate of reaction
a) Increases b) Decreases
c) Remains constant d) First increases, then decreases
167. The data for the reaction, A+B→C
Ex [𝐴]0 [𝐵]0 Initial rate
1 0.012 0.035 0.10
2 0.024 0.070 0.80
3 0.024 0.035 0.10
4 0.012 0.070 0.80
The rate law corresponds to the above data is
a) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐵]3 b) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐵]4 c) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]3 d) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘 [𝐴]2 [𝐵]2
168. In a reaction, when the concentration of reactant is increased two times, the increase in rate of reaction
was four times. Order of reaction is
a) Zero b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
169. For the reaction
𝑁2 + 3𝐻2 ⇌ 2𝑁𝐻3
The rate of change of concentration for hydrogen is 0.3 × 10−4 𝑀𝑠 −1
The rates of change of concentration of ammonia is
a) −0.2 × 10−4 b) 0.2 × 10−4 c) 0.1 × 10−4 d) 0.3 × 10−4
170. Which of the following statement is in accordance with collision theory?
Rate is directly proportional to collision frequency
Rate depend upon orientation of atoms
Temperature determines the rate
a) Only III b) Only I and II
c) Only II and III d) All of these
171. N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g) + 22 kcal.
The activation energy for the forward reaction is 50 kcal. What is the activation energy for the backward
reaction?
a) -72 kcal b) -28 kcal c) +28 kcal d) +72 kcal
172. According to collision theory:
a) Collisions are sufficiently violent
b) All collision are responsible for reaction
c) All collisions are effective
d) Only highly energetic molecules have enough energy to react
173. The rate constant of a first order reaction whose half-life is 480 s is
a) 1.44 s−1 b) 1.44 × 10−3 s−1 c) 2.88 × 10−3 s−1 d) 0.72 × 10−3 s−1
174. 2𝐴 → 𝐵 + 𝐶; It would be a zero order reaction when:
a) The rate of reaction is proportional to square of conc. of 𝐴
b) The rate of reaction remains same at any conc. of 𝐴
c) The rate remains unchanged at any conc. of 𝐵 and 𝐶
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d) The rate of reaction doubles if conc. of 𝐵 is increased to double
175. For a reaction 𝐴 + 2𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶, rate is given by
𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵]2
The order of reaction is:
a) 3 b) 6 c) 5 d) 7
176. Rate constant for a reaction is 𝜆. Average life is represent by
1 1𝑛2 𝜆 0.693
a) b) c) d)
𝜆 𝜆 √2 𝜆
177. The plot between concentration versus time for a zero order reaction is represented by
a) b) c) d)
178. For the decomposition of N2 O5 (g), it is given that:

2N2 O5 (g) ⟶ 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g);
Activation energy 𝐸𝑎
N2 O5 (g) ⟶ 2NO2 (g) + (1/2)O2 (g);
Activation energy 𝐸𝑎′
then;
a) 𝐸𝑎 = 𝐸𝑎′ b) 𝐸𝑎 > 𝐸𝑎′ c) 𝐸𝑎 < 𝐸𝑎′ d) 𝐸𝑎 = 2𝐸𝑎′
179. During the kinetic study of the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶 + 𝐷 following results were obtained.
Run [𝐴] in 𝑀 [𝐵] in Initial rate of
𝑀 formation of
D in 𝑀s−1
I 0.1 0.1 6.0 × 10−3
II 0.3 0.2 7.2 × 10−2
III 0.3 0.4 2.88 × 10−1
IV 0.4 0.1 2.40 × 10−2
On the basis of above data which one is correct:
a) r = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵] b) r = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵] c) r = 𝑘[𝐴2 ][𝐵]2 d) r = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]2
180. If the reaction rate at a given temperature becomes slower then
a) The free energy of activation is higher
b) The free energy of activation is lower
c) The entropy changes
d) The initial concentration of the reactants remains constant
181. The number of molecules of the reactants taking part in a single step of the reaction tells about:
a) Molecularity of the reaction
b) Mechanism of the reaction
c) Order of reaction
d) All of the above
182. For the reaction system,
2𝑁𝑂(𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔) → 2𝑁𝑂2 (𝑔)
Volume is suddenly reduced to half its value by increasing the pressure on it. If the reaction is of first order
with respect to 𝑂2 and second order with respect to NO; the rate of reaction will
a) Diminish to one –fourth of its initial value b) Diminish to one –eighth of its initial value
c) Increase to eight time of its initial value d) Increase to four time of its initial value
183. The reaction,
CH3 COOC2 H5 + NaOH ⟶ CH3 COONa + C2 H5 OH is :
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a) Biomolecular reaction
b) II order reaction
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
184. Which is correct relation in between 𝑑𝑐 𝑑𝑛
, and
𝑑𝑃
, where 𝑐, 𝑛, and 𝑃, represent concentration, mole and
pressure terms for gaseous phase reactant 𝐴(g) ⟶ product?
𝑑𝑐 1 𝑑𝑛 d) All of the above
− =− 𝑑𝑐 𝑑𝑛 𝑑𝑃 𝑑𝑐 𝑅𝑇 𝑑𝑛 𝑑𝑃
𝑑𝑡 𝑉 𝑑𝑡
a) b) = = − c) = = −
1 𝑑𝑃 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑉 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
=−
𝑅𝑇 𝑑𝑡
185. −1
The rate constant of a reaction is found to be 3 × 10−3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min . The order of reaction is
a) Zero b) 1 c) 2 d) 1.5
186. A reactant (𝐴) forms two products :
𝑘2
𝐴 → 𝐵, Activation energy 𝐸𝑎1
𝑘2
𝐴 → 𝐶, Activation energy 𝐸𝑎2
If 𝐸𝑎2 = 2 𝐸𝑎1 , than 𝑘1 and 𝑘2 are related as
a) 𝑘1 = 2𝑘2 𝑒𝐸 𝑎2 /𝑅𝑇 b) 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 𝑒𝐸 𝑎1 /𝑅𝑇 c) 𝑘2 = 𝑘1 𝑒𝐸 𝑎2 /𝑅𝑇 d) 𝑘1 = 𝐴𝑘2 𝑒𝐸 𝑎1 /𝑅𝑇
187. For the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐴2 𝐵, the rate Law given is
a) k[2A][B] b) k[A]3 [B] c) k[A][B]3 d) k[A]2 [B]
188. For producing the effective collisions the colliding molecules must have:
a) A certain minimum amount of energy
b) Energy lesser than threshold energy
c) Improper orientation
d) Proper orientation and energy equal or greater than threshold energy
189. The chemical reaction 2O3 → 3O2 proceeds as follows
O3 ⇌ O2 + O (fast)
O + O3 → 2O2 (slow)
The rate law expression should be
a) 𝑟 = 𝑘[O3 ]2 b) 𝑟 = 𝑘[O3 ]2 [O2 ]−1 c) 𝑟 = 𝑘[O3 ][O2 ] d) Unpredictable
190. Two substances 𝐴 and 𝐵 are present such that [𝐴] = 4[𝐵] and half-life of 𝐴 is 5 minute and of 𝐵 is 15
minute. If they start decaying at the same time following first order, how much time later will the
concentration of both of them would be same?
a) 15 minute b) 10 minute c) 5 minute d) 12 minute
191. A reaction involving A, B and C as reactants is found to obey the rate law, rate=𝑘[𝐴]𝑥 [𝐵]𝑦 [𝐶] 𝑧 . When the
concentration of A, B and C are doubled separately, the rate is also found to increase two, zero and four
times respectively. The overall order of the reaction is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
192. The rate constant of 𝑛th order has units:
a) litre1−𝑛 mol1−𝑛 sec −1 b) mol𝑛−1 litre𝑛−1 sec −1 c) mol1−𝑛 litre𝑛−1 sec −1 d) None of these
193. The reaction; N2 O5 in 2NO2 + 1/2 O2 (g) is of first order for N2 O5 with rate constant
6.2 × 10−4 s −1 . What is the value of rate of reaction when [N2 O5 ] = 1.25 mole L−1 ?
a) 5.15 × 10−5 mole L−1 s−1
b) 6.35 × 10−3 mole L−1 s−1
c) 7.75 × 10−4 mole L−1 s−1
d) 3.85 × 10−4 mole L−1 s−1
194. 𝑡1/4 can be taken as the time taken for the concentration of reactant to drop to 3 of its initial value. If the
4
rate constant for a first order reaction is k the𝑡1/4 can be written as
a) 0.75 /k b) 0.69 /k c) 0.29 /k d) 0.10 /k
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195. In a chemical reaction two reactants take part. The rate of reaction is directly proportion to the
concentration of one of them and inversely proportional to the concentration of the other. The order of
reaction is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
196. Which of the following is not the example of pseudo unimolecular reaction?
𝐻+
𝐻+
a) 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 + 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻 b) 𝐶12 𝐻22 𝑂11 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6
Glucose fructose
𝑂𝐻 −
c) 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝐶𝑙 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 + 𝐻𝐶𝑙 d) 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐻 + 𝐶2 𝐻5 𝑂𝐻
197. The differential rate law for the reaction,
4NH3 (g) + 5O2 (g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2 O(g)
𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ] 𝑑[𝑁𝑂] 𝑑[𝐻2 𝑂] 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝑂] 1 𝑑[𝐻2 𝑂]
a) − =− =− =− b) = =− =−
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡
1 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 1 𝑑[𝑂2 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝑂] 1 𝑑[𝐻2 𝑂] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 1 𝑑[𝑂2 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝑂] 1 𝑑[𝐻2 𝑂]
c) = = = d) − =− = =
4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡
198. 1 g of 79 Au198 (𝑡1/2 = 65 h) give stable mercury by β- emission. What amount of mercury will left after
260 h?
a) 0.9375 g b) 0.3758 g c) 0.7586 g d) 0.9000 g
199. The rate law for the chemical reaction
2𝑁𝑂2 CL→ 2𝑁𝑂2 + 𝐶𝐿2 is rate =k[𝑁𝑂2 Cl].The rate determining step is
a) 2𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝑙 → 2𝑁𝑂2 + 2𝐶𝑙 b) 𝑁𝑂2 + 𝐶𝑙2 → 𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝑙 + 𝐶𝑙
c) 𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝑙 + 𝐶𝑙 → 𝑁𝑂2 + 𝐶𝑙2 d) 𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝑙 → 𝑁𝑂2 + 𝐶𝑙
200. The rate law for the reaction
𝑅Cl + NaOH → 𝑅OH + NaCl is given by Rate = 𝑘[𝑅Cl]. The rate of this reaction
a) Is doubled by doubling the concentration of NaOH
b) Is halved by reducing the concentration of 𝑅Cl by one half
c) Is increased by increasing the temperature of the reaction
d) In unaffected by change in temperature
201. The rate constant of a reaction increases by 5% when its temperature is raised from 27℃ to 28℃. The
activation energy of the reaction is
a) 36.6 kJ/mol b) 16.6 kJ/mol c) 46.6 kJ/mol d) 26.6 kJ/mol
202. ………… of a reaction cannot be determined experimentally.
a) Order b) Rate c) Rate of constant d) Molecularity
203. A first order reaction is carried out with an initial concentration of 10 mole per litre and 80% of the
reactant changes into the product. Now if the same reaction is carried out with an initial concentration of 5
mol per litre the percentage of the reactant changing to the product is:
a) 40 b) 80 c) 160 d) Cannot be calculated
204. For a reaction of the type 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑥 products, it is observed that doubling the concentration of 𝐴 causes
the reaction rate (𝑘1 ) to be four times as great but doubling the amount of 𝐵 does not affect the rate (𝑘2 ).
The rate equation is
𝑘1
a) 𝑘 = 𝑘1 + 𝑘2 b) 𝑘 = 𝑘1 𝑘2 c) 𝑘 = d) 𝑘1/2 = 𝑘1 × 𝑘2
𝑘2
205. Which increases on increase of temperature?
a) Energy of activation (𝐸𝑎 ) b) Collision frequency (𝑍)
c) Rate constant (𝑘) d) Both (a) and (c)
206. In the first order reaction, the concentration of the reactants is reduced to 25% in one hour. The half-life
period of the reaction is
a) 2h b) 4h c) 1/2h d) 1/4h
207. In the given graph the activation energy, 𝐸𝑎 for the reverse reaction will be
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a) 150 kJ b) 50 kJ c) 200 kJ d) 100 kJ
208. What is the order of a reaction which has a rate expression rate = 𝑘[𝐴]3/2 [𝐵]−1 ?
3 b) Zero 1 d) None of these
a) c)
2 2
209. For a fist order reaction, the concentration changes from 0.8 to 0.4 in 15 min. The time taken for the
concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is
a) 30 Min b) 15 Min c) 7.5 min d) 60 min
210. Give the hypothetical reaction mechanism
I II III IV
A→ B→ C→ D→ E and the date as
Species
formed Rate of its Formation
0.002 mol/h, per mole of
B A
C B
D C
E D
The rate determining step is
a) Step I b) Step II c) Step III d) Step IV
211. For 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶 + 𝐷, ∆𝐻 = −20 kJ mol−1 the activation energy of the forward reaction is 85kJ mol−1 . The
activation energy for backward reaction is …kJ mol−1 .
a) 65 b) 105 c) 85 d) 40
212. For the reaction N2 + 3H2 ⟶ 2NH3 , the rate 𝑑[NH3 ] −4 −1 𝑑[N ]
= 2 × 10 𝑀 s . Therefore, the rate − 2 is given
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
as:
a) 10−4 𝑀 s −1 b) 104 𝑀 s−1 c) 10−2 𝑀 s −1 d) 10−4 s 𝑀−1
213. The reaction 𝐿 → 𝑀 is started with 10.0 g of L. After 30 and 90 min, 5.0 g and 1.25 g of 𝐿 respectively are
left. The order of the reaction is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
214. The rate of a reaction is expressed in different ways as follows
1 𝑑[𝐶] 1 𝑑[𝐷] 1 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐵]
+ =− =+ =−
2 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
The reaction is
a) 4𝐴 + 𝐵 → 2𝐶 + 3𝐷 b) 𝐵 + 5𝐷 → 3𝐴 + 2𝐶
1
c) 4𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 2𝐶 + 3𝐷 d) 𝐵 + 𝐷 → 4𝐴 + 2𝐶
2
215. The rate of elementary reaction, 𝐴 ⟶ 𝐵, increases by 100 times when the concentration of 𝐴 is increased
ten folds. The order of the reaction with respect to 𝐴 is:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 10 d) 100
216. The differential rate law for the reaction 4NH3 (g) + 5O2 (g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2 O(g) is
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𝑑[NH3 ] 𝑑[O2 ] 𝑑[NO] 𝑑[H2 O] 𝑑[NH3 ] 𝑑[O2 ] 1 𝑑[NO] 1 𝑑[H2 O]
a) − =− =− =− b) = =− =−
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡
1 𝑑[NH3 ] 1 𝑑[O2 ] 1 𝑑[NO] 1 𝑑[H2 O] 1 𝑑[NH3 ] 1 𝑑[O2 ] 1 𝑑[NO] 1 𝑑[H2 O]
c) = = = d) − =− = =
4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡
217. For the reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵, when concentration of 𝐴 is made 1.5 times, the rate of reaction becomes 1.837
times. The order of reaction is
a) 1 b) 1.5 c) 2 d) 2.5
218. For the reaction,𝐶𝑙2 + 2𝑙 − → 𝐼2 + 2𝐶𝑙 − ,the initial concentration of 𝐼 − was 0.20 mol 𝐿−1 and the
concentration after 20 min was 0.20 mol 𝐿−1 .Then the rate of formation of 𝐼2 in mol 𝐿−1 would be
a) 1 × 10−4 b) 5 × 10−4 c) 1 × 10−3 d) 5 × 10−3
219. The energies of activation for forward and reverse reactions for 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 ⇌ 2𝐴𝐵 are 180 kJ mol−1 and 200
kJ mol−1 respectively. The presence of a catalyst lowers the activation energy of both (forward and
reverse) reactions by 100 kJ mol−1. The enthalpy change of the reaction (𝐴2 + 𝐵2 → 2𝐴𝐵) in the presence
of catalyst will be (in kJ mol−1 )
a) 300 b) 120 c) 280 d) 20
220. Which statement is correct?
a) Reactions with low activation energy are usually exothermic
b) The rate law sometimes enable to deduce the mechanism of a reaction
c) The rate law for reaction is an algebraic expression relating the forward reaction rate to product
concentration
d) Increase in the total pressure of a gas phase reaction increase the fraction of collisions effective in
producing reactions
221. The temperature coefficient of a reaction is:
a) The rate constant at a fixed temperature
b) The ratio of rate constant at two temperature
c) The ratio of rate constant differing by 10° preferably 25° and 35℃
222. The term (−𝑑𝑐/𝑑𝑡) in rate equation refers to:
a) The concentration of a reactant
b) The decrease in concentration of the reactant with time
c) The velocity constant of reaction
223. For a first order reaction, the initial concentration of a reactant is 0.05 M. After 45 min it is decreased by
0.015 M. calculation half reaction time (𝑡1/2 )
224. The order of a gaseous phase reaction for which rate becomes half if volume of container having same
amount of reactant is doubled is:
a) 1 b) 1/2 c) 2 d) 1/3
225. For the reaction, N2 O5 ⟶ 2NO2 + 1 O2
2
𝑑[N2 O5 ]
Given, − = 𝐾1 [N2 O5 ]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[NO2 ]
= 𝐾2 [N2 O5 ]
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[O2 ]
and = 𝐾3 [N2 O5 ]
𝑑𝑡
The relation in between 𝐾1 , 𝐾2 and 𝐾3 is:
a) 2𝐾1 = 𝐾2 = 4𝐾3 b) 𝐾1 = 𝐾2 = 𝐾3 c) 2𝐾1 = 4𝐾2 = 𝐾3 d) None of these
226. Temperature dependent equation can be written as
a) In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 − 𝑒 𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 b) In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 + 𝑒 𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
c) In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 − 𝑒 𝑅𝑇/𝐸𝑎 d) None of these
227. A first order reaction is 50% complete in 30 min at 27℃ and in 10 min at 47℃. The energy of activation of
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the reaction is
a) 52.8 kJ b) 23.6 kJ c) 29.5 kJ d) 43.8 kJ
228. Increase in the concentration of the reactants leads to the change in
a) Activation energy b) Heat of reaction
c) Collision frequency d) Threshold energy
229. When a graph is plotted between ln 𝑘 and 1/𝑇 for a first order reaction, a straight line is obtained. The
slope of the line is equal to
𝐸𝑎 𝐸𝑎 2.303 𝐸
a) − b) − c) − d) − 𝑎
2.303 2.303𝑅 𝐸𝑎 𝑅 𝑅
230. For the two gaseous reactions, following data are given
𝐴 → 𝐵; 𝑘1 = 1010 𝑒 −20,000/𝑇
𝐶 → 𝐷; 𝑘2 = 1012 𝑒 −24,606/𝑇
The temperature at which 𝑘1 becomes equal to 𝑘2 is
a) 400 K b) 1000 K c) 800 K d) 1500 K
231. Hydrogenation of vegetable ghee at 25℃ reduces pressure of H2 from 2 atm to 1.2 atm in 50 minute. The
rate of reaction in terms of molarity per second is:
a) 1.09 × 10−6 b) 1.09 × 10−5 c) 1.09 × 10−7 d) 1.09 × 10−8
232. In the reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 → products, if 𝐵 is taken in excess, then it is an example of
a) Second order reaction b) Zero order reaction
c) Pseudounimolecular reaction d) First order reaction
233. The rate of a chemical reaction depends upon:
a) Time b) Pressure c) Concentration d) All of these
234. The rate constant for the reaction,
2N2 O5 → 4NO2 + O2 is 3.0 × 10−5 s −1 . If the rate is 2.40 × 10−5 then the concentration of N2 O5 (in mol/L)
is
a) 1.4 b) 1.2 c) 0.04 d) 0.8
235. The following data are for the decomposition of ammonium nitrite in aqueous solution.
Vol.of 𝑵𝟐 in cc Time (min)
6.25 10
9.00 15
11.40 20
13.65 25
33.05 Infinity
The order of reaction is
a) Zero b) One c) Two d) Three
236. For a reaction 𝐴 ⟶ Product, rate law is − 𝑑[𝐴] 1
= 𝐾[𝐴]0 . The concentration of 𝐴 left after time 𝑡 when 𝑡 = 𝐾
𝑑𝑡
is:
[𝐴]0 [𝐴] 1
a) b) [𝐴]0 × 𝑒 c) 20 d)
𝑒 𝑒 [𝐴]0
237. For a first order reaction 𝐴 → 𝑃, the temperature (𝑇) dependent rate constant (𝑘) was found to follow the
equation.
log 𝑘 = −(2000)/𝑇 + 6.0
The pre-exponential factor 𝐴 and the activation energy 𝐸𝑎 , respectively, are
a) 1.0 × 106 s−1 and 9.2 kJ mol−1 b) 6.0 s−1 and 16.6 kJ mol−1
c) 1.0 × 106 s−1 and 16.6 kJ mol−1 d) 1.0 × 106 s−1 and 38.3 kJ mol−1
238. In Arrhenius equation 𝐾 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 , the quantity −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 is referred as:
a) Boltzmann factor b) Frequency factor c) Activation factor d) None of these
239. Among the following reaction, the fastest one is:
a) Burning of coal
b) Rusting of iron in moist air
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c) Conversion of monoclinic sulphur to rhombic sulphur
d) Precipitation of silver chloride by mixing silver nitrate and sodium chloride solutions
240. The following homogeneous gaseous reactions were experimentally found to be second order overall.
1.2NO → N2 + O2 2.3O2 → 2O3
3.N2 O3 → NO + NO2 4. H2 + I2 → 2HI
Which of these are most likely to be elementary reaction that occur in one step?
a) 3 only b) 1 and 3 c) 1 and 4 d) 3 and 4
241. Consider a reaction; 𝑎𝐺 + 𝑏𝐻 → 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠
When concentration of both the reactants G and H is doubled, the rate increases by eight times. However,
when concentration of G is doubled keeping the concentration of H fixed, the rate is doubled. The overall of
the reaction,
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
242. The rate constant for a zero order reaction is
𝑐0 − 𝑐𝑡 𝑐0 − 𝑐𝑡 𝑐0 𝑐0
a) 𝑘 = ln b) 𝑘 = c) 𝑘 = d) 𝑘 =
2𝑡 𝑡 𝑐𝑡 2𝑡
243. The ratio of the times for 99.9% of the reaction to complete and half of the reaction to complete is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 8 d) 10
244. The activation energy for a simple chemical reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 is 𝐸𝑎 in forward direction. The activation
energy for the reverse reaction
a) Is negative of 𝐸𝑎 b) Is always less than 𝐸𝑎
c) Can be less than or more than 𝐸𝑎 d) Is always double of 𝐸𝑎
245. After how many second will the concentration of the reactant in a first order reaction be halved if the rate
constant is 1.155 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 ?
a) 600 b) 100 c) 60 d) 10
246. For the reaction 𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶, the rate of reaction at a given instant can be given by
𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶]
a) + =+ =+ b) =− =−
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶]
c) − =− =+ d) + =+ =+
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
247. Which of the following theory is not related to chemical kinetics?
a) Collision theory
b) Activated complex theory
c) Absolute reaction rate theory
d) VSPER theory
248. For the chemical change 𝐴 → 𝐵 it is found that the rate of reaction doubles when the concentration is
increased by 4 times. The order of the reaction is
a) One b) Two c) Half d) None of these
249. If a certain reaction is first order with respect to 𝐴, second order with respect to 𝐵 and zero order with
respect to 𝐶 then what is the order of reaction?
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Zero
250. If a plot of log10 𝐶 versus t give a straight line for a given reaction, then the reaction is
a) Zero order b) First order c) Second order d) Third order
251. The given reaction
2FeCl3 + SnCl2 → 2FeCl2 + SnCl4 is an example of
a) Third order reaction b) Second order reaction
c) First order reaction d) None of these
252. The order for the reaction, H + Cl ℎ𝑣 → 2HCl over water is:
2 2
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
253. The inversion of cane sugar into glucose and fructose is:
a) I order b) II order c) III order d) Zero order
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254. For the reaction, N2 + 3H2 ⟶ 2NH3 , if 𝑑[NH3 ] = 2 × 10−4 mol L−1 s−1 , the value of −𝑑[H2 ] would be:
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
a) 1 × 10−4 mol L−1 s−1 b) 3 × 10−4 mol L−1 s−1 c) 4 × 10−4 mol L−1 s−1 d) 6 × 10−4 mol L−1 s−1
255. N2 O5
1
2NO2 + O2
For the reaction 2
(𝑔) ⟶ (𝑔) (𝑔), the rate of disappearance of N2 O5 is 6.25 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1 . The rate of
formation of NO2 and O2 will be respectively.
a) 6.25 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1 and 6.25 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1
b) 1.25 × 10−2 mol L−1 s−1 and 3.125 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1
c) 6.25 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1 and 3.125 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1
d) 1.25 × 10−2 mol L−1 s−1 and 6.25 × 10−3 mol L−1 s−1
256. If the concentration units are reduced by 𝑛 times, then the value of rate constant of first order will:
a) Increase by 𝑛 times
b) Decrease by factor of 𝑛
c) Not change
d) None of these
257. Unit of frequency factor (𝐴) is
a) mol/L b) mol/L× s
c) Depends upon order of reaction d) It does not have any unit
258. The ionic reactions are usually very fast because:
a) It does not involve bond breaking
b) The energy of activation between charged ions is greater than that between neutral molecules
c) Collision frequency is very low
d) The reactions are highly exothermic
259. In the first order reaction, 75% of the reactant gets disappeared in 1.386h. The rate constant of the
reaction is
a) 3.0 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 b) 2.8 × 10−4 𝑠 −1 c) 17.2 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 d) 1.8 × 10−3 𝑠 −1
260. Number of mole of a substance present in 1 litre volume is known as:
a) Activity b) Molar concentration c) Active mass d) None of these
261. The rate of a reaction is doubled when temperature increases by 10℃. If temperature is increased by
100℃, then rate of reaction will become
262. For a hypothetical reaction
𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 3𝐶 + 𝐷
𝑑[𝐶]/𝑑𝑡 is equal to
3𝑑[𝐴] 3 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐴]
a) b) − c) − d) −
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
263. The half-life of two samples is 0.1 and 0.4 s. Their reactive concentration is 200 and 50 respectively. What
is the order of reaction?
a) 0 b) 2 c) 1 d) 4
264. Consider following two reaction,
𝑑[𝐴]
𝐴 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 − = 𝑘1 [𝐴]0
𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐵]
𝐵 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 − = 𝑘2 [𝐵]0
𝑑𝑡
𝑘1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘2 are expressed in term of molarity (𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 ) and time (𝑠 −1 ) as
a) 𝑠 −1 , 𝑀 𝑠 −1 𝐿−1 b) 𝑀𝑠 −1 , 𝑀 𝑠 −1 c) 𝑠 −1 , 𝑀−1 𝑠 −1 d) 𝑀𝑠 −1 , 𝐿 𝑠 −1
265. The reaction, NO + (1/2)O2 ⟶ NO2 exhibits:
a) Small negative temperature coefficient
b) Decrease in value of 𝐾 with temperature
c) Decrease in value of rate with temperature
d) All of the above
266. Consider the reaction,
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𝐶𝑙2 (𝑎𝑞) + 𝐻2 𝑆(𝑎𝑞) → 𝑆(𝑠) + 2𝐻 + (𝑎𝑞) + 2𝐶𝑙 − (𝑎𝑞) the rate equation for this reaction is , rate =
𝑘[𝐶𝑙2 ][𝐻2 𝑆]
Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with this rate equation?
I. 𝐶𝑙2 + 𝐻2 𝑆(𝑎𝑞) → 𝐻 + 𝐶𝑙 − + 𝐶𝑙 + + 𝐻𝑆 − (𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤)
𝐶𝑙 + + 𝐻𝑆 − → 𝐻 + 𝐶𝑙 − + 𝑆(𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡)
II. 𝐻2 𝑆 ↔ 𝐻 + + 𝐻𝑆 − (𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑢𝑚)
𝐶𝑙2 + 𝐻𝑆 − → 2𝐶𝑙 − + 𝐻 + 𝑆(𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤)
a) (B) only b) Both (A) and (B) c) Neither (A) nor (B) d) (A)Only
267. In a reaction 2𝐴 ⟶ Products; the concentration of 𝐴 decreases from 0.5 mol litre−1 to 0.4 mol litre−1 in 10
minute. The rate of reaction during this interval is:
a) 0.05 𝑀 min−1 b) 0.005 𝑀 min−1 c) 0.5 𝑀 min−1 d) 5 𝑀 min−1
268. What is the two third life of a first order reaction having 𝑘 = 5.48 × 10 −14 −1
s ?
a) 2.01 × 10 s13
b) 2.01 × 10 s
12
c) 4.02 × 10 s
13
d) 4.02 × 1026 s
269. In a Ist order reaction the concentration of reactant decreases from 800 mol/dm3 to 50 mol/dm3 in 2 ×
104 s. The rate constant of reaction in S−1 is
a) 2 × 104 b) 3.45 × 10−5 c) 1.386 × 10−4 d) 2 × 10−4
270. The rate constant of a first order reaction is 6.9 × 10 𝑠 . How much time will it take to reduce the initial
−3 −1
concentration to its 1/8th value ?

a) 100s b) 200s c) 300s d) 400s
271. In a reaction, the rate expression is, rate = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵] [𝐶] , the order of reaction is:
2/3 0
a) 1 b) 2 c) 5/3 d) Zero
272. In the Synthesis of ammonia by Haber process, if 60 moles of ammonia is obtained in one hour, then the
rate of disappearance of nitrogen is
a) 30 mol/min b) 6 mol/min c) 0.5 mol/min d) 60 mol/min
273. Half-life period of second order reaction is
a) Proportional to initial concentration of reactants
b) Independent of initial concentration of reactants
c) Inversely proportional to initial concentration of reactants
274. A reactant with initial concentration 1.386 mol litre−1 showing first order change takes 40 minute to
become half. If it shows zero order change taking 20 minute to becomes half under the similar conditions,
𝐾
the ratio, 𝐾1 for first order and zero order kinetics will be:
0
a) 0.5 mol−1 litre b) 1.0 mol/litre c) 1.5 mol/litre d) 2.0 mol−1 litrte
275. The reason for almost doubling the rate of reaction on increasing the temperature of the reaction system
by 10℃ is
a) The value of threshold energy increases
b) Collision frequency increases
c) The fraction of the molecules having energy equal to threshold energy increases
d) Activation energy decreases
276. Plot of log(𝑎 − 𝑥) versus time 𝑡 is straight line. This indicates that the reaction is of:
a) Second order b) First order c) Zero order d) Third order
277. The 𝑡1/2 of the first order reaction is
a) Dependent of initial concentration b) Directly proportional to initial concentration
c) indirectly proportional to initial concentration d) Independent of initial concentration
278. In a zero-order reaction for every 10° rise of temperature, the rate is doubled. If the temperature is
increased from 10℃ to 100℃, the rate of the reaction will become:
279. The time required for 100% completion of a zero order reaction is
𝑎 𝑎 2𝑘
a) 𝑎𝑘 b) c) d)
2𝑘 𝑘 𝑎
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280. The reaction,2𝑁2 𝑂5 ⇌ 2𝑁2 𝑂4 + 𝑂2 is
a) Bimolecular and second order b) Unimolecular and first order
c) Bimolecular and first order d) Bimolecular and zero order
281. The thermal decomposition of a compound is of first order. If a sample of the compound decompose 50%
in 120 min. What time will it take to undergo 90% decomposition?
a) Nearly 400 min b) Nearly 45 min c) Nearly 480 min d) Nearly 240 min
282. Which one of the following statements for the order of a reaction is incorrect?
a) Order of reaction is always a whole number
b) Order can be determined only experimentally
c) Order is not influenced by stoichiometric coefficient of the reactants
d) Order of reaction is sum of power to the concentration terms of reactants to express the rate of reaction
283. The rate of chemical reaction depends on the nature of chemical reactions, because:
a) The threshold energy level differs from one reaction to another
b) Some of the reactants are solid at room temperature
c) Some of the reactants are coloured
d) All of the above
284. If the rate of reaction between 𝐴 and 𝐵 is given by, rate = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵]𝑛 , then the reaction is:
a) First order in 𝐴
b) 𝑛th order in 𝐵
c) Overall order is (1 + 𝑛)
d) All are correct
285. In a reaction, 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ Product, rate is doubled when the concentration of 𝐵 is doubled, and rate increases
by a factor of 8 when the concentrations of both the reactants (𝐴 and 𝐵) are doubled, rate law for the
reaction can be written as:
a) Rate = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵] b) Rate = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵] c) Rate = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]2 d) Rate = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]2
286. Combustion of carbon is exothermic, but coal stored in coal depots does not burn automatically because
of:
a) High threshold energy barrier
b) Kinetic stability of coal
c) Higher energy of activation needed for burning
d) All of the above
287. A drop of a solution (volume = 0.05 mL) contains 6 × 10−7 mol of H + . If the rate of disappearance of H +
is 6.0 × 105 mol/L × s, how long will it take for H + to disappear from the drop
a) 8.0 × 10−8 s b) 2.0 × 10−8 s c) 6.0 × 10−6 s d) 2.0 × 10−2 s
288. The inversion of cane sugar into glucose and fructose according to the equation
C12 H22 O11 + H2 O → C6 H12 O6 + C6 H12 O6 is an example of
a) First order reaction b) Third order reaction
c) Second order reaction d) Zero order reaction
289. In the reversible reaction
The rate of disappearance of NO2 is equal to

2𝑘1
a) [NO2 ]2 b) 2𝑘1 [NO2 ]2 − 2𝑘2 [N2 O4 ]
𝑘2
c) 2𝑘2 [NO2 ]2 − 𝑘2 [N2 O4 ] d) (2𝑘1 − 𝑘2 )[NO2 ]
290. For the reaction, N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3 the rate of change of concentration for hydrogen is −0.3 × 10−4 Ms−1 .
The rate of change of concentration of ammonia is
a) −0.2 × 10−4 b) 0.2 × 10−4 c) 0.1 × 10−4 d) 0.3 × 10−4
291. In the reaction; 𝐴 + 2𝐵 ⟶ 3𝐶 + 𝐷 which of the following expressions does not describe changes in the
concentration of various species as a function of time?
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𝑑[𝐶] −3𝑑[𝐴] 3𝑑[𝐷] 𝑑[𝐶] 3𝑑[𝐵] −2𝑑[𝐶] 2𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐴]
a) = b) = c) = d) =
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
292. The order of reaction, with respect to one of the reacting component Y, is zero. In implies that
a) The reaction is going on at a constant rate.
b) The rate of reaction does not very with temperature.
c) The reaction rate is independent of the concentration of Y.
d) The rate of formation of the activated complex is zero.
293. The rate of disappearance of SO2 in the reaction; 2SO2 + O2 → 2SO3 is 1.28 × 10−3 g/sec. Then the rate of
formation of SO3 is:
a) 0.64 × 10−3 g/sec b) 0.80 × 10−3 g/sec c) 1.28 × 10−1 g/sec d) 1.60 × 10−3 g/sec
294. For the first order reaction half-life is 14 s, the time required for the initial concentration to reduce to 1/8
of its value is
a) (14)3 𝑠 b) 28 s c) 42 s d) (14)2 𝑠
295. Given that 𝐾 is the rate constant for some order of any reaction at temp. 𝑇 then the value of lim log 𝐾 =
𝑇→∞
(where 𝐴 is the Arrhenius constsnt):
a) 𝐴/2.303 b) 𝐴 c) 2.303 𝐴 d) log 𝐴
296. The rate constant of a first order reaction is 3 × 10−6 per second and initial concentration is 0.10 M. Then
the initial rate of reaction is
a) 3 × 10−6 𝑚𝑠 −1 b) 3 × 10−8 𝑚𝑠 −1 c) 3 × 10−7 𝑚𝑠 −1 d) 3 × 10−9 𝑚𝑠 −1
297. With respect to the figure given below which of the following statements is correct?
a) 𝐸𝑎 for the forward reaction is 𝐶 − 𝐵

b) 𝐸𝑎 for the forward reaction is 𝐵 − 𝐴
c) 𝐸𝑎(forward) < 𝐸𝑎(backward)
d) 𝐸𝑎 (for reverse reaction) = 𝐶 − 𝐴
298. For a first order reaction, 𝐴 → products, the rate of reaction at [𝐴] = 0.2 M is 1.0 × 10−2 mol L−1 min−1 .
The half-life period for the reaction is
a) 476 s b) 496 s c) 832 s d) 242 s
299. From the following data, the activation energy for the reaction (cal/mol):
H2 + I2 ⟶ 2HI
𝑇, 𝐾 1𝑇, 𝐾 −1 log10 𝐾
−3
769 1.3 × 10 2.9
−3
667 1.5 × 10 1.1
a) 4 × 104 b) 2 × 104 c) 8 × 104 d) 3 × 104
300. An elementary reaction is given as 2𝑃 + 𝑄 ⟶ products. If concentration of 𝑄 is kept constant and
concentration of 𝑃 is doubled then rate of reaction is:
a) Doubled b) Halved c) Quadrupled d) Remains same
301. The hydrolysis of ethyl acetate was carried out separately with 0.05 M HCl and 0.05 M H2 SO4 . The rate
constants were found to be 𝑘1 and 𝑘2 respectively then
a) 𝑘1 < 𝑘2 b) 𝑘1 > 𝑘2 c) 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 d) 𝑘2 = 2𝑘1
302. Which one of the following statement for order of reaction is not correct ?
a) Order can be determined experimentally
b) Order of reaction is equal to sum of the power of concentration terms in differential rate law
c) It is not affected with stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants
d) Order cannot be fractional
303. For a single step, reaction, 𝐴 + 2𝐵 → Products, the molecularity is
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a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
304. Which of the following statement is correct for a reaction 𝑋 + 2𝑌 ⟶ Products?
a) The rate of disappearance of 𝑋 = twice the rate of disappearance of 𝑌
b) The rate of disappearance of 𝑋 = 1/2 rate of appearance of products
c) The rate of appearance of products = 1/2 the rate of disappearance of 𝑌
d) The rate of appearance of products = 1/2 the rate of disappearance of 𝑋
305. For the reaction 𝐴 ⟶ 𝐵, the rate law is; rate = 𝐾[𝐴]. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) The reaction follows first order kinetics
b) The 𝑡1/2 of reaction depends upon initial concentration of reactant
c) 𝐾 is constant for the reaction at a constant temperature
d) The rate law provides a simple way of predicting the concentration of reactants and products at any
times after the start of the reaction
306. For a first order reaction 𝑘 = 100 s−1 . The time for completion of 50% reaction is
a) 1 milli-second b) 4 milli-second c) 7 mili-second d) 10 milli-second
307. Pieces of wood burn faster than a log of wood of the same mass because
a) Surface area of log of wood is larger and needs more time to burn
b) Pieces of wood have large surface area
c) All pieces of wood catch fire at the same time
d) Block of wood has higher density than pieces of the same wood
308. Which statement is not correct?
a) For endothermic reactions, heat of reaction is lesser than energy of activation
b) For exothermic reactions, heat of reaction is more than energy of activation
c) For exothermic reactions energy of activation is less in forward reaction than in backward reaction
d) For endothermic reactions energy of activation is more in forward reaction than in backward reaction
309. Which statement is true?
a) Endothermic reactions have higher activation energies than exothermic reactions
b) The specific rate constant for a reaction is independent of the concentration of the reacting species
c) There is a single rate determining step in any reaction mechanism
310. If 𝑘1 = rate contant at temperature 𝑇1 and 𝑘2 =rate constant at temperature 𝑇2 for a first order reaction,
then which of the following relations is correct?
(𝐸𝑎 ∶ activation energy)
𝑘1 2.303 𝐸 𝑇 − 𝑇 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
𝑎 2 1
a) log =
− ( ) b) log − = ( )
𝑘2 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1 2.303𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1 𝐸𝑎 𝑇1 𝑇2
c) log − = ( ) d) log − = ( )
𝑘1 2.303𝑅 𝑇2 + 𝑇1 𝑘2 2.303 𝑅 𝑇 2 − 𝑇 1
311. What is the half-life of Na-24 if 2 × 10−4 g sample of it disintegrate at the rate of 7.0 × 1012 atoms per s?
a) 4.97 × 105 s b) 4.97 × 104 s c) 4.97 × 106 s d) 4.97 × 102 s
312. The concentration of a reactant X decreases from 01 M to 0.005 m in 40 min. If the reaction follows first
order kinetics, the rate of the reaction when the concentration of X is 0.01 M will be
a) 1.73 × 10−4 𝑀𝑚𝑖𝑛−1 b) 3.47 × 10−4 𝑀𝑚𝑖𝑛−1
c) 3.47 × 10−5 𝑀 𝑚𝑖𝑛 −1 d) 7.5 × 10−4 𝑀 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1
313. For zero order reaction the integrated rate equation is
[𝐴]
a) 𝑘𝑡 = b) 𝑘𝑡 = [𝐴] − [𝐴]0 c) [𝐴] = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝐴]0 d) [𝐴] = 𝑘𝑡 − [𝐴]0
[𝐴]0
314. The rate equation for the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 is found to be
Rate=k[A][B]
The correct statement in relation to this reaction that the
a) Unit of k must be 𝑠 −1
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b) 𝑡1/2 is constant
c) Rate of formation of C is twice the rate of disappearance of A
d) Value of k is independent of the initial concentration of A and B
315. The unit of rate constant of second order reaction
a) 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 b) 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 −1 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 c) 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 d) 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 −2 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1
316. The rate constant for the first order reaction is 6 s−1 . How much time will it take to reduce the
1
concentration of the reactant to 16 th value?
a) 4.6 × 10−2 s b) 4.6 × 104 s c) 4.6 × 102 s d) 4.6 × 10−4 s
317. Rate constant of a chemical reaction can be kept constant by:
a) Stirring the compounds
b) Keeping the temperature constant
c) Both (a) and (b)
318. The rate of a chemical reaction doubled for every 10℃ rise in temperature. If the temperature is increased
by 60℃ the rate of reaction increase by
319. If ′𝑎′ is the initial concentration of the reactant, the half-life period of the reaction of 𝑛th order is
proportional to
a) 𝑎𝑛−1 b) 𝑎𝑛 c) 𝑎1−𝑛 d) 𝑎𝑛+1
320. Rate of reaction depends upon
a) temperature b) catalyst c) concentration d) All of these
321. For a reaction, the rate of reaction was found to increase about 1.8 times when the temperature was
increased by 10℃. The increase in rate is due to:
a) Increase in number of active molecules
b) Increase in activation energy of reactants
c) Decrease in activation energy of reactants
d) Increase in the number of collisions between reacting molecules
322. A hypothetical reaction 𝐴2 + 𝐵2 → 2𝐴𝐵 follows the mechanism as given below,
𝐴2 ⇌ 𝐴 + 𝐴 (𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡)
𝐴 + 𝐵2 ⟶ 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵 (slow)
𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐴𝐵 (fast)
The order of the overall reaction is
a) 2 b) 1 1 d) 0
c) 1
2
323. A chemical reaction proceeds following formula
𝑘 = 𝑃𝑍𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
Which of the following process will increase the rate of reaction?
a) Lowering of 𝐸𝑎 b) Lowering of 𝑃
c) Lowering of 𝑍 d) Independent of all the above factors
324. In the respect of the equation 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
in chemical kinetics, which one of the following statements is
correct?
a) 𝐾 is equilibrium constant b) 𝐴 is adsorption factor
c) 𝐸𝑎 is energy of activation d) 𝑅 is Rydberg constant
325. For the reaction 2NO2 + F2 ⟶ 2NO2 F, following mechanism has been provided,
Slow
NO2 + F2 → NO2 F + F
Fast
NO2 + F → NO2 F
Thus, rate expression of the above reaction can be written as:
a) 𝑟 = 𝐾[NO2 ]2 [F2 ] b) 𝑟 = 𝐾[NO2 ][F2 ] c) 𝑟 = 𝐾[NO2 ] d) 𝑟 = 𝐾[F2 ]
326. For the reaction:
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[Cu(NH3 )4 ]2+ + H2 O ⇌ [Cu(NH3 )3 H2 O]2+ + NH3 , the net rate of reaction at any time is given by, net rate
= 2.0 × 10−4 [Cu(NH3 )4 ]2+ [H2 O] − 3.0 × 105 [Cu(NH3 )3 H2 O]2+ ∙ [NH3 ]
Then correct statement is/are:
a) Rate constant for forward reaction = 2 × 10−4
b) Rate constant for backward reaction = 3 × 105
c) Equilibrium constant for the reaction = 6.6 × 10−10
d) All of the above
327. For a reaction between gaseous compounds,
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 + 𝐷
1
The reaction rate=k[A][B]. If the volume of the container is made 4 of the initial, then what will be the rate
of reaction as compared to the initial rate?
a) 16 times b) 4 times c) 1/8 times d) 1/16 times
328. The rate constant for a first order reaction whose half-life, is 480 s is
a) 2.88 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 b) 2.72 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 c) 1.44 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 d) 1.44𝑠 −1
329. If 𝑋 is the total number of collisions which a gas molecule register with others per unit time under
particular conditions, then the collision frequency of the gas containing 𝑁 molecules per unit volume is
a) 𝑋/𝑁 b) 𝑁𝑋 c) 2 𝑁𝑋 d) 𝑁𝑋/2
330. For a reaction, the rate constant is 2.34𝑠 −1 . The half-life period for reaction is
a) 0.30 s b) 0.60 s c) 3.3 s d) Data is insufficient
331. If “a” and “𝑡1/2 ” are initial concentration of reactant and half-life of a zero order reaction respectively,
which of the following is correct ?
1 1
a) 𝑡1/2 ∝ b) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑎 c) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 2 d) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑎2
𝑎 𝑎
332. The temperature dependence of rate constant (𝑘) of a chemical reaction is written in terms of Arrhenius
equation, 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸∗𝑅𝑇 . Activation energy (𝐸 ∗) of the reaction can be calculated by plotting
1 1 1
a) log 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 b) log 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 c) 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 𝑇 d) 𝑘 𝑣𝑠
𝑇 log 𝑇 log 𝑇
333. The rate constant of a reaction is given by 𝑘 = 2.1 × 10 exp(−2700 𝑅𝑇).
10
It means that
2700
a) log 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 1/𝑇 will be a curved line with slope = −
2.303
b) log 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 1/𝑇 will be a straight line with intercept on log 𝑘 axis = log 2.1 × 1010
c) The number of effective collisions are 2.1 × 1010 cm−3 s−1
d) Half-life of the reaction increases with increase of temperature
334. The unit of the rate of a second order reaction
a) time−1 b) mol L−1 time−1 c) L mol−1 time−1 d) L2 mol−2 time−1
335. Rate of a reaction can be expressed of by following rate expression
Rate=k[𝐴]2 [𝐵], if concentration of A is reduced by half by what times concentration of B is to be increased
to have same rate of reaction?
a) 4 times b) 2 times c) ¼ times d) 8 times
336. Select the intermediate in the following reaction mechanism:
O3 (g) ⇌ O2 (g) + O(g)
O(g) + O3 (g) ⟶ 2O2 (g)
a) O3 (g) b) O(g) c) O2 (g) d) None of these
337. For a certain reaction of order ′𝑛′ the time for half change 𝑡 is given by; 𝑡 = 2−√2 × 𝑐1/2 , where 𝐾 is
1/2 1/2 𝐾 0
rate constant 𝑐0 is initial concentration. The value of 𝑛 is:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 0.5
338. For a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction is measured for various initial concentrations A
and B. the data provided are
[A] [B] Initial
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reaction rate
1 0.20 M 0.30 M 5 × 10−5
2 0.20 M 0.10 M 5 × 10−5
3 0.40 M 0.05 M 1 × 10−5
The overall order of the reaction is
a) One b) Two c) Two and half d) Three
339. Which order of reaction obeys the relation 𝑡1/2 = 1/𝐾𝑎?
a) First b) Second c) Third d) Zero
340. How much faster would a reaction proceed at 25℃ than at 0℃ if the activation energy is 65 kJ?
341. The activation energy of a reaction at a given temperature is found to be 2.303𝑅T J mol−1 . The ratio of
rate constant to the Arrhenius factor is
a) 0.01 b) 0.1 c) 0.02 d) 0.001
342. Consider an endothermic reaction 𝑋 → 𝑌 with the activation energies 𝐸𝑏 and 𝐸𝑓 for the backward and
forward reactions respectively. In general
a) There is no definite relation between 𝐸𝑏 and 𝐸𝑓 b) 𝐸𝑏 = 𝐸𝑓
c) 𝐸𝑏 > 𝐸𝑓 d) 𝐸𝑏 < 𝐸𝑓
343. For the reaction 𝐴 ⟶ 𝑛𝐵, at the point of intersection of two curves show, the [𝐵] is can be given by:
𝑛𝐴0 𝐴0 𝑛𝐴0 𝑛−1

a) b) c) d) [ ]𝐴
2 𝑛−1 𝑛+1 𝑛+1 0
344. The elementary step of the reaction, 2Na + Cl2 = 2NaCl is found to follow III order kinetics, its
molecularity is:
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
345. Following mechanism has been proposed for a reaction,
2𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 𝐷 + 𝐸
𝐴+𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶+𝐷 …(Slow)
𝐴+𝐶 ⟶ 𝐸 …(fast)
The rate law expression for the reaction is:
a) 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]2 [𝐵] b) 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵] c) 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]2 d) 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐶]
346. Two first order reaction have half-lives in the ratio 8 ∶ 1. Calculate the ratio of time intervals 𝑡1 ∶ 𝑡2 . The
time 𝑡1 and 𝑡2 are the time period for (1/4)th and (3/4)th completion
a) 1 ∶ 0.602 b) 2 ∶ 301 c) 0.256 ∶ 0.603 d) 0.2 ∶ 0.301
347. Order of a reaction can be
a) Fractional b) Zero c) Integer d) All of these
348. The half-life period for a zero order reaction is equal to
2𝑘 [𝐴]0 0.693 0.693
a) b) c) d)
[𝐴]0 2𝑘 𝑘 𝑘[𝐴]0
349. In a reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶, the rate expression is 𝑅 = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵] . If the concentration of both the reaction is
2
doubled at constant volume then the rate of the reaction will be

a) Eight time b) Double c) Quadruple d) Triple
350. For a gaseous reaction, the units of rate of rate of reaction are
a) L atm s−1 b) atm s−1 c) atm mol−1 s−1 d) mol s−1
351. The rate constant is given by the equation 𝐾 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 which factor should register a decrease for the
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reaction to proceed more rapidly?
a) 𝑇 b) 𝑍 c) 𝐴 d) 𝐸𝑎
352. The activation energy for most of the reactions is approximately 50 kJ mol . The value of temperature
−1
coefficient for such reactions is

a) > 2 b) >3 c) <1 d) >4
353. The half-life period for a first order reaction is 693 s. The rate constant of this reaction would be
a) 0.1 s−1 b) 0.01 s−1 c) 0.001 s−1 d) 0.0001 s −1
354. For the reaction N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⟶ 2NH3 (g) under certain condition of temperature and partial pressure
of the reactants, the rate of formation of NH3 is 10−3 kg hr −1 . The rate of conversion of H2 under same
condition is:
a) 1.5 × 10−3 kg hr −1 b) 1.76 × 10−4 kg hr −1 c) 2 × 10−3 kg hr −1 d) 3 × 10−3 kg hr −1
355. In a first order reaction 𝐴 ⟶ 𝐵, if 𝐾 is the rate constant initial concentration of the reactant is 0.5 𝑀, then
half-life is:
ln 2 ln 2 log 10 2 0.693
a) b) c) d)
𝐾 𝐾√0.5 𝐾 0.5 𝐾
356. A reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 follows a second order kinetics. Doubling the concentration of A will increase the rate of
formation of B by a factor of
a) ¼ b) 4 c) ½ d) 2
357. With increase in temperature, rate of reaction
a) increases b) decreases
c) Remains same d) May increase or decrease
358. Which of the following statement is not correct?
a) In zero order reaction the rate of the reaction remains constant throughout.
b) A second order reaction would become a pseudo first order reaction when one of the reactant is taken
in large excess.
c) The value of first order rate constant expends on the units of the concentration term used.
d) In a first order reaction the plot of log (a-x) vs time gives a straight line.
359. A drop of solution (volume 0.05 mL) contains 3.0 × 10−6 mole of H + . If the rate constant of disappearance
of H + is 1.0 × 10−7 mol litre−1 sec −1 . How long would it take for H + in drop to disappear?
a) 6 × 10−8 sec b) 6 × 10−7 sec c) 6 × 10−9 sec d) 6 × 10−10 sec
360. For the reaction, 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → products, the active mass of 𝐵 is kept constant, and that of 𝐴 is doubled. The
rate of reaction will be then
a) Decrease 4 times b) Decrease 2 times c) Increase 4 times d) Increase 2 times
361. Which of the following expression is correct for second order reaction. (𝐶0 refers to initial concentration of
reactant)?
a) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶0 b) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶00 c) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶0−1 d) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶0−2
362. A first order reaction is 10% complete in 20 min. The time taken for 19% completion is
a) 30 min b) 40 Min c) 50 min d) 38 min
363. A graph plotted between log 𝑘 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 1 for calculating activation energy is shown by
𝑇
a) b) c) d)
364. In the following reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 + 𝐶, rate constant is 0.001 Ms−1 . Half-life and completion time of the
given reaction are
a) 500 s, 1000 s b) 500 s, 750 s c) 250 s, 500 s d) 300 s, 600 s
365. A reaction was found to order with respect to the concentration of carbon monoxide. If the concentration
of carbon monoxide is doubled, with everything else kept the same, the rate of reaction will
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a) Remain unchanged b) Triple
c) Increases by factor of four d) Double
366. The following data were obtained the first order decomposition of 2 𝐴(𝑔) → 𝐵(𝑔) + 𝐶(𝑆) at a constant
volume and at a particular temperature
Total
S pressure in
N Time Pascal
1 At the end of 10 min 300
2 After completion 200
−1
The rate constant in min 𝑖𝑠
a) 0.0693 b) 69.3 c) 6.93 d) 6.93 × 10−4
367. According to Arrhenius equation, the rate constant (𝑘) is related to temperature (𝑇) as
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1
a) In = [ − ] b) In = − [ − ]
𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1
c) In = [ + ] d) In = [ + ]
𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
368. Inversion of cane-sugar in dilute acid is a
a) Bimolecular reaction b) Pseudo-unimolecular reaction
c) Unimolecular reaction d) Trimolecular reaction
369. Consider the reaction
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⟶ 2NH3 (g)
𝑑[NH3] 𝑑[H2]
The equality relationship between and − is:
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[NH3 ] 3 𝑑[H2 ]
a) + =−
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[NH3 ] 𝑑[H2 ]
b) =−
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[NH3 ] 1 𝑑[H2 ]
c) =−
𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[NH3 ] 2 𝑑[H2 ]
d) + =−
𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
370. For a reaction 𝑎𝐴 ⟶ 𝑏𝐵 when [𝐴] = 2.2 mM, the rate was found to be 2.4 mMs−1 . On reducing
concentration of [𝐴] to half, the rate changes to 0.6 mMs−1 . The order of reaction with respect to 𝐴 is:
a) 1.5 b) 2.0 c) 2.5 d) 3.0
371. The units of the rate constant of a second order reaction are
a) 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿−1 𝑠 −1 b) 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿𝑠 −1 c) 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿𝑠 d) 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 𝑠 −1
372. A follows first order reaction , A→ product Concentration of A, change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M in 40 min.
find the rate of reaction of A when concentration of A is 0.01 M.
−1
a) 3.47× 10−4 𝑀 min
−1
b) 3.47× 10−5 𝑀 min
−1
c) 1.73× 10−4 𝑀 min
−1
d) 1.73× 10−5 𝑀 min
373. In the reaction 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐴2 𝐵, if the concentration of 𝐴 is doubled and of 𝐵 is halved, then the rate of the
reaction will
a) Increase by two times b) Decrease by two times
c) Increase by four times d) Remain the same
374. Energy of activation of an exothermic reaction is
a) Negative b) Positive c) Zero d) Can’t be predict
375. For a reaction, the rate constant is 2.34𝑠 −1 . The half-life period for the reaction is
a) 0.30 s b) 0.60 s c) 3.3 s d) Data is insufficient
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376. The rate of a reaction get doubles when the temperature changes from 7℃ to 17℃. By what factor will it
change for the temperature change from 17℃ to 27℃?
a) 1.81 b) 1.71 c) 1.91 d) 1.76
377. Arrhenius equation is
a) ∆𝐻 = ∆𝐸 + ∆𝑛𝑔 𝑅𝑇 b) ∆𝐺 = ∆𝐻 − 𝑇. ∆𝑆 c) 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 d) None of these
378. Which rate expression suggests an over all order of 0.5 for the reaction involving substances 𝑋, 𝑌, 𝑍?
a) Rate = 𝐾[𝑋][𝑌][𝑍]
b) Rate = 𝐾[𝑋]0.5 [𝑌]0.5 [𝑍]0.5
c) Rate = 𝐾[𝑋]1.5 [𝑌]−1 [𝑍]0
d) Rate = 𝐾[𝑋][𝑌]0 /[𝑍]2
379. Rate of a reaction can be expressed by Arrhenius equation as
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸/𝑅𝑇
In this equation, 𝐸 represents
a) The energy above which all the colliding molecules will react
b) The energy below which colliding molecules will not react
c) The total energy of the reacting molecules at a temperature, 𝑇
d) The fraction of molecules with energy greater than the activation energy of the reaction
380. The minimum energy required for a molecule to take part in a reaction is called
a) Threshold energy b) Nuclear energy c) Potential energy d) Kinetic energy
381. The rate of reaction becomes 2 times for every 10℃ rise in temperature. How the rate of reaction will
increase when temperature is increased from 30℃ to 80℃?
a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 128
382. In a gaseous phase reaction:
A2 (g) ⟶ B(g) + (1/2)C(g), the increase in pressure from 100 mm to 120 mm is noticed in 5 minute. The
rate of disappearance of 𝐴2 in mm min−1 is:
a) 4 b) 8 c) 16 d) 2
383. The unit of rate constant of second order reaction is
a) Mol/Ls b) L / Mol s c) 𝐿2 / 𝑚𝑜𝑙 2 d) Per second
384. The given reaction,
2FeCl3 + SnCl2 ⟶ SnCl4 + 2FeCl2 is an example of:
a) First order reaction
b) Third order reaction
c) Second order reaction
d) None of these
385. For the reaction 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶, it is found that doubling the concentration of A increases the rate by four
times and doubling the concentration of B doubles the reaction rate. What is the overall order of the
reaction?
a) 4 b) 3/2 c) 3 d) 1
386. The rate constant 𝐾1 of a reaction is found to be double that of rate constant 𝐾2 of another reaction. The
relationship between corresponding activation energies of the two reactions at same temperature (𝐸1 and
𝐸2) can be represented as:
a) 𝐸1 > 𝐸2 b) 𝐸1 < 𝐸2 c) 𝐸1 = 𝐸2 d) None of these
387. For the reaction, 𝐻2 + 𝐼2 → 2𝐻𝐼, the differential rate law is
𝑑[𝐻2 ] 𝑑[𝐼2 ] 1 𝑑[𝐻𝐼] 𝑑[𝐻2 ] 𝑑[𝐼2 ] 1 𝑑[𝐻𝐼]
a) − =− = b) − = −2 =
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐻2 ] 𝑑[𝐼2 ] 𝑑[𝐻𝐼] 𝑑[𝐻2 ] 𝑑[𝐼2 ] 𝑑[𝐻𝐼]
c) − =− = d) − =− =−
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
388. The time for half-life of a first order reaction is 1 hr. What is the time taken for 87.5% completion of the
reaction?
a) 1 hour b) 2 hour c) 3 hour d) 4 hour
389. DDT on exposure to water decomposes. Half-life is 10 yr. How much time it will take for its
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decomposition to 99%?
a) 50 yr b) 70 yr c) 500 yr d) 700 yr
390. In Arrhenius equation, 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 𝑎 ; 𝐴 may be called the rate constant at
−𝐸 /𝑅𝑇
a) Very low temperature b) Zero activation energy

c) The boiling temperature of reaction mixture d) All of the above
391. The phenomenon of emission of visible light as a result of chemical change is known as
a) Chemiluminescence b) Fluorescence
c) Phosphorescence d) Photosensitization
392. Chemical reactions with very high 𝐸𝑎 values are generally
a) Very fast b) Very slow c) Moderately fast d) Spontaneous
393. In the reaction 3𝐴 → 2𝐵, rate of reaction + 𝑑(𝐵)
is equal to
𝑑𝑡
1 𝑑[𝐴] 2 𝑑[𝐴] 2𝑑[𝐴] 3 𝑑[𝐴]
a) − b) − c) + d) −
3 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
394. If the half-time for a particular reaction is found to be constant and independent of the initial
concentration of the reactants, then the ratio is of
a) First order b) Zero order c) Second order d) None of these
395. Under the same reaction condition, initial concentration of 1.386 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝑑𝑚 of a substance become half in
−3
𝐾
40 s and 20 s through first order and zero order kinetics respectively. Ratio (𝐾1) of the rate constants for
0
first order (𝑘1 ) and zero order (𝑘0 ) of the reaction is
a) 0.5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑑𝑚 −3 b) 1.0 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑑𝑚 −3 c) 1.5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑑𝑚 −3 d) 2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑑𝑚 −3
396. The order of a reaction with rate equal to 𝑘𝐶 3/2 𝐶 −1/2 is
𝐴 𝐵
a) 1 1 3 d) 2
b) − c) −
2 2
397. For reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵, the rate constant 𝑘1 = 𝐴1 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎1/𝑅𝑇 and for the reaction 𝑋 → 𝑌, the rate constant 𝑘2 =
𝐴2 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎2 /𝑅𝑇 . If 𝐴1 = 108 , 𝐴2 = 1010 and 𝐸𝑎1 = 600 cal/mol, 𝐸𝑎2 = 1800 cal/mol, then the temperature at
which 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 is (𝑅 = 2 cal/k mol)
200 300 400 200
a) K b) K c) K d) K
3.506 2.303 6.506 5.204
398. Which of these does not influence the rate of reaction?
a) Nature of the reactants b) Concentration of the reactants
c) Temperature of the reaction d) Molecularity of the reaction
399. The concentration of R in the reaction R→P was measured as a function of time and the following data is
obtained
[R](molar) 1.00 0.75 0.40 0.10
t (min) 0.00 0.05 0.12 0.18
The order of the reaction is
a) Zero b) First c) Second d) Third
400. A graph plotted between concentration of reactant consumed at any time (𝑥) and time 𝑡 is found to be a
straight line passing through the origin. Thus, reaction is of:
a) First order b) Zero order c) Third order d) Second order
401. Rate constant of a reaction depends upon
a) Speed of reaction b) Concentration of the reactants
c) Pressure of the surrounding d) Temperature
402. An endothermic reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵 has an activation energy as 𝑥 kg mol−1 of 𝐴. If energy change of the
reaction is 𝑦 kJ, the activation energy of the reverse reactions is
a) −𝑥 b) 𝑦 − 𝑥 c) 𝑥 + 𝑦 d) 𝑥 − 𝑦
403. Consider the following statement in respect of zero order reaction.
III. The rate of the reaction is independent of reactant concentration.
IV. The rate of the reaction is independent of temperature.
V. The rate constant of the reaction is independent of temperature.
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VI. The rate constant of reaction is independent of reactant cogeneration.
Choose the correct statements/s
a) I only b) I and II only c) III and IV only d) I and IV only
404. If concentration of reactants is increased by ′𝑋′, the rate constant 𝐾 becomes:
a) 𝑒 𝐾/𝑋 b) 𝐾/𝑋 c) 𝐾 d) 𝑋/𝐾
405. The correct expression for the rate of reaction of elementary reaction, 𝐴 + 𝐵 ⟶ 𝐶 is:
𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐶] −𝑑[𝐴] −𝑑[𝐴]
a) = 𝐾[𝐴] b) = 𝐾[𝐵] c) = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵] d) = 𝐾[𝐴]
406. The threshold energy of a chemical reaction depends upon:
a) Nature of reacting species
b) Temperature
c) Concentration of species
d) Number of collisions per unit time or collision frequency
407. A first order reaction has a half-life period of 69.3 sec. At 0.10 mol litre−1 reactant concentration, rate will
be:
a) 10−4 𝑀 sec −1 b) 10−3 𝑀 sec −1 c) 10−1 𝑀 sec −1 d) 6.93 × 10−1 𝑀 sec −1
408. The rate constant for the reaction
2N2 O5 → 4NO2 + O2 is 3.0 × 10−5 s −1 . If the rate is 2.40 × 10−5 mol L−1 s−1 , then the concentration of
N2 O5 is mol L−1 is
a) 0.4 b) 0.8 c) 1.2 d) 3.2
409. The enzyme catalysed reaction is faster than metal catalysed reaction because its activation energy is:
a) Greater b) Lower c) Same d) None of these
410. Plots showing the variation of the rate constant (𝑘) with temperature (𝑇) are given below. The plot that
follows Arrhenius equation is
a) b) c) d)
411. For the following homogeneous reaction, the unit of rate constant is𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑘
𝐶
a) mol−1 Ls−1 b) s−1 c) S d) s−1 mol L−1
412. If ′𝑎′ is the initial concentration of a substance which reacts according to zero order kinetics and 𝐾 is rate
constant, the time for the reaction to go to completion is:
a) 𝑎/𝐾 b) 2/𝐾𝑎 c) 𝐾/𝑎 d) 2𝐾/𝑎
413. What is the two third life of a first order reaction having = 5.48 × 10 𝑠 ?
−14 −1
a) 2.01 × 1011 𝑠 b) 2.01 × 1013 𝑠 c) 8.08 × 1013 𝑠 d) 16.04 × 1011 𝑠

414. The velocity constant of a reaction at 290 K was found to be 3.2 × 10−3 s−1 . When the temperature is
raised to 310 K, it will be about
a) 6.4 × 10−3 b) 3.2 × 10−4 c) 9.6 × 10−3 d) 1.28 × 10−2
415. For fourth order reaction, what is the unit of K?
𝑚𝑜𝑙 −3 −1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 +3 −1 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −3
a) ( ) 𝑠 b) ( ) 𝑠 c) ( ) 𝑠 d) ( )
𝐿 𝐿 𝐿 𝐿
416. The branch of chemistry which deals with the reaction rates and reaction mechanism is called:
a) Thermochemistry b) Photochemistry c) Analytical chemistry d) Chemical kinetics
417. For the reaction; 2N2 O5 ⟶ 4NO2 + O2 , rate and rate constant are 1.02 × 10−4 𝑀 sec −1 and 3.4 ×
10−5 sec −1 𝑀 respectively, then concentration of N2 O5 , at that time will be:
a) 1.732 𝑀 b) 3 𝑀 c) 1.02 × 10−4 𝑀 d) 3.5 × 105 𝑀
418. In the following first order competing reactions:
𝐴 + Reagent ⟶ Product
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𝐵 + Reagent ⟶ Product
Find the ratio of 𝐾1 /𝐾2 if only 50% of 𝐵 will have been reacted when 94% of 𝐴 has been reacted in same
time is:
a) 4.06 b) 0.246 c) 2.06 d) 0.06
419. For which order half-life period is independent of initial concentration?
420. For a given reaction, pressure of catalyst reduces the energy of activation by 2 kcal at 27℃. The rate of
reaction will be increased by:
421.
Ist order in both the directions, the rate of reaction is given by:
a) 𝐾1 [𝐴]
b) −𝐾2 [𝐵]
c) 𝐾1 [𝐴] + 𝐾2 [𝐵]
d) 𝐾1 [𝐴] − 𝐾2 [𝐵]
422. A first order reaction is 20% complete in 10 min. Calculate the time for 75% completion of the reaction
423. Order of radioactive disintegration reaction is
424. Ethylene is produced by cyclobutane as:
∆
C4 H8 → 2C2 H4
The rate constant is 2.48 × 10−4 sec −1 . In what time will the molar ratio of the ethylene to cyclobutane in
reaction mixture attain the value 1?
a) 27.25 minute b) 28.25 minute c) 25 minute d) 20 minute
425. For a reaction for which the activation energies of forward and reverse reactions are equal?
a) ∆𝐻 = 0 b) ∆𝑆 = 0 c) The order is zero d) There is no catalyst
426. The half-life period of a first order chemical reaction is 6.93 min. the time required for the completion of
99% of the chemical reaction will be (log 2=0.302)
427. The rate of the elementary reaction, 2NO + O2 ⟶ 2NO2 , when the volume of the reaction vessel is
doubled:
a) Will grow eight times of its initial rate
b) Reduce to one-eight of its initial rate
c) Will grow four times of its initial rate
d) Reduce to one-fourth of its initial rate
428. For the reaction system
2NO(g) + O2 (g) → 2NO2 (g) if the volume of the reaction vessel is reduced to one-third of its original
volume, what will be the order of the reaction?
a) Diminished to one fourth of its initial value b) Diminished to one twenty seven of its initial value
c) Increase to twenty seven times of its initial value d) Increase to four times of its initial value
429. The rate constant of a second order reaction is 10−2 𝑀 s−1 . The rate constant expressed in
cc. molecule−1 min−1 is:
a) 9.96 × 10−22 b) 9.96 × 10−23 c) 9.96 × 10−21 d) 1.004 × 10−24
430. Radioactive decay is a
a) First order reaction b) Zero order reaction
c) Second order reaction d) Third order reaction
431. For the decomposition of N2 O5 at a particular temperature, according to the equations
2N2 O5 → 4NO2 + O2
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1
N2 O5 → 2NO2 + 2 O2
The activation energies are 𝐸1 and 𝐸2 respectively then
a) 𝐸1 > 𝐸2 b) 𝐸1 < 𝐸2 c) 𝐸1 = 2𝐸2 d) 𝐸1 = 𝐸2
432. The rate of a gaseous reaction is equal to 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]. The volume of the reaction vessel containing these
gases is reduced by one-fourth of the initial volume. The rate of the reaction would be
1 16 1 8
a) b) c) d)
16 1 8 1
433. The rate law of the reaction,
𝐴 + 2𝐵 ⟶ Product.
𝑑[𝑃]
Product is given by 𝑑𝑡
= 𝐾[𝐴]2 ∙ [𝐵]. If 𝐴 is taken in large excess, the order of the reaction will be:
a) Zero b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
434. A first order reaction has a rate constant 1.15 × 10 𝑠 . How long will 5g of this reactant take to reduce
−3 −1
to 3 g?
a) 444 s b) 402 s c) 442 s d) None of these
435. For a certain reaction a plot of [𝑐0 −𝑐]
against time 𝑡, yields a straight line. 𝑐0 and 𝑐 are concentrations of
𝑐
reactant at 𝑡 = 0 and 𝑡 = 𝑡 respectively. The rate of reaction is:
a) 3 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
436. The rate constant is doubled when temperature increases from 27℃ to 37℃. Activation energy in kJ is
a) 34 b) 54 c) 100 d) 53
437. If the concentration of reactants is increased by ′𝑥 then rate constant 𝑘 becomes
′
𝑘 𝑘
a) ln b) c) 𝑘 + 𝑥 d) 𝑘
𝑥 𝑥
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5) b 6) a 7) b 8) d 169) b 170) d 171) d 172) d
9) c 10) c 11) c 12) b 173) b 174) b 175) a 176) a
13) a 14) c 15) a 16) b 177) d 178) a 179) d 180) a
17) c 18) d 19) c 20) d 181) a 182) c 183) c 184) a
21) b 22) b 23) d 24) a 185) a 186) b 187) d 188) d
25) b 26) c 27) b 28) a 189) b 190) a 191) c 192) c
29) a 30) b 31) a 32) c 193) c 194) c 195) a 196) d
33) d 34) d 35) c 36) d 197) d 198) a 199) d 200) b
37) c 38) a 39) a 40) d 201) a 202) d 203) b 204) b
41) c 42) a 43) d 44) b 205) d 206) c 207) b 208) c
45) c 46) c 47) a 48) d 209) a 210) a 211) b 212) a
49) d 50) c 51) d 52) d 213) b 214) b 215) b 216) d
53) d 54) c 55) d 56) a 217) b 218) b 219) d 220) d
57) d 58) a 59) d 60) a 221) c 222) b 223) a 224) a
61) d 62) b 63) c 64) b 225) a 226) d 227) d 228) c
65) b 66) d 67) c 68) c 229) d 230) b 231) b 232) c
69) d 70) c 71) c 72) c 233) d 234) d 235) b 236) a
73) d 74) c 75) a 76) c 237) d 238) a 239) d 240) c
77) b 78) d 79) b 80) c 241) d 242) b 243) d 244) c
81) a 82) a 83) b 84) b 245) a 246) c 247) d 248) c
85) b 86) c 87) d 88) a 249) c 250) b 251) a 252) a
89) a 90) d 91) b 92) b 253) a 254) b 255) b 256) c
93) a 94) b 95) a 96) b 257) c 258) a 259) b 260) b
97) c 98) a 99) c 100) b 261) d 262) b 263) b 264) d
101) c 102) a 103) b 104) d 265) d 266) d 267) b 268) a
105) c 106) c 107) c 108) d 269) c 270) c 271) c 272) c
109) d 110) c 111) a 112) b 273) c 274) a 275) b 276) b
113) d 114) c 115) d 116) b 277) d 278) d 279) c 280) c
117) d 118) a 119) d 120) b 281) a 282) a 283) a 284) d
121) a 122) b 123) b 124) c 285) b 286) d 287) b 288) a
125) b 126) a 127) c 128) d 289) b 290) b 291) d 292) c
129) a 130) d 131) b 132) d 293) d 294) c 295) d 296) c
133) b 134) a 135) c 136) d 297) c 298) c 299) a 300) c
137) d 138) d 139) c 140) a 301) a 302) d 303) d 304) c
141) c 142) c 143) c 144) c 305) b 306) c 307) b 308) b
145) a 146) a 147) b 148) b 309) b 310) b 311) a 312) d
149) c 150) d 151) a 152) d 313) c 314) c 315) b 316) a
153) b 154) a 155) b 156) c 317) b 318) c 319) c 320) d
157) d 158) d 159) c 160) b 321) a 322) c 323) a 324) c
161) a 162) a 163) c 164) a 325) b 326) d 327) a 328) c
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329) d 330) a 331) b 332) a
333) b 334) c 335) a 336) b
337) d 338) a 339) b 340) c
341) b 342) d 343) c 344) c
345) b 346) a 347) d 348) b
349) a 350) b 351) d 352) a
353) c 354) b 355) a 356) b
357) a 358) c 359) c 360) c
361) c 362) b 363) b 364) a
365) c 366) a 367) a 368) b
369) d 370) b 371) b 372) a
373) a 374) b 375) a 376) c
377) c 378) c 379) b 380) a
381) b 382) a 383) b 384) b
385) c 386) d 387) a 388) c
389) b 390) b 391) a 392) b
393) b 394) a 395) a 396) a
397) b 398) d 399) a 400) b
401) d 402) d 403) d 404) c
405) c 406) a 407) b 408) b
409) b 410) a 411) a 412) a
413) b 414) d 415) a 416) d
417) b 418) a 419) b 420) c
421) d 422) b 423) b 424) a
425) a 426) c 427) b 428) c
429) a 430) a 431) d 432) b
433) b 434) a 435) d 436) b
437) d
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1 (b) n-1=1
For first reaction, n=2
2.303𝑅𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1′ 6 (a)
𝐸1 = log … (i)
(𝑇1 − 𝑇2 ) 𝑘1 For 𝑛th order reaction
For second reaction,
2.303𝑅𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘2′ 𝑘 = (mol L−1 )1−𝑛 s −1
𝐸2 = log … (ii)
(𝑇1 − 𝑇2 ) 𝑘2 For Ist order reaction
Given, 𝐸1 > 𝐸2
2.303𝑅𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘1′ Unit of 𝑘 = s−1
⇒ log
(𝑇1 − 𝑇2 ) 𝑘1
2.303𝑅𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘2′ For zero order reaction
> log
(𝑇1 − 𝑇2 ) 𝑘2 Unit of 𝑘 = mol L−1 s−1 = M s−1
𝑘1′ 𝑘2′
∴ >
𝑘1 𝑘2 7 (b)
2 (d) 1
For II order reaction, 𝑡1/2 = 𝐾𝑎
These are the characteristics of effective
8 (d)
collisions. 1
If [𝐴]2vs times are a straight line then order of
3 (b)
Pseudo first order rate constant is doubled as well reaction is third.
as rate of reaction is doubled. It may be noted that 9 (c)
in presence of acid, hydrolysis of ethyl acetate is a For an endothermic reaction where ∆𝐻
pseudo-unimolecular reaction but the actual value represents the enthalpy of the reaction, the
of k depends upon the concentration reaction but minimum value for the energy of activation is
the actual value of k depends upon the more than ∆𝐻, 𝑖𝑒, 𝐸𝑎 > ∆𝐻
concentration of 𝐻+ ions, otherwise rate constant
of a reaction is constant at constant temperature.
4 (b)
(𝑡1/2 ) 𝑎 𝑛−1
We know that, = [ 2]
(𝑡1/2 ) 𝑎1
Where, n=order of reaction
Given, (𝑡1/2 ) = 0.1𝑠, 𝑎1 = 400 11 (c)
𝑅
(𝑡1/2 ) = 0.8𝑠, 𝑎1 = 50 𝑇1 = 𝑇50 , 𝑥 =
2 2
On substituting the values 𝑅
0.1 50 𝑛−1 ∴ 𝑇50 =
=[ ] 𝑘0
08 400 So 𝑇50 ∝ 𝑅
On taking log both sides 𝑅
0.1 50 𝑇50 ∝
𝑙𝑜𝑔 = (𝑛 − 1)𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑘0
0.8 400 Therefore, the formula of 𝑡1/2 for a zero order
1 1
𝑙𝑜𝑔 = (𝑛 − 1)𝑙𝑜𝑔 reaction is
[𝑅]0
8 8 2𝑘
0.90=(n-1)0.90 12 (b)
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The curve 𝑌 shows a gradual increase in the 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]1 ;
concentration with time. Thus, 7.5 × 10−4 = 𝐾 × 0.5;
13 (a) ∴ 𝐾 = 15 × 10−4 sec −1 = 1.5 × 10−3 sec −1
Acid hydrolysis of sucrose is a pseudo 20 (d)
unimolecular or pseudo first order reaction. 2𝑁2 𝑂5 ⇌ 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2
Hydrolysis of sucrose in presence of mineral acid 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒
is a biomolecular reaction. But as water is taken in 1 𝑑[𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
=±
large excess, so the rate of reaction only depends 𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑖𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑑𝑡
upon concentration of sucrose. Hence, order of 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡
the reaction is one. −1 𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝑂2 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ]
∴ 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = =+ =
Therefore, it is called a pseudo first order 2 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑂2 ]
reaction. 𝑂𝑟 − =2
14 (c) 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
−2𝑑[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑑[𝑁𝑂2 ]
For first order reaction 𝑂𝑟 =4
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑘𝑡 𝑑[𝑁𝑂 2 ] 4𝑑[𝑂 2 ]
log[𝐴] = − + log[𝐴]0 𝑂𝑟 =
2.303 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
21 (b)
For parallel path reaction
𝐾average = 𝐾1 + 𝐾2 = 1.26 × 10−4 + 3.8 × 10−5
= 1.64 × 10−4 sec −1
𝐾 1.26×10−4
Also fractional yield of 𝐵 = 𝐾 𝐵 = 1.64×10−4 =
av
0.7683
𝐾 3.8×10−5
Fractional yield of 𝐴 = 𝐾 𝐴 = 1.64×10−4 = 0.2317
av
15 (a) 23 (d)
𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴] = 4 × 10−3 × 0.02 = 8 × 10−5 𝑀 sec −1 0.693 0.693
For first order : 𝐾 = = = 5 × 10−4 s −1
16 (b) 𝑡1/2 1386
For the first order reaction, 24 (a)

2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 2𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2 Ionic reactions are instantaneous one.
𝑑𝑥 25 (b)
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘 (𝑁2 𝑂5 ) … (𝑖)
𝑑𝑡 For zero order reaction, rate of reaction is
Given, independent of concentration i.e., rate of reaction
𝑑𝑥 does not depend upon the concentration of
= 2.400 × 10−5 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 𝑠 −1
𝑑𝑡 reactant.
𝑘 = 3.0 × 10−5 𝑠 −1 𝑑𝑥
[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] =? = 𝑘[𝐴]0
𝑑𝑡
Substituting these values in (i) 26 (c)
2.4 × 10−5 = 3.0 × 10−5 [𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 𝑡1/2 = 100𝑠
2.4 × 10−5 0.693 0.693
𝑜𝑟 [𝑁2 𝑂5 ] = 𝑘= =
3.0 × 10−5 𝑡1/2 100
−1
= 0.8𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿 𝑘 = 6.93 × 10−3 𝑠 −1
17 (c) 27 (b)
The definition of activation energy. The rate law for the reaction is as
18 (d) 𝑑𝑥
r= 𝑑𝑡 =k(A)(𝐵)2 (𝐶 )0 =𝑘 (𝐴)(𝐵)2
𝐾2 𝐸𝑎 [𝑇2 − 𝑇1 ]
2.303 log = on increasing the concentration of A,B and C two
𝐾1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
𝐾2 9 10 times.
∴ 2.303 log = [ ]; 𝑑𝑥
𝐾1 2 × 10 −3 298 × 308 r’= =k(2A)(2𝐵)2 (2𝐶 )0
𝑑𝑡
𝐾2 =8k(A)(𝐵)2
∴ = 1.63; 𝑖. 𝑒. , 63% increase
𝐾1 Thus, the rate increases eight times.
19 (c) 28 (a)
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Activation energy is the needed by reactant 1
𝑘=
molecules to gain threshold energy level. mol2 L−2 s
29 (a)
= mol−2 L2 s−1
The rate of zero order reaction is independent of
the concentration of the reactants or the 34 (d)
concentration of the reactant do not change with H+
CH3 COOC2 H5 + H2 O → CH3 COOH + C2 H5 OH
time. Thus, the rate of reaction remains constant.
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 Since, in this reaction, water is excess, it is an
= 𝑘 (𝑎 − 𝑥)0 ⇒ =𝑘 example of psedo first order reaction (as rate
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
Or Rate=k depends only on the concentration of
30 (b) 𝐶𝐻3 𝐶𝑂𝑂𝐶2 𝐻5 ).
For first order reaction, 36 (d)
2.303 𝑎 The efficiency of an enzyme in catalyzing a
𝑘= log10 reaction is due to its capacity to lower the
𝑡 𝑎−𝑥
Where, a= initial concentration activation energy of the reaction
X= change in concentration during time‘t’. 37 (c)
If 75% of the reaction was completed in 32 min, The rate of reaction is:
then 1 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐵] 1 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐷]
=− =− = =
2.303 100 2.033 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑘= log10 = log10 4 38 (a)
32 100 − 75 32
𝑘 = 0.0433min−1 For exothermic reaction, activation energy of
Hence, time required for the completion of 50% reverse reaction is greater than activation energy
reaction. of forward reaction, 𝑖𝑒, 𝐸𝑓 < 𝐸𝑟
2.303 100
𝑡= log10 39 (a)
0.0433 100 − 75
2.033 𝐾2 𝐸𝑎 [𝑇2 − 𝑇1 ]
= log10 2 = 16 𝑚𝑖𝑛 2.303 log =
32 𝐾1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
31 (a) 𝐸𝑎 [313 − 273]
∴ 2.303 log 3 =
For the reaction : 2 313 × 273
CCl3 CHO + NO → CHCl3 + NO + CO ∴ 𝐸𝑎 = 4693 cal
𝑑𝑥 40 (d)
Rate = = 𝑘[CCl3 CHO][NO] 𝐸
𝑑𝑡 ln 𝐾 = ln 𝐴 − 𝑅𝑇𝑎 is Arrhenius equation. Thus plots
𝑑𝑥
𝑘= of ln 𝐾 𝑣𝑠 1/𝑇 will give slope = 𝐸𝑎 /𝑅.
𝑑𝑡 × [CCl3 CHO][NO]
41 (c)
mol/L
= 1 𝑥
s × mol/L × mol/L 𝑘= [ ]
𝑡 𝑎(𝑎 − 𝑥)
𝑘 = L mol−1 s −1
32 (c) 1 0.2𝑎
𝑘= [ ]
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 500 𝑎(𝑎 − 0.2𝑎)
Rate of reaction,
1 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶] 1
=− =− = 𝑘=
2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2000𝑎
𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐶] 1 1 0.6𝑎
∴− =2 = [ ]
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 2000𝑎 𝑡 𝑎 (𝑎 − 0.6𝑎)
= 2 × 2.2 × 10−3
= 4.4 × 10−3 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min−1 𝑡 = 3000 s
33 (d)
For third order reaction, 42 (a)
𝐾 does not change with time; also unit of 𝐾
rate = 𝑘[𝐴]3 suggest it to be II order.
43 (d)
mol L−1
= 𝑘 (mol − L−1 )3 Follow review of rate of reaction.
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44 (b) Now notice that all the given facts are satisfied.
Molecularity represents the number of molecules 54 (c)
of reactants taking part in an elementary step of Half-life depends upon rate constant and rate
reaction. constant (𝐾) varies with temperature as 𝐾 = 𝐴 ∙
45 (c) 𝑒 −𝐸𝑛 /𝑅𝑇 ; 𝐾 increase with temperature. Also 𝑡1/2 ∝
𝑡1/2 ∝ (𝑎 )1−𝑛 1
𝐾
or 𝑡1/2 = 𝑍(𝑎)1−𝑛
55 (d)
or log 𝑡1/2 = log 𝑍 + (1 − 𝑛) log 𝑎 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝑁𝑂𝐵𝑟2 ][𝑁𝑂] …(i)
or 𝑦 = 𝑐 + 𝑚𝑥 But 𝑁𝑂𝐵𝑟2 is in equilibrium
Thus, slope = 𝑚 = 1 − 𝑛 or 1 − 𝑛 = 0 ∴ 𝑛 = 1 [𝑁𝑂𝐵𝑟2 ]
0.693 𝑘𝑒𝑞 =
and for I order reaction 𝑡1/2 = 𝐾
. [𝑁𝑂][𝐵𝑟2 ]
46 (c) [𝑁𝑂𝐵𝑟2 ] = 𝑘𝑒𝑞 [𝑁𝑂][𝐵𝑟2 ] …(ii)
𝑡1/2 ∝ (𝑎 )1−𝑛 Putting the [𝑁𝑂𝐵𝑟2 ] 𝑖𝑛 (𝑖 )
47 (a) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘. 𝑘𝑒𝑞 [𝑁𝑂][𝐵𝑟2 ][𝑁𝑂]
A pseudounimolecular reaction. Hence, 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘. 𝑘𝑒𝑞 [𝑁𝑂]2 [𝐵𝑟2 ]
48 (d) 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘′[𝑁𝑂]2 [𝐵𝑟2 ]
Rate becomes 𝑥 𝑦 times if concentration is made x where, k’.Keq
𝑡ℎ
time of a reactant giving 𝑦 order reaction. the order, of reaction with respect to NO(g) is 2
Rate =k[𝐴]𝑛 [𝐵]𝑚 56 (a)
Concentration of A is doubled hence x=2 ,y=n For zero order reaction, for example,
𝑛
and rate becomes= 2 times
1 𝐴→𝐵
Concentration of B is halved ,hence x= 2 and y=m
1 𝑚 −𝑑[𝐴]
and rate becomes=(2) times = 𝑘[𝐴]0
𝑑𝑡
1 𝑚
Net rate becomes=(2)𝑛 (2) times
−𝑑[𝐴]
=(2)𝑛−𝑚 times =𝑘
𝑑𝑡
49 (d)
For the reaction H2 (g) + Br2 (g) → 2HBr(g) 57 (d)
Rate of reaction = 𝑘[H2 ][Br2 ]1/2 The increase in collision frequency brings in an
Molecularity of reaction = 1 + 1 = 2 increase in effective collisions and thus, rate of
Order of reaction = 1 + =
1 3 reaction increases.
2 2
58 (a)
50 (c) 1
When heat energy is supplied, kinetic energy of 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑛−1
𝑎
reactant molecules increase. This will increase the
number of collisions and ultimately rate of When 𝑛 = 4
reaction will be enhanced.
1
51 (d) 𝑡1/2 ∝ 3
2.303 𝑎 𝑎
𝑡= log
𝐾 (𝑎 − 𝑥) Hence, order of reaction = 4
2.303 1
∴ 𝐾= log 59 (d)
20 0.25
= 0.06931 min−1 There are two different reactants (say A and B).
52 (d) 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
I step of mechanism 𝐵 shows I order in both Thus, it is a bimolecular reaction .
𝑑𝑥
reactants. If = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]
𝑑𝑡
53 (d)
It is second order reaction
𝐾𝑎 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 and 𝐾𝑏 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑏 /𝑅𝑇 𝑑𝑥
If ( ) = 𝑘[𝐴]
Also, 𝐾𝑎 > 𝐾𝑏 𝑑𝑡
𝐸𝑎 < 𝐸𝑏 Or =k[B]
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It is first order reaction . 1
𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑛−1
Molecularity is independent of rate ,but is the sum 𝑎
1
of the reacting substance thus it cannot be For 1 order reaction ,𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑎1−1 ∝ 𝑎0
st
unimolecular reaction . 68 (c)

60 (a) For every 10℃ rise of temperature, rate is
rate = 𝐾[𝐴][𝐵]2 doubled. Thus, temperature coefficient of the
∴ 10−2 = 𝐾[1][1]2 reaction=2
−2 2 −2 −1
or 𝐾 = 10 litre mol sec When temperature is increased by 50℃, rate
∴ rate II = 10−2 [0.5] × [0.5]2 becomes
= 1.2 × 10−3 mol/litre-sec =250/10 = 25 times=32 times
61 (d) 69 (d)
−𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 0
If 𝐸𝑎 = 0, 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 = 𝐴𝑒 = 𝐴 Order may or may not be equal to molecularity.
70 (c)
Hence, 𝑘 becomes independent of 𝑇
Use 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [𝐵]𝑛
62 (b) 71 (c)
Larger is surface area, more is rate of reaction. The reaction occurring in two steps has two
63 (c) activation energy peaks. The first step, being fast
Reactions having lower energy of activation needs less activation energy. The second step
occurs more fast under similar experimental being slow, needs more activation energy.
conditions. Therefore, second peak will be higher than the
64 (b) first
For the first order reaction 73 (d)
𝑑𝑥 𝑟1 = 𝐾[𝐴]1 ; 𝑟2 = 𝐾[𝐴]2 , 𝑟3 = 𝐾[𝐴]3
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 ( ) = 𝑘[𝐴] if [𝐴] > t; 𝑟3 > 𝑟2 > 𝑟1
𝑑𝑡
[A]→concentration of reactant 74 (c)
K→rate constant 2.303 𝑎
𝑡= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
Given that, 𝑘 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
𝑑𝑥 If 𝑡 = 𝑡1/4 ; 𝑥 = 𝑎/4
= 1.5 × 10−2 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min−1
𝑑𝑡 2.303 𝑎
K=? and [A]=0.5 M ∴ 𝑡1/4 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘 (𝑎 − 1/4)
1.5 × 10−2 = 𝑘 × 0.5 2.303 4
1.5×10−2
log
𝑘 = 0.5 =3 × 10−3 min−1 𝑘 3
75 (a)
For first order reaction,
0.693 0.693
𝐾 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
Half-life period 𝑡1/2 = 𝑘 = 3×10−2 76 (c)
=23.1min 2 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
100 → 50
65 (b) 4 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
Temperature coefficient, 50 → 25
8 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
𝑘𝑡 + 10 25 → 12.5
=
𝑘𝑡 Hence, the order of reaction is second.
10−3 For second order reaction,
2=
𝑘𝑡 1 𝑥 1 50
−3 −4 𝑘= [ ]= [ ]
10 10 × 10 −4 2 𝑎(𝑎 − 𝑥) 2 100 × 50
𝑘𝑡 = = = 5 × 10 1
2 2
=
66 (d) 200
The minimum energy required by reaction 1
𝑡1/2 =
molecules to undergo reaction is called activation 𝑘. 𝑎
energy. 1
⇒=
67 (c) 1/200.100
200
For an 𝑛th order reaction = = 2𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
100
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77 (b) If concentration of A and B both are doubled,
1 𝑑[Br2 ] 1 𝑑[Br − ] 8𝑟 = [2𝐴] 𝑥 [2𝐵]𝑦 … (iii)
=−
3 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 From Eqs. (i) and (iii), we get
78 (d) 1 1 1
= . [∵ 𝑥 = 2]
The reaction is said to be of second order if its 8 (2) (2)𝑦
𝑥
reaction rate is determined by the variation of 1 1 1

= .
two concentration terms of reactants. 8 (2) (2) 𝑦
2
CH3 COOCH3 + NaOH → CH3 COONa + H2 O 1 1

=
Is an example of second order reaction. 8 4 × 2𝑦
79 (b) 2𝑦 = 2
Temperature coefficient is the ratio of two ∴ Y=1
velocity constant having the difference of 10℃. Hence , differential rate equation is
𝑑𝐶
For most of the reaction the value of temperature 𝑟 ∝ [𝐴]2 [𝐵]1 or 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑘𝐶𝐴2 × 𝐶𝐵
coefficient lies between 2 and 3 [Where, 𝐶𝐴 and 𝐶𝐵 =concentrations of A and B]
87 (d)
81 (a)
𝑟 = 𝑘[𝐴]𝑛 …(i)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑[𝐴]
Rate is or − ;
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 When concentration is doubled then
Where 𝑥 stands for product concentration and [𝐴]
stands for reactant concentration. It continuously 4𝑟 = 𝑘 (2𝐴)𝑛 …(ii)
decreases with decrease in concentration of
reactant with time. Divide Eq. (ii) by (i)
82 (a)
4 = 2𝑛
For zero order reaction, 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]0
83 (b) 𝑛=2
Effect of temperature on reaction rate is given by
Arrhenius equation 88 (a)
0.693 [𝐴]0
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 𝑡= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘 [𝐴]
84 (b)
2.303 𝑎 2.303
This is Arrhenius equation. = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 = log 16
60 60
85 (b) 16
Let ,initial concentration=a 2.303
= × 1.204
2 𝑎
Final concentration=a- 3 a= 3 60
= 0.0462𝑠
2.303 𝑎
𝑡2 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 = 4.6 × 10−2 𝑠
𝑘 𝑎/3
3
89 (a)
2.303
= log 3 From the unit of rate constant (𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝑠 −1 ), it is
5.48 × 10−14
clear that the reaction is of first order.
=2.01× 1013 s
2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2
86 (c)
Hence, for first order reaction ,
Let the order with respect to A and B is x and y
2.303 𝑝0
respectively. 𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡 𝑝𝑡
Hence,
2.303 500
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑟 = [𝐴] 𝑥 [𝐵]𝑦 …(i) ∴ 3.38 × 10−5 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
10 × 60 𝑝𝑡
On doubling the concentration of A, rate increases 500
4 times, Or 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑝𝑡
=0.00880
4𝑟 = [𝐴]𝑥 [𝐵]𝑦 … (ii) 500
∴ = 𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖 log 0.00880
From Eqs. (i) and (ii) 𝑝𝑡
1 1 𝑥 =1.02
=( ) 500
4 2
𝑝𝑡 = = 490 𝑎𝑡𝑚
∴ X=2 1.02
∴ order with respect to A is 2 91 (b)
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2.303 𝑎 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
𝑡= log ∵ log = ( )
𝑘 𝑎−𝑥 𝑘1 2.303𝑅 𝑇1 ∙ 𝑇2
3
∵𝑥= 𝑎 10 𝑘 𝐸𝑎 400 − 200
4 log = ( )
2.303 𝑎 𝑘 2.303𝑅 400 × 200
∴ 𝑡= log 3
𝑘 𝑎−4 𝑎
𝐸𝑎 = 921.2 𝑅
2.303
= log 4
𝑘 97 (c)
92 (b) Zero order reactions occur with constant rate.
2𝑁2 𝑂5 → 4𝑁𝑂2 + 𝑂2 98 (a)
1 𝑘[𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 2.303 𝑎
Rate of decomposition of 𝑁2 𝑂5 = − 𝑡= log ;
2 𝑑𝑡
1 𝑘[𝑁𝑂2 ] 𝐾 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
Rate of formation of 𝑁𝑂2 = 4 𝑑𝑡 2.303
1 [N O ] Thus, 𝐾 = log 8 = (2.303 × 3 log 2) /10
2 5
rate of decompsition of N2 O5 2 k dt 10
∴ = 1 [NO ] 99 (c)
rate of formation of NO2 k 2
4 dt For the reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵
1 [𝑁2 𝑂5 ] 4 𝑑𝑡 On increasing the concentration of reactant
𝑜𝑟 𝑘 ×
2 𝑑𝑡 1 𝑘[𝑁𝑂2 ] (i.e.,A) by 4 times , the rate of reaction becomes
4 2 double ,hence order of reaction is2.
1
= = = 2: 1
2 1
100 (b)
93 (a) The rate of chemical reaction always decreases
2.303 𝑎 with time as reaction proceeds due to decrease in
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 number of reactant molecules. Only for zero order
𝑡 𝑎−𝑥
Given, reaction is75% completed is 32 min reactions the rate of chemical reaction remains
A=100,x=75 same.
∴ 𝑘=
2.303 100
𝑙𝑜𝑔 100−75 …(1) 101 (c)
32
For a zero order reaction,
For 50% completion of reaction
𝑅 → product
A=100, x=50 𝑑[𝑅]
2.303 100 Rate=− = 𝑘[𝑅]0 = 𝑘
∴ 𝑘= 𝑡
𝑙𝑜𝑔 100−50 …(2) 𝑑𝑡
−𝑑[𝑅] = 𝑘. 𝑑𝑡
∵ 𝐿𝐻𝑆𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑞. (1) = 𝐸𝑞. (2)
Integrating the above equation.
∴ 𝑅𝐻𝑆𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑞. (1) = 𝐸𝑞. (2)
2.303 100 2.303 100 − ∫ 𝑑[𝑅] = 𝑘 ∫ 𝑑𝑡
∴ 𝑙𝑜𝑔 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 −[𝑅] = 𝑘𝑡 + I …(i)
32 100 − 75 𝑡 100 − 50
2.303 2.303 Where, I is integration constant
𝑜𝑟 log 4 = log 2 At 𝑡 = 0, 𝑅 = [𝑅]0
32 𝑡
𝑡 log 2 32×log 2 −[𝑅]0 = 𝑘 × 0 + I
Or = or 𝑡 =
32 log 4 2 log 2
I = −[𝑅]0
∴ 𝑡 = 16 𝑚𝑖𝑛
Put this value in Eq. (i)
∴ 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 50% 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 16 𝑚𝑖𝑛
−[𝑅] = 𝑘𝑡 − [𝑅]0
94 (b)
+𝑑[𝐶]
or [𝑅] = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝑅]0
Rate ( 𝑑𝑡
) = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵] 102 (a)
Thus, the order of reaction w.r.t. A=1 For first order reaction,
0.693
The order of reaction w.r.t.B=1 Half-life period (𝑡1/2 ) = 𝑘
Total order of reaction=1+1=2 Where, k=rate constant
95 (a) 0.693 −1
The intersection point indicates that half of the (𝑡1/2 ) = 𝑠
69.3
reactant 𝑋 is converted into 𝑌. =0.01 𝑠 −1
96 (b) 103 (b)
At 𝑇1 = 200 𝐾, 𝑇2 = 400 𝐾, 𝑘1 = 𝑘, 𝑘2 = 10 𝑘 For 𝑛th order reaction :
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1 𝑟1
𝑡1/2 ∝ = 8: 1
𝑎𝑛−1 𝑟2
110 (c)
For second order reaction 𝑟 = 𝑘[𝑅Cl]
1 𝑟
1 1 100 If [𝑅Cl] = , then rate=
𝑡1/2 = = = = 10 min 2 2
𝑘𝑎 0.5 × 0.2 10 111 (a)
𝑘1 𝑘2 𝑘3
104 (d) 𝐴→ 𝐵→ 𝐶→ 𝐷
𝑟 = 𝐾[CH3 COCH3 ]𝑎 [Br2 ]𝑏 [H + ]𝑐 ∵ 𝑘3 > 𝑘2 > 𝑘1
∴ 5.7 × 10−5 As 𝑘1 is slowest hence 𝐴 → 𝐵 is the rate
= 𝐾[0.30]𝑎 [0.05]𝑏 [0.05]𝑐 … (1) determining step of the reaction
5.7 × 10−5 112 (b)
= 𝐾[0.30]𝑎 [0.10]𝑏 [0.5]𝑐 … (2) 2.303 𝑎
𝑘= log 10
1.2 × 10 −4 𝑡 𝑎−𝑥
= 𝐾[0.30]𝑎 [0.10]𝑏 [0.10]𝑐 … (3) 2.303 100
−4 = log10
3.1 × 10 10 80
= 𝐾[0.40]𝑎 [0.05]𝑏 [0.20]𝑐 … (4)
2.303
By (1) and (2) 𝑎 = 1 = [log 10 − 3 log 2]
10
By (2) and (3) 𝑏 = 0
By (3) and (4) 𝑐 = 1 2.303
= [1 − 3 × 0.3010]
∴ 𝑟 = 𝐾[CH3 COCH3 ]1 [Br2 ]0 [H + ]1 10
105 (c)
𝑘 = 0.0223
Unit of rate constant
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 113 (d)
=
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐 (𝑛−1) 𝐸𝑎 (𝐴 → 𝐵) = 80 kJ mol−1
Where, n=order of reaction Heat of reaction (𝐴 → 𝐵) = 200 kJ mol−1
Given, unit of rate constant =𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1 For (𝐵 → 𝐴) backward reaction,
(𝑠)−1 𝐸𝑎 (𝐵 → 𝐴) = 𝐸𝑎 (𝐴 → 𝐵) + heat of reaction
∴ 𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1 =
(𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 )𝑛−1 = 80 + 200 = 280kJ mol−1
(𝑠)−1 114 (c)
=
(𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 )𝑛−1 For endothermic reaction 𝐴 → 𝐵
= 𝑠 −1 (𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 )𝑛−1 Activation energy = 15 kcal/mol
Or 1=n-1 Energy of reaction = 5 kcal/mol
Or n=2 Hence, activation energy for the reaction 𝐵 → 𝐴 is
∴ order of reaction =2 15 − 5 = 10 kcal/mol
106 (c)
Activation energy of a chemical reaction can be
determined by evaluating rate constants at two
different temperatures
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1
log = ( − )
𝑘1 2.303 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
107 (c)
Molecularity can never be fractional. 115 (d)
109 (d) For zero order [𝐴]𝑡 = [𝐴]0 − 𝑘𝑡
2𝑆𝑂2 (𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔) ⇌ 2𝑆𝑂3 (𝑔)
0.5 = [𝐴]0 − 2 × 10−2 × 25
For this reaction, rate [𝐴]0 = 1.0 M
∴
(𝑟1 ) = 𝑘[𝑆𝑂2 ]12 [𝑂2 ]1 … . (𝑖) 116 (b)
On doubling the volume of vessel, concentration 2.303 𝑎
would be half. Hence, 𝑡= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘 𝑎−𝑥
[𝑆𝑂2 ]1 2 [𝑂2 ]1 𝑟1 Where, 𝑘=rate constant=10−3 𝑠 −1
Rate(𝑟2 ) = 𝑘 ( ) ( )=
2 2 8
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𝑎=initial amount=100 1 𝑑[𝐵]
=
𝑎 − 𝑥=amount left after time t=25 4 𝑑𝑡
𝑡=time to leave 25% reaction 121 (a)
2.303 100 2.303 𝑎
∴ 𝑡= log 𝐾= log
10 −3 25 𝑘 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
2.303 2.303 0.1
= −3
log 4 = log = 0.0347
10 40 0.025
2.303 × 0.6020
= ∴ 𝑟 = 𝐾 × [𝐴] = 0.0347 × 0.01
10−3
= 3.47 × 10−4 𝑀/𝑚𝑖𝑛
= 1386s
123 (b)
117 (d)
For zero order reaction
By increasing 10 K temperature the rate of
reaction becomes double. When temperature is 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑡
increased from 303 K to 353 K, the rate increases
in steps of 10° and has been made 5 times. Hence, 30
= 0.2 mol dm−3 h−1 × h
the rate of reaction should increases 25 times 𝑖. 𝑒., 60
32 times. = 0.1 mol dm−3
118 (a)
Temperature coefficient Now, concentration = 0.05 mol dm−3
rate of recation at 35℃
= =2 Hence, initial concentration = 0.1 + 0.05 =
rate of recation at 25℃
Thus, increase in rate is two times, when 0.15 mol dm−3
temperature is increased 10℃. Hence, by the
124 (c)
increase of 70℃(100-30=70℃), the increase in
For the reaction,
rate will be
2𝑋 + 𝑌 → 𝑍
= (2)7 ∵ 70° = 7 × 10°
1 𝑑[𝑋] 𝑑[𝑍]
= 128 times Rate = − =
2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
119 (d) −1 −1
= 0.05 mol L min
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
log = ( ) 1 𝑑[𝑋]
𝑘1 2.303𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 − = 0.05
2 𝑑𝑡
𝑘2 9000 5 𝑑[𝑋]
log = ( ) − = 2 × 0.05
𝑘1 2.303 × 2 295 × 300 𝑑𝑡
= 0.1 mol L−1 min−1
𝑘2 125 (b)
log = 0.1103
𝑘1 𝑋 (𝑔) → 𝑌(𝑔) + 𝑍(𝑔)
The reaction is a first order reaction.
𝑘2 Hence ,
= 1.288, 𝑘2 = 1.288 𝑘
𝑘1 0.693 2.303 𝑎
𝑘= = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡1/2 𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
𝑖𝑒, increase by 28.8%
0.693 2.303 𝑎
02234 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
120 (b) 10 𝑡 𝑎/10
1 2.303×10
𝐴 → 2𝐵 Or 𝑡 = 0.693 × log 10
2
=33min
Remember for 𝑎 𝐴 → 𝑏𝐵
1 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 126 (a)
− 𝑎 𝑑𝑡 = 𝑏 𝑑𝑡 = Rate of reaction To be solved with the help of formula,
For the given reaction 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
2𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] log = [ ]
− 𝑑𝑡 = 2 𝑑𝑡 =rate of reaction 𝑘1 2.303 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
𝑇1 = 273 + 27 = 300 K
Rate of disappearance of A
𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑇2 = 273 + 67 = 340 K
=− = 6.9 × 10−3 𝐸𝑎 340 − 300
𝑑𝑡 2 × 2 𝑑𝑡 log = [ ]
3.45 × 10 −5 2.303 × 8.31 340 × 300
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𝐸𝑎 40 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑅]2−𝑛
0
log 200 = ×
19.1379 102000 134 (a)
𝐸𝑎 4 2.303 0.1
2.3010 = × , 𝐾= log
19.14 10200 40 0.025
19.14 × 10200 × 2.3010
𝐸𝑎 = ∴ 𝐾 = 0.03466 min−1
4
rate = 𝐾 × 0.01 = 0.03466 × 0.01
= 112304.907 J = 112.3 kJ
= 3.47 × 10−4 𝑀 min−1
127 (c)
𝑑𝑥 135 (c)
= 𝐾(𝑎 − 𝑥)2 is differential form of II order.
𝑑𝑡 Rate of endothermic reactions increase with
Integrate it to get (c). increase in temperature while that of exothermic
128 (d) reactions decrease with increasing temperature.
𝐴𝑚 + 𝐵𝑛 → 𝐴𝐵𝑥 136 (d)
In this case, 2.303 𝑎
𝑘= log 10
Overall order of reaction = 𝑚 + 𝑛 𝑡 𝑎−𝑥
Hence, code 3 is wrong 𝑎
129 (a) For half-life period, 𝑥 =
2
For the first order reaction,
1𝑛2 2.303 𝑎
𝑡1/2 = 𝑡= log10 𝑎
𝑘 𝑘 𝑎− 2
0.693
Or 𝑡1/2 = 𝑘
2.303
130 (d) 𝑡= log10 2
𝑘
Order of reaction is an experimentally determined
quantity and thus, cannot be predicted from the ∵ 𝑡 = 𝑡1/2
given equation.
2.303 × 0.3010
131 (b) 𝑡1/2 =
𝑘
The rate for first order reaction is expressed as
𝐴 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠 0.693
𝑑[𝐴] 𝑡1/2 =
Rate= − 𝑘
𝑑𝑡
Rate=k[A] 137 (d)
And the rate constant (k) is given as ∵ Rate constant (𝑘 ′ ) > rate constant (𝑘 ′ ′ )
2.303 [𝐴0 ]
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 Greater the rate constant lesser will be the
𝑡 [𝐴𝑡 ]
𝑡 [𝐴𝑡 ] activation energy
𝑜𝑟 − 𝑘 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
2.303 [𝐴0 ]
∴ 𝐸𝑎′ < 𝐸𝑎 ′ ′
132 (d)
1 138 (d)
𝑡1/2 =
(𝑎 )𝑛−1 The reactant concentration drop from 0.8 to
Where, n=order of reaction 0.4 𝑀, 𝑖. 𝑒. ,50% takes place in 15 minute.
a= initial concentration 2.303 0.8 0.693
For first order reaction, 𝐾= log = = 0.0462 min−1
15 0.4 15
n=1 2.303 0.1 2.303 0.1
Also, 𝑡 = log = log
1 𝐾 0.025 0.0462 0.025
𝑡1/2 = 𝑛−1
𝑎 = 30 min
1 139 (c)
𝑎= 0=0
𝑎 1 𝑥
Thus for a first order reaction,𝑡1/2 is independent For II order, 𝑡 =
𝐾𝑎 (𝑎 − 𝑥)
of initial concentration. 1 0.5
∴ 𝑡= ( )
133 (b) 8 × 10−5 × 1 0.5
Relation between (𝑡1/2 )and initial concentration = 1.25 × 10−4 minute
of reactant for (𝑛 − 1)order reaction 140 (a)
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The Arrhenius equation can be written as Dividing eq (iii)by eq.(i)
𝐸𝑎 3 = 9𝑏 𝑜𝑟 3 = 32𝑏 𝑜𝑟 2𝑏 = 1 𝑜𝑟 𝑏 = 1/2
log 𝑘 = log 𝐴 − 1 3
2.303 𝑅𝑇 So order of reaction = 1 + 2 = 2
On comparing this equation with standard
145 (a)
equation of straight line
𝑁0
𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐, we get, 𝑁=
2𝑛
𝑦 = log 𝑘 𝑇 40
1 𝑛= = =2
𝑥= 𝑡1/2 20
𝑇
𝐸𝑎 𝑁0 𝑁0
𝑚=− ∴ 𝑁= 2 =
2.303𝑅 2 4
𝑐 = log 𝐴 146 (a)
Hence, on plotting graph between log 𝑘 (𝑦 − 𝑝1 = 80 kPa , (t 1/2 ) = 350𝑠
1
𝑙 𝑝1 = 40 kPa , (t 1/2 )1 = 175𝑠
axis)and (𝑥-axis), we get a line with slope equal
𝑇
to 80 350
= =2
𝐸𝑎 40 175
𝑚=−
2.303 𝑅
141 (c)
𝐾1 = 1016 𝑒 −2000/𝑇 ; 𝐾2 = 1015 𝑒 −1000/𝑇
if 𝐾1 = 𝐾2 then 1016 𝑒 −2000/𝑇
= 1015 𝑒 −1000/𝑇
2000 1000 1000
or log 10 − =− or 𝑇 = K
𝑇 𝑇 2.303
142 (c)
As we know that, rate of reaction is directly
proportional to concentration of reactant and
inversely proportional to the volume of vessel.
𝑛
𝑖. 𝑒.,concentration𝛼 ∝
𝑣 𝑝1 (t1/2 )1 𝑎1
∵ = =
For a given reaction, 𝑝2 (t 1/2 ) 𝑎2
2
2𝑁𝑂(𝑔) + 𝑂2 (𝑔) ⇌ 2𝑁𝑂2 (𝑔) (t 1/2 ) ∝ 𝑎(𝑧𝑒𝑟𝑜 𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛)
Rate of reaction=𝑘[𝑁𝑂]2 [𝑂2 ]
1
147 (b)
If volume of vessel is reduced by 3 𝑟𝑑 of its initial Thermal decomposition,
value, then concentration of compound is increase ∆
CH3 CHO → CH4 + CO
by 3 times. Hence, the rate of reaction will be 𝑑𝑥
increased by 27 times. = 𝑘[CH3 CHO]3/2
𝑑𝑡
143 (c) 148 (b)
For a zero order reaction For the reaction : 𝐴 → 2𝐵 + 𝐶
[𝐴0 ] 𝑝1 0 0
𝑘0 =
2𝑡1/2 After 10 min 𝑝1 − 𝑝 2𝑝 𝑝
Since,[𝐴]0 = 2 𝑀, 𝑡1/2 = 1 ℎ After long time 0 2𝑝1 𝑝1
So, 𝑘0 = 1 and Total pressure = (𝑝1 − 𝑝 + 2𝑝 + 𝑝) = 176 mm
∆𝑥 0.50 − 0.25 Total pressure after long time
𝑘0 = 𝑜𝑟 𝑡 = = 0.25 ℎ
𝑡 1 = 2𝑝1 + 𝑝1 = 270 mm
144 (c) Calculate the value of 𝑝 from above two equation
𝐴+𝐵 →𝐶 +𝐷 and then the difference of 𝑝1 and 𝑝 will be the
Rate (𝑟)=𝑘[𝐴]𝑎 [𝐵]𝑏 …(i) pressure of 𝐴
2𝑟=𝑘[2𝐴]𝑎 [𝐵]𝑏 … (ii) 149 (c)
3𝑟=𝑘[𝐴]𝑎 [9𝐵]𝑏 …(iii)
Dividing eq.(ii) by eq.(i)
2 = 2𝑎 or a=1
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[B] is doubled, half-life didn’t change
Half-life is independent of change in
concentration of reactant i.e., first order
First order w.r.t. to B
When [A] is doubled, rate increased by two times
⇒ First order w.r.t.A
Hence, net order of reaction =1+1=2
Unit for the rate constant=𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐.(1−𝑛) 𝑡 −1
= (𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 )−1 . 𝑠 −1
𝐿. 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1
156 (c)
Where, H2 O + O ⟶ 2OH; ∆𝐻 = 72kJ at 500 K;
𝐸𝑎 =activation energy of forward reaction Given 𝐸𝑎 = 77 kJmol−1
𝐸𝑎′′=activation energy of backward reaction 2OH ⟶ H2 O + O; 𝐸𝑎𝐵.𝑅.
The above energy profile diagram shows that For a reaction 𝐸𝑎𝐹.𝑅 = ∆𝐻 + 𝐸𝑎𝐵.𝑅
𝐸𝑎 > 𝐸𝑎′′ ∴ 77 = 22 + 𝐸𝑎𝐵.𝑅
The potential energy of the product is greater
∴ 𝐸𝑎𝐵.𝑅 = 5kJ mol−1
than that of the reactant, so the reaction is
157 (d)
endothermic.
According to Arrhenius equation, the relationship
𝐸𝑎 = 𝐸𝑎′′ + ∆𝐸
between the activation energy and temperature is
𝐸𝑡 = 𝐸𝑎 or 𝐸𝑡 > 𝐸𝑎′′
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
150 (d)
−𝐸𝑎
Combination of 𝐻2 and 𝐵𝑟2 to give HBr is zero log 𝑘 = + log 𝐴
2.303 𝑅𝑇
order reaction as the rate of reaction is not
∴ Activation energy decreases with rise in
affected by the concentration of reactants.
ℎ𝑣
temperature, thereby increasing the rate of the
𝐻2 + 𝐵𝑟2 → 2HBr reaction.
151 (a) 158 (d)
1 𝑑(𝑁𝑂2 ) 5.2 × 10−3 rate = 𝐾[𝐴]1
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 = =
4 𝑑𝑡 4 × 100 2.0 × 10−5
= 1.3 × 10−5 𝑀𝑠 −1 𝐾= = 2.0 × 10−3 s−1
0.01
152 (d) 0.693
𝑛 ∴ 𝑡1/2 = = 347s
3.24 × 10−2 2 × 10−3
9=( ) 159 (c)
1.2 × 10−3
For a zero order reaction, the plot of
9 = (33 )2/3
concentration of reactant vs time is a straight line
order of the reaction is=2/3
(linear) with a negative slope and non-zero
153 (b)
intercept.
For zero order reaction
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎
𝑘= = =
2𝑡1/2 2 × 100 200
When 80% completion take place

𝑥
𝑘=
𝑡
𝑎 0.80𝑎 160 (b)
=
200 𝑡 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [𝐵]𝑛 ;
𝑟
𝑡 = 200 × 0.8 = 160 min Also, = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [2𝐵]𝑛
4
1 𝑛
154 (a) 4 = ( ) or 22 = 2−𝑛
2
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
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∴ 𝑛 = −2 (2)𝑥 = 1
161 (a) 𝑥=0
The ratio of rate constant when temperature is 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐵]3 , where, k=rate constant
raised 10℃, is called temperature coefficient. For 168 (c)
most of the reaction, it has a value of 2. 𝑑𝑥
For second order reaction, (rate)∝ [𝐴]2
𝑑𝑡
Hence, for the given reaction,
∵ Rate Of reaction increases four times when
Rate constant at 290 K=3.2 × 10−3
concentration of reaction is increased two times.
∴ Rate constant at 300 K=2 × 3.2 × 10−3
∴ It is second order reaction.
= 6.4 × 10−3
169 (b)
162 (a)
𝑑𝑐
𝑁2 + 3𝐻2 ⇌ 2𝑁𝐻3
represent the change in concentration of 𝑑[𝐻2 ]
𝑑𝑡
= −0.3 × 10−4 𝑚𝑠 −1
reactant with time. As, in a reaction, 𝑑𝑡
concentration of reactant always decrease with 1 𝑑[𝐻2 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ]
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = − =+
time hence, rate of reaction is represented as 3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
−𝑑𝑐 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 2 𝑑[𝐻2 ]
. = =−
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
2
163 (c) = − × (−0.3 × 10−4 )
2.303 𝐴0 3
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 = 0.2 × 10−4
𝑡 𝐴𝑡
2.303 800 170 (d)
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 According to collision theory,
2 × 104 50
4 −1
= 1.386 × 10 𝑠 1. The reaction rate depends on collision
164 (a) frequency and effective collisions. For a molecule
For, N2 + 3H2 = 2NH3 to have effective collision it should fulfill two
𝑑[N2 ] 1 𝑑[H2 ] 1 𝑑[NH3 ] conditions; proper orientation and sufficient
Rate of reaction = − =− =
𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 energy.
𝑑[N2]
Where, − is rate consumption of N2 (−ve
𝑑𝑡
2. The collision rate 𝑖. 𝑒., the number of collisions
sign)
𝑑[H2 ] taking place in unit volume is also termed as
− 𝑑𝑡
is rate of consumption of H2 (−ve sign) collision frequency (𝑍) and is given by
+𝑑[NH3 ]
is rate of formation of NH3 (+ve sign)
𝑑𝑡 𝜋𝑛2 𝜎 2 𝑢𝑎𝑣
Individual rates become equal when each of these 𝑧=
√2
is divided by their respective stoichiometric
coefficient. 3. Greater the temperature, greater will be the
165 (c) collision rate.
2
Given, 𝑅1 = 𝑘[𝐴] [𝐵]
According to equation 𝑅2 = 𝑘[3𝐴]2 [𝐵]
= 𝑘 × 9[𝐴]2 2[𝐵]
171 (d)
= 18 × 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
N2 (g) + 3H2 (g) ⇌ 2NH3 (g) + 22 kcal.
= 18𝑅1
∵The activation energy for the forward reaction =
167 (c) 50 kcal
For the reaction, ∴ The activation energy for the backward
A+B →C reaction=50+22=72 kcal.
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐴]0𝑥 . [𝐵]0𝑦 172 (d)
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒2 𝑘 (0.024) 𝑥 (0.070) 𝑦 0.80 Only those collisions are effective collisions which
= = are energetic enough and cross over the threshold
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒3 𝑘 (0.024) 𝑥 (0.035) 𝑦 0.10
(2)𝑦 = 8 energy level.
173 (b)
𝑦=3
0.693 0.693 −1
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒3 𝑘 (0.024) 𝑥 (0.035) 𝑦 0.10 𝑘= = s
= 𝑥 𝑦
= 𝑡1/2 480
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒1 𝑘 (0.012) (0.035) 0.10
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𝑘 = 1.44 × 10−3 s−1 𝑑𝑐 1 𝑑𝑃 𝑃
∴ −[ ] = − [ ]. [𝑐 = ]
𝑑𝑡 𝑅𝑇 𝑑𝑡 𝑅𝑇
174 (b) 185 (a)
It is a characteristic of zero order reaction. For zero order reaction
175 (a) Rate =[𝐴]0 = 𝑘
Follow review of order of reaction. 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1
176 (a) =𝑘
𝑠
Average life is defined as, “reciprocal of decay K=𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 𝑠 −1
constant.” If decay constant for a reaction is 𝜆 186 (b)
then, 𝑘1
1
𝐴→ 𝐵,
Average life= 𝑘2
𝜆 𝐴→ 𝐶,
177 (d)
By Arrhenius equation,
𝑅1 = 𝐴′ 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 1/𝑅𝑇 and 𝑘2 = 𝐴′ 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 2/𝑅𝑇
(𝐴′ is Arrhenius constant) (Since, 𝐸𝑎2 = 2𝐸𝑎1)
∴ 𝑘2 = 𝐴′ 𝑒 −2𝐸𝑎′ |𝑅𝑇
𝑘1 𝐴′ 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 1|𝑅𝑇
= = 𝑒 𝐸𝑎 1|𝑅𝑇
𝑘2 𝐴′ 𝑒 −2𝐸𝑎 |𝑅𝑇
∴ 𝑘1 = 𝑘2 𝑒 𝐸𝑎 1/𝑅𝑇
[variation in the concentration 𝑉𝑠 time plot for a zero order
reaction]
187 (d)
178 (a) For the reaction, 2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐴2 𝐵
Energy of activation does not depend on the According to rate laws,
stoichiometry of change. It is characteristic value Rate ∝ concentration of reactants
for a chemical reaction. 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
179 (d) Where, k=rate constant
Use ; 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [𝐵]𝑛 188 (d)
180 (a) This is activation state and orientation concept for
Slow reaction rate indicates higher free energy of mechanism of reactions.
activation 189 (b)
Rate depends upon the slowest step. Hence, from
181 (a) equation
It is the definition of molecularity. O + O3 → 2O2
182 (c) 𝑟 = 𝑘[O3 ][O]
𝑑𝑥
( ) = 𝑘[𝑁𝑂]2 [𝑜2] And from equation O3 ⇌ O2 + O
𝑑𝑡
[O2 ][O]
𝑛𝑁𝑂 2 𝑛𝑂2 𝐾eq =
= 𝑘( ) ( ) [O3 ]
𝑉 𝑉
𝑑𝑥 𝑘 𝐾eq [O3 ]
( ) = 3 (𝑛𝑁𝑜 )2 (𝑛𝑂2 ) [O] =
𝑑𝑡 𝑉 [O2 ]
𝑑𝑥 𝑘 (𝑛𝑁𝑜 )2 (𝑛𝑂2 ) 𝐾eq [O3 ]
( )= ∴ 𝑟 = 𝑘[O3 ]
𝑑𝑡 𝑉 3 [O2 ]
( ) ′ [O ]2 [O ]−1
2 =𝑘 3 2
𝑑𝑥 190 (a)
= 8( )
𝑑𝑡 [𝐴0]
Amount of 𝐴 left in 𝑛1 halves =
183 (c) 2𝑛1
[𝐵0 ]
No doubt order cannot be predicted by merely Amount of 𝐵 left in 𝑛2 halves = 2𝑛2
looking chemical reaction but this can be treated [𝐴0] [𝐵0 ]
Also if = when 𝐴 decays to 𝑛1 halves and
as standard example of II order reaction. 2𝑛1 2𝑛2
184 (a) 𝐵 decays to 𝑛2 halves.

𝑑𝑐 𝑑𝑛 1 𝑛 ∵ [𝐴0 ] = 4[𝐵0 ]
Rate = − [ ] = [− ] [∵ 𝑐 = ] 2𝑛1
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑉 𝑉 ∴ 4 = 𝑛 = (2)𝑛1 −𝑛2
2 2
or (𝑛1 − 𝑛2 ) = 2
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∴ 𝑛2 ∴ order =1+(-1)=0
= 𝑛1 − 2 … (i) 196 (d)
Now, 𝑇 = 𝑛1 × 𝑡1/2𝐴 and 𝑇 = 𝑛2 × 𝑡1/2𝐵 Pseudo first order reactions are those reactions
𝑛1 × 𝑡1/2𝐴 which are not truly first order but show first
∴ =1
𝑛2 × 𝑡1/2𝐵 order kinetics under specific conditions. For
𝑛1 × 5 examples, acidic hydrolysis of an ester and
or =1
𝑛2 × 15 hydrolysis of cane sugar.
𝑛1 197 (d)
or
𝑛2 The differential rate law for the reaction,
=3 … (ii) 4𝑁𝐻3 (𝑔) + 5𝑂2 (𝑔) → 4𝑁𝑂(𝑔) + 6𝐻2 𝑂(𝑔) is
∴ By Eqs. (i) and (ii) 𝑛1 = 3, 𝑛2 = 1 1 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 1 𝑑[𝑂2 ]
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = − =−
Thus, 𝑇 = 3 × 5 = 15 minute 4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡
191 (c) 1 𝑑[𝑁𝑂] 1 𝑑[𝐻2 𝑂]
=+ =+
∵ On doubling the concentration of A, the rate of 4 𝑑𝑡 6 𝑑𝑡
reaction becomes two times. 198 (a)
−𝐵
∴ The order of reaction w.r.t. A is 1 79 Au
198
→ 80 Hg
198
∵ On doubling the concentration of B, the rate of

reaction does not change. 0.693 0.693
𝑘= =
∴ the order of reaction respect to B is 0 𝑡1/2 65
∵ on doubling the concentration of C, the rate of
After 260 hr,
reaction becomes four times
∴ the order of reaction w.r.t. C is 2 2.303 𝑎
∴ the overall order of reaction=1+0+2=3 𝑘= log
260 𝑎−𝑥
192 (c)
0.693 2.303 𝑎
For 𝑛th order; unit of rate constant may be = log
derived by 65 260 𝑎−𝑥
rate 𝑎
𝐾= = 16
[reactant]𝑛 𝑎−𝑥
193 (c)
1
𝑟 = 𝐾[N2 O5 ] = 6.2 × 10−4 × 1.25 = 16
1−𝑥
= 7.75 × 10−4 M/s
194 (c) 15
𝑥= g = 0.9375 g
𝐴 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 16
Initially a 0
199 (d)
After time t (a-x) x
𝑎 𝑎 Rate =𝑘[𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝑙]
After 𝑡1/4 (𝑎 − )
4 4 Hence ,rate determining step is
For the first order kinetics , 𝑁𝑂2 𝐶𝐿 → 𝑁𝑂2 + 𝐶𝐿
2.303 𝑎 200 (b)
𝑘= log ( )
𝑡 𝑎−𝑥 𝑅Cl + NaOH → 𝑅OH + NaCl
2.303 𝑎
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 3𝑎
𝑡1/4 Rate = 𝑘[𝑅Cl]
4
4
2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔 3 For this reaction rate of reaction is depends upon
𝑡1/4 =
𝑘 the concentration of 𝑅Cl
0.29
= It means, the rate of reaction is halved by
𝑘
195 (a) reducing the concentration of 𝑅Cl by one half
The order of reaction is zero. Suppose the
following reaction take place . 201 (a)
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 log = ×
𝑘1 2.303 𝑅 𝑇1 ∙ 𝑇2
∴ 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = [𝐴][𝐵]−1
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105 𝐸𝑎 1 where, 𝐸𝑎′′ =activation energy of reverse reaction
log = ×
100 2.303 × 8.314 300 × 301 150 = 𝐸𝑎′′ + 100
𝐸𝑎′′ = 50 kJ
𝐸𝑎 = 36.65 kJ
202 (d)
Molecularity of reaction is simply the number of
molecules reacting in balanced chemical equation.
It can be simply determined by examining
balanced equation.
203 (b)
Time required to complete a definite fraction is
independent of initial concentration.
204 (b)
For this reaction
2𝐴 + 𝐵2 ⇌ 2𝐴𝐵 209 (a)
[𝐴𝐵]2 𝑇50 = 15 𝑚𝑖𝑛
𝑘= 2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2
[𝐴]2 [𝐵2 ] 𝑘= =
For this reaction, 𝑇50 15
𝐴 + 𝐵2 ⇌ 𝐴𝐵 + 𝐵 a=0.1M
[𝐴𝐵][𝐵] (𝑎 − 𝑥) = 0.025 𝑀
𝑘1 = For first order reaction,
[𝐴][𝐵2 ]
2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2 𝑎
For this reaction, 𝑘= log ( )
𝐴 + 𝐵 ⇌ 𝐴𝐵 𝑇50 𝑎−𝑥
2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2 × 2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2 0.1
[𝐴𝐵] = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘2 = 15 𝑡 0.025
[𝐴][𝐵] 2.303
[𝐴𝐵][𝐵] [𝐴𝐵] = 𝑙𝑜𝑔4
𝑘1 × 𝑘2 = × 𝑡
[𝐴][𝐵2 ] [𝐴][𝐵] 2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2 × 2.303𝑙𝑜𝑔2
[𝐴𝐵]2 ∴ =
= 15 𝑡
[𝐴]2 [𝐵2 ] ∴ t=30 min
∴ 𝑘1 × 𝑘2 = 𝑘 210 (a)
205 (d) The slowest step is the rate determining step.
The collision frequency (𝑍)and rate contant(𝑘) Formation of B(i.e., step I) is the slowest step,
increase on increase of temperature. With the therefore step I is the rate determining step.
increase in temperature, the average kinetic 211 (b)
energy of the molecules increases and this leads For a reaction 𝐸𝑎 for forward reaction = 𝐸𝑎 for
to an increase in number of collisions per unit backward reaction +∆𝐻,
time (𝑍). The rate constant (𝑘) of a reaction is ∴ 85 = 𝐴 − 20
also increases with increase of temperature. or 𝐴 = 105 kJ mol−1 .
206 (c) 212 (a)
For first order reaction , −𝑑[N2 ] 1 𝑑[NH3 ]
2.303 𝑎 2.303 𝑎 =
k= 𝑡 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 (𝑎−𝑥) 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
𝑡
1/2 (𝑎− )
2 213 (b)
2.303 2.303 𝑎 10 g → 5 g → 2.5 g → 1.25 g takes 30 min in each
log 2 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡1/2 1 𝑎/4 step, 𝑖𝑒, 𝑡1/2 is independent of ′𝑎′ hence, it is a first
2.303 × 0.3010 order reaction
= 2.303 × log 4
𝑡1/2
0.3010 0.3010 1 214 (b)
𝑡1/2 = = = ℎ 𝐵 + 5𝐷 → 3𝐴 + 2𝐶
log 4 0.6020 2
207 (b) 𝑑[𝐵] 1 𝑑[𝐷] 1 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐶]
− =− =+ =+
In the given graph, 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
215 (b)
𝐸𝑎 = 𝐸𝑎′′ + ∆ 𝐻
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𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 ; 222 (b)
Also, 100𝑟 = 𝐾[10𝐴]𝑚 ; Negative sign indicates for the decrease in
1 1 𝑚 concentration with time.
=( ) ;
100 10 223 (a)
∴𝑚=2 For first order reaction
216 (d) 2.303 [𝐴0 ]
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
4NH3 (g) + 5O2 (g) → 4NO(g) + 6H2 O(g) 𝑡 [𝐴]
1 𝑑[NH3 ] 1 𝑑[O2 ] 1 𝑑[NO] 2.303 0.05
Rate = − =− =+ 𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
4 𝑑𝑡 5 𝑑𝑡 4 𝑑𝑡 45 0.035
1 𝑑[H2 O] 2.303
=+ 𝑘= log 1.42
6 𝑑𝑡 45
217 (b) 2.303 × 0.1523
𝑘= = 0.0078
𝑟 = 𝑘[𝐴]𝛼 = 𝑘𝑎𝛼 45
0.693
𝑡1/2 = = 88 𝑚𝑖𝑛
1.837 𝑟 = 𝑘(1.5𝑎)𝛼 0.0078
224 (a)
Dividing, 1.837 = (1.5)𝛼 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑛 where 𝑛 is order of reaction when 𝑉𝐹 =
2𝑉initial ,
𝛼 = 1.5
1 𝐴 𝑛
then 𝑟 = 𝐾[ ]
Hence, order of reaction = 1.5 2 𝑉
𝑛
∴ 2 = 2 or 𝑛 = 1
218 (b) 225 (a)
Cl2 + 2l− → I2 + 2Cl− −𝑑[N2 O5 ] 1 𝑑[NO2 ] 2𝑑[O2 ]
Rate of formation of = =
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝐼2 1 𝑑𝐼 − 𝐾2
𝐼2 = =− ∴ 𝐾1 [N2 O5 ] = [N O ] = 2𝐾3 [N2 O5 ]
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 2 2 5
1 0.20 − 0.18 226 (d)
= ×
2 20 Arrhenius equation gives relation of rate constant
1 0.02 with temperature.
= ×
2 20 𝑘 = 𝐴. 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
= 5 × 10−4 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 min−1
On taking logarithm, we get
219 (d) 𝐸𝑎
𝐴2 + 𝐵2 ⇌ 2𝐴𝐵 In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 − In 𝑒
𝑅𝑇
𝐸𝑎 (forward)= 180 kJ mol−1 or In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 − 𝑅𝑇𝑎
𝐸
𝐸𝑎 (backward)= 200 kJ mol−1

227 (d)
In the presence of catalyst
0.693
𝐸𝑎 (forward)=180-100=80 kJ mol−1 𝑘27°C = min−1 ,
30
𝐸𝑎 (backward)=200-100=100 kJ mol−1
∆𝐻 = 𝐸𝑎 (forward) − 𝐸𝑎 (backward) 0.693
𝑘47°C = min−1
= 80 − 100 10
= −20 kJ mol−
∴ 𝑘47°C / 𝑘27°C = 3
220 (d)
Increase in pressure or concentration brings in an 𝑘
Or log 47°C = log 3
𝑘27°C
increase in collision frequency as well as increase
in effective collision. Recall that energy of We know that
activation is not at all related with exothermic or
endothermic nature. 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1
log = ( − )
221 (c) 𝑘1 2.303 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
𝐾t+10
𝐾t
= 2,3 𝑖. 𝑒., temperature coefficient is the log 3 ×2.303 𝑅 ×𝑇1 𝑇2
So, 𝐸𝑎 = 𝑇2 −𝑇1
ratio of rate constant at two temperatures
differing by 10℃, preferably at 35℃ and 25℃.
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0.4771 × 2.303 × 8.314 × 300 × 320 The rate of reaction varies with time as well as
=
20 with concentration and pressure.
234 (d)
= 43.84 kJ
For a first order reaction,
228 (c) rate = 𝑘[reactant]
Increase in the concentration of the reactants rate
[reactant] =
leads to the change in collision frequency because 𝑘
2.40 × 10−5
greater the concentration, greater is the collision = = 0.8
frequency 3.0 × 10−5
235 (b)
229 (d) For first order reaction,
Arrhenius equation is: 2.303 𝑎
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡 𝑎−𝑥
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 2.303 33.05
𝑘1 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
10 33.05 − 6.25
𝐸𝑎 = 2 × 10 min−1
−3
ln 𝑘 = ln 𝐴 −
𝑅𝑇 Constant values of k calculated for different times,
𝐸𝑎 shows first order reaction.
ln 𝑘 = ln 𝐴 − 236 (a)
𝑅𝑇
For I order reaction :
𝐸𝑎 [𝐴]𝑡 = [𝐴]0 × 𝑒 −𝐾𝑡
Slope = −
𝑅 1 [𝐴]0
= [𝐴]0 𝑒 −𝐾×𝐾 =
𝑒
237 (d)
Comparing the slope and intercept of the given
equation with the following Arrhenius equation :
𝐸𝑎
log 𝑘 = − + log 𝐴
2.303𝑅𝑇
Hence, log 𝐴 = 6 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝐴 = 106 s−1
230 (b) Comparing slope gives 𝐸𝑎 =38.3 kJ/mol
Given, 𝑘1 1010 𝑒 −20,000/𝑇 238 (a)
𝑘2 = 1012 𝑒 −24,606/𝑇 The factor −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 is Boltzmann factor and 𝐴 is
𝑘1 = 𝑘2 frequency factor.
1010 𝑒 −20,000/𝑇 = 1012 𝑒 −24,606/𝑇 239 (d)
−20,000 24,606
+ Ionic reactions are instantaneous.
𝑒 𝑇 𝑇 = 102
4,606 240 (c)
𝑒 𝑇 = 102 2𝑁𝑂 → 𝑁2 + 𝑂2
On taking log both sides, Rate =𝑘[𝑁𝑂]2
4606 Hence, order of reaction is 2
= log 102
2.303𝑇 𝐻2 + 𝐼2 → 2𝐻𝐼
4606
2 log 10 × 𝑇 = Rate =𝑘[𝐻2 ][𝐼2 ]
2.303
4606 Hence, order of reaction is (1+1)=2
𝑇= Therefore these reactions are most likely to be
2.303 × 2
4606
= 4.606 = 1000 K elementary reaction that occurs in one step.
241 (d)
231 (b)
𝑛 ∆𝑃 0.8
𝑎𝐺 + 𝑏𝐻 → 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑠
The change in molarity = 𝑉 = 𝑅𝑇 = 0.0821×273 = Suppose order of reaction =n
0.0327 When concentration of both G and H doubled then
∴ rate of reaction = change in molarity per sec rate increases by eight times.
0.0327 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘(𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑠)𝑛
= = 1.09 × 10−5 mol litre−1 sec −1
50 × 60 (8) = 𝑘 (2)𝑛
233 (d) (2)3 = 𝑘 (2)𝑛
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n=3 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 𝑑[𝐶]
rate = − =− =+
When concentration of G is doubled keeping the 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
concentration of H fixed, the rate is doubled. 247 (d)
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = [𝐺]1 VSEPR theory is for bonding concept.
then, 248 (c)
𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = [𝐺]1 [𝐻]2 𝐴→𝐵
242 (b)
𝑑𝑥
For a zero order reaction = 𝑘[𝐴]𝑛
𝑑𝑡
𝐴→𝐵 𝑑𝑥 ′
= 𝑘[4𝐴]𝑛
−𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑𝑡
=𝑘
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑥 ′ /𝑑𝑡 4 𝑛
=( )
𝐶 𝑡=0 𝑑𝑥/𝑑𝑡 1
Or – ∫𝐶 𝑡 𝑑[𝐴] = 𝑘 ∫𝑡 = 0 𝑑𝑡
0
4 𝑛
(𝐶0 − 𝐶𝑡 ) = 𝑘𝑡 2=( )
1
Or 𝑘 = (𝐶0 − 𝐶𝑡 )/𝑡 1
𝑛=
2
243 (d)
2.303 𝑎 249 (c)
𝑡99.9% = log 𝑑𝑥
𝑘 𝑎 − 99.9𝑎 Rate law = 𝑘[𝐴]1 [𝐵]2 [𝐶]0 = 𝑘[𝐴]1 [𝐵]2
0.693 𝑑𝑡
𝑡50% =
𝑘 Hence, order of reaction = 1 + 2 = 3
1 100 1 100
(b) 𝑘 = 𝑡 ln 100 – 99.9 = 𝑡 ln 0.1
ln 2 1 250 (b)
Or = ln 103
𝑡1/2 𝑡 A graph between the log concentration (log c) of
log 2 1
Or = 𝑡 log 103 = 3/𝑡 reactant and time t for the first order reaction
𝑡1/2
gives a straight line, whose slope is equal to
log 2 𝑘
𝑡1/2 = ×𝑡 − 2.303
3
∴ 𝑡 = 10𝑡1/2
245 (a)
Rate constant 𝑘 = 1.155 × 10−3 𝑠 −1
2.303 𝑎 𝑎
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 ∵ 𝑎 = 𝑎, (𝑎 − 𝑥) =
𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥) 2
2.303 𝑎
𝑡1/2 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑡 𝑎/2 𝑘𝑡
2.303 log 10 𝐶𝐴 = − + log10 (𝐶𝐴 )0
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔2 2.303
1.155 × 10−3 Hence, the order of the above reaction is one.
2.303 251 (a)
= × 0.3010
1.155 × 10−3 2FeCl3 + SnCl2 → 2FeCl2 + SnCl4
0.693 × 103
= = 600 𝑠
1.155 It is a third order reaction. As the concentration
Or of both FeCl3 and SnCl2 affect the rate of reaction
0.693 0.693
𝑡1/2 = =
𝑘 1.155 × 10−3 ∴ Rate = 𝑘[FeCl3 ]2 [SnCl2 ]
= 600 s
246 (c) Hence, order of reaction = 2 + 1 = 3
For the reaction
252 (a)
𝐴 + 2𝐵 → 𝐶
The order of this reaction over water is zero and
Rate of reaction at a given instant can be
in general case it is two. This is an experimental
represented by
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fact. 𝑡2 = 0.4𝑠, 𝑎2 = 50
253 (a) On substitution the values
Rate = K[sugar][H2 O]°. 0.1 50 (𝑛−1)
254 (b) =[ ]
0.4 200
1 𝑑[NH3 ] 1 𝑑[H2 ] On taking log on both sides
=−
2 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 0.1 50
𝑑[H2 ] 3 𝑑[NH3 ] 3 𝑙𝑜𝑔 = (𝑛 − 1)𝑙𝑜𝑔
∴− = × = × 2 × 10−4 0.4 200
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 2 0.60 = (𝑛 − 1) × 0.60
= 3 × 10−4 0.60
(𝑛 − 1) = =1
255 (b) 0.60
𝑑[N2 O5 ] 1 𝑑[NO2 ] 2𝑑[O2 ] 𝑛−1=1
− = =
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑛 = 1+1 = 2
256 (c) 264 (d)
Rate constant is characteristic constant of a A→ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
reaction and depends only on temperature and 𝑑[𝐴]
− = 𝑘1 [𝐴]0
catalyst. 𝑑𝑡
257 (c) Units of 𝑘1 = 𝑀𝑠 −1
Unit of 𝐴 depends on unit of 𝑘. B→ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡
258 (a) 𝑑[𝐵]
− = 𝑘2 [𝐵]
Oppositely charged ions are attracted 𝑑𝑡
instantaneously to show reaction. Units of 𝑘2 = 𝑠 −1
259 (b) 265 (d)
for first order reaction, Choice (c) is an exceptional case. The rate of
2.303 [𝐴]0 reaction always increases with increase in
𝑡= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 temperature.
𝑘 [𝐴]
2.303 100 266 (d)
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
1.386 × 60 × 60 25 Slowest step is rate determining step, thus, in case
2.303 × 0.6021 (A), rate law is given as rate = k[Cl2 ][H2 S]
𝑘= = 2.8 × 10−4 𝑠 −1
1.386 × 60 × 60 While for the reaction given in case (B), rate law
260 (b) is given as rate= k[H2 S][Cl2 ][H + ]−1
Mole of solute
Molarity = ; Also 𝑎 Hence, only mechanism (A) is consistent with give
Volume of solution in litre rate law.
= 𝑏 × 𝑐𝑚
267 (b)
261 (d)
Rate of reaction
We know that if temperature is increased 10℃
1 −𝑑[𝐴] 1 0.5 − 0.4
then velocity increases 2 times. = [ ]= [ ]
2 𝑑𝑡 2 10
𝑟1 + 10
=2 = 0.005 mol litre−1 min−1 .
𝑟1
268 (a)
Because temperature increases 100℃ hence, rate
For 2/3 of a reaction
of reaction will increase 210 times or 1024 times.
262 (b) 2 𝑎
−𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 1 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐷] [𝐴]0 = 𝑎, [𝐴] = 𝑎 − 𝑎=
=− = = 3 3
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[𝐶] 3 𝑑[𝐵] 3𝑑[𝐴] 3𝑑[𝐷] 2.303 [𝐴]0
=− =− = ∵ 𝑡2/3 = log
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑘 [𝐴]
263 (b)
𝑛−1 2.303 𝑎
𝑡 𝑎 = log
We know, 1 = [ 2] 5.48 × 10−14 𝑎/3
𝑡2 𝑎1
Where, 𝑡1 and 𝑡2 are the half-life periods when the
2.303
initial concentration are 𝑎1 and 𝑎2 = log 3
5.48 × 10−14
According to question
𝑡1 = 0.1𝑠, 𝑎1 = 200 𝑡2/3 = 2.01 × 1013 s
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269 (c) 1
𝑡1/2 ∝
First calculate number of half-lives with (𝑎)𝑛−1
𝐶0
𝐶𝑛 = 𝑛 For second order reaction, 𝑛 = 2
2
Then calculate 𝑡1/2 as 𝑡1/2 = 1
total time taken ∴ 𝑡1/2 ∝
number of half−lives
afterwards 𝑎
0.693
𝑡1/2 = 274 (a)
𝑘 0.693
800 For I order : (𝑡1/2 ) =
1 𝐾1
50 = 𝑛 𝑎
2 For zero order : (𝑡1/2 )0 = 2𝐾
800 0
2𝑛 = = 16 = 24 (𝑡1/2 )
50 𝐾1 1.386 0
𝑛=4 ∴ × =
𝐾0 2 × 0.693 (𝑡1/2 )
1
𝑇 = 𝑛 × 𝑡1/2
𝐾1 20 × 2 × 0.693
2 × 104 = = 0.5 mol−1 litre
𝑡1/2 = = 0.5 × 104 s 𝐾0 40 × 1.386
4 275 (b)
0.693
𝑘= = 1.386 × 10−4 On increasing the temperature the kinetic energy
0.5 × 104
270 (c) of the reacting molecules increases and hence,
Given ,𝑁0 =initial concentration =1 number of collisions increases. So, the rate of
1 reaction will also be increased.
N=concentration after time 𝑡 =
8 276 (b)
K=6.9 × 10−3 𝑠 −1 For I order reaction,
1 𝑛 𝐾𝑡
𝑁 = 𝑁0 ( ) log(𝑎 − 𝑥) = log 𝑎 −
2 2.303
Or 𝑦 = 𝑐 + 𝑚𝑥
1 1 𝑛 277 (d)
= 1( )
8 2 The half-life period of a first order reaction is
∴𝑛=3 independent of the initial concentration of the
0.693 0.693 reactant
𝑡1/2 = = = 100𝑠
𝑘 6.9 × 10−3 0.693
T=𝑛 × 𝑡1/2 𝑡1/2 =
𝑘
=3× 100 278 (d)
=300s 𝑟(𝑡+10)
𝑟𝑡
= 2 for each 10° rise in temperature
∴ after 300s it will be reduced to 1/8 of original 𝑟100
concentration. ∴ = (2)9 = 512 times
𝑟10
271 (c)
279 (c)
Order of reaction is sum of powers raised on
For zero order reaction,
concentration terms in order to write rate [𝐴] = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝐴]0
expression.
Where, [A]0= initial concentration=a
272 (c)
[A]=remaining concentration= 𝑎 − 𝑎 = 0
In Haber’s process, ammonia is synthesized as
Fe,Mo,300℃
On putting value of [𝐴]0 and [A],we get
N2 +3H2 High Pressure → 2NH3 𝑎
𝑡=
60 𝑘
Rate of synthesis of ammonia=60 280 (c)
=1 mol/min 2𝑁2 𝑂5 ⇌ 2𝑁2 𝑂4 + 𝑂2 Bimolecular but of first
∴ Rate of disappearance of nitrogen, i.e., order.
−𝑑[𝑁2 ] 1 𝑑[𝑁𝐻3 ] 281 (a)
=
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 For first order reaction :
1
=2 ×= 0.5 𝑚𝑜𝑙/𝑚𝑖𝑛 2.303 𝑎
𝑡= log
273 (c) 𝑘 𝑎−𝑥
For Ist case :
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𝑎 = 100, 𝑥 = 50, 𝑡 = 120 min 290 (b)
2.303 100 N2 + 3H2 ⇌ 2NH3
𝑘= log
120 100 − 50 𝑑[H2 ]
2.303 = −0.3 × 10−4 Ms−1
= log 2 𝑑𝑡
120 1 d[H2 ] 1 𝑑[NH3 ]
2.303 × 0.3010 Rate = − =+
𝑘= 3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
120 𝑑[NH3 ] 2 𝑑[H2 ]
𝑘 = 0.0057 min−1 = =−
𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
For the IInd case : 2
2.303 100 = − × (−0.3 × 10−4 )
𝑡= log 3
0.0057 100 − 90 = 0.2 × 10−4 Ms−1
2.303 291 (d)
= log 10
0.0057 For the given reaction,
𝑡 = 404 min −𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵] 1 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐷]
≈ 400 min =− = =
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
282 (a) 292 (c)
Order of reaction may be fractional. The order of reaction with respect to a reacting
283 (a) compound 𝑌, is zero. It means rate of reaction is
Difference in threshold energy barrier gives independent of its concentration.
different values of energy of activation. 293 (d)
Also 𝐾 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 and rate = 𝐾[reactant]𝑛 Rate of formation of SO3 = rate of disappearance
284 (d) of SO2
Order of reaction is sum of powers raised on 1.28 × 10−3
concentration terms in order to write rate = 1.28 × 10−3 g/sec = M/sec
64
expression. 1.28 × 10−3
285 (b) = × 80 g/sec
64
Let, 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [𝐵]𝑛 = 1.60 × 10−3 g/sec
𝑟1 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑚 [2𝐵]𝑛 294 (c)
𝑟2 = 𝐾[2𝐴]𝑚 [2𝐵]𝑛 1 𝑛
𝑟1 𝑟2 𝑁 = 𝑁0 × ( )
Also, = 2 and = 8 (Given) 2
𝑟 𝑟 1 1 𝑛
Therefore 𝑚 = 2 and 𝑛 = 1 𝑁0 = 𝑁0 × ( )
8 2
∴ 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]2 [𝐵]1 N=3
286 (d) 𝑇 = 𝑛 × 𝑡1/2
The higher threshold energy barrier prevents coal =3 × 14=42s
to burn spontaneously and provides kinetic 295 (d)
stability to fuel. 𝐸𝑎
287 (b) log 𝑒 𝐾 = log 4 𝐴 − ; (Arrhenius eq. )
𝑅𝑇
6 × 10−7 mol If 𝑇 → ∞, then log 𝑒 𝐾 = log 𝑒 𝐴
[H + ] = = 1.2 × 10−2 M
5 × 10−5 L 296 (c)
𝑑𝑥 𝑑𝑥 1.2 × 10−2 M For first order reaction, rate=k[concentration]
rate = or 𝑑𝑡 = =
𝑑𝑡 rate 6 × 105 M/s 𝑘 = 3 × 10−6 per second, concentration=0.1M
= 2 × 10−8 s Rate=3 × 10−6 × 0.1
289 (b) = 3 × 10−7 𝑚𝑠 −1
297 (c)
1 𝑑[NO2 ]
Rate = −
2 𝑑𝑡
= 𝑘1 [NO2 ]2 − 𝑘2 [N2 O4 ]
∴ Rate of disappearance of NO2
𝑑[NO2 ]
𝑖𝑒, − = 2𝑘1 [NO2 ]2 − 2𝑘2 [N2 O4 ] 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝐸𝑎(𝑏) > 𝐸𝑎(𝑓)
𝑑𝑡
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298 (c) 309 (b)
Rate = 𝑘[𝐴] Rate constant is characteristic of a reaction.
10−2 310 (b)
∴𝑘= = 5 × 10−2
0.2 For a first order reaction, Arrhenius equation is
0.693 0.693
Now, 𝑡1/2 = = −2 = 13.86 min
given as
𝑘 5 × 10
299 (a) 𝑘 = 𝐴. 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
𝐸𝑎 where, 𝐸𝑎 =energy of activation
log 𝐾 = log 𝐴 − 𝑘2 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇1
𝑅𝑇
𝐸𝑎 ∴ =
2.9 = log 𝐴 − … (i) 𝑘1 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇2
2.303𝑅 × 769 = 𝑒 𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇2 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇1
𝐸𝑎 𝐸𝑎
1 1
L1 = log 𝐴 = … (ii) = 𝑒 𝑅 ( − )
2.303𝑅 × 667 𝑇2 𝑇1
Eqs. (i) − (ii) 𝐸𝑎 𝑇 − 𝑇
2 1
𝐸𝑎 1 1 =𝑒𝑅 ( )
1.8 = [ − ] 𝑇 𝑇
1 2
𝑅 667 769 Taking log on both the sides, we get
𝐸𝑎 [769 − 667] 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇 − 𝑇
1.8 = log = log 𝑒 𝑅 (
2 1
)
𝑅 667 × 769 × 2.303 𝑘 𝑇 𝑇
4 1 1 2
∴ 𝐸𝑎 = 4.17 × 10 cal/mol. 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
300 (c) = ( )
2.303𝑅 𝑇 1 𝑇 2
𝑟 = 𝐾[𝑃]2 [𝑄]
311 (a)
𝑟1 = 𝐾[2𝑃]2 [𝑄] 24 g of Na has 6.02 × 1023 atoms
𝑟1
∴ =4
𝑟 6.02×1023
301 (a) 2 × 10−4 g of Na will have = 24
×2×
In the presence of acid, hydrolysis of ethyl acetate 10−4 atoms
is a pseudo-unimolecular reaction but the actual
= 0.502 × 1019 atoms
value of 𝑘 depends upon the concentration of H +
ion. As H2 SO4 is stronger acid than HCl and disintegration (in atom s−1 )
+
moreover H ions produced from 0.05 M H2 SO4 𝑘 =
no. of atoms present
is double than 0.05 M HCl therefore, 𝑘1 < 𝑘2
304 (c) 7.0 × 1012
𝑑[𝑋] 1 𝑑[𝑌] 𝑑[𝑃] =
0.502 × 1019
− =− =
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡
305 (b) = 13.94 × 10−7 s−1
For first order reaction 𝑡1/2 ∝ [𝑎]°. 0.693
Therefore, 𝑡1/2 = 13.94 ×10−7 = 4.97 × 105 s
306 (c)
0.693 0.693
𝑡50% = = s 312 (d)
𝑘 100 2.303 𝐴0
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
= 0.693 × 10 s −3 𝑡 𝐴
2.303 0.1
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
≈ 7 milli second 𝑡 0.005
2.303
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔20 = 0.075
308 (b) 𝑡
For exothermic reaction 𝐸𝑎 ≷ ∆𝐸. However, rest Rate of reaction when concentration of X is 0.01 M
all are true. will be
We have 0.075 × 0.01 = 7.5 × 10−4 min−1
𝐸𝑎(𝑓) = 𝐸Threshold − 𝐸Reactant 313 (c)
𝐸𝑎 = 𝐸Threshold − 𝐸Product For a zero order reaction
(𝑏)
Thus, 𝐸𝑎(𝑓) − 𝐸𝑎(𝑏) = 𝐸Product − 𝐸Reaction = ∆𝐸 𝐴 → product

If, ∆𝐸 = −ve then 𝐸𝑎(𝑓) < 𝐸(𝑏)
−𝑑[𝐴]
If, ∆𝐸 = +ve then 𝐸𝑎(𝑏) > 𝐸(𝑓) Rate = = 𝑘 [𝐴]0 = 𝑘
𝑑𝑡
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−𝑑[𝐴] = 𝑘 ∙ 𝑑𝑡 temperature.
318 (c)
Integrating the above equation If the temperature is increased by 60℃ then 10°
increase has been made 6 times and therefore,
− ∫ 𝑑[𝐴] = 𝑘 ∫ 𝑑𝑡 rate will increase by 26 = 64 times
−[𝐴] = 𝑘𝑡 + θ …(i) 320 (d)

Rate of reaction depends upon nature of
At 𝑡 = 0, 𝐴[𝐴]0 reactants, concentration of the reactants,
temperature and presence of catalyst.
−[𝐴]0 = 𝑘 × 0 + θ
321 (a)
θ = −[𝐴]0 No doubt an increase in temperature may
increase no. of collisions also but this is the
∴ −[𝐴] = 𝑘𝑡 − [𝐴]0 increase in number of effective collisions (with
more energy) which decide the rate.
Or [𝐴] = −𝑘𝑡 + [𝐴]0
322 (c)
314 (c) From slow step, rate = 𝑘[𝐵2 ][𝐴]
[𝐴]2
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐶 From 1st equation 𝑘𝑒𝑞 = [𝐴
2]
Rate=k[A][B]
1/2 1/2
It represents second order reaction. 𝑂𝑟 [𝐴] = √𝑘𝑒𝑞 [𝐴2 ] = 𝑘𝑒𝑞 𝐴2
Thus , unit of k is 𝑀−1 𝑆 −1 1/2 1/2
Hence, rate = 𝑘[𝐵2 ] 𝑘𝑒𝑞 𝐴2
∴ (a) is false
𝑇50 is dependent of concentration but not = 𝑘 ′ [𝐴2 ]1/2 [𝐵2 ]
constant Hence, order
1
∴ (b) is false =1
1 𝑑[𝐴] 𝑑[𝐶] 2
− = , 323 (a)
2 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝐸𝑎
thus (C)is correct According to formula 𝑘 = 𝑃𝑍𝑒 −𝑅𝑇
315 (b) Lowering of 𝐸𝑎 (activation energy), raises the
For 𝑛𝑡ℎ order reaction the unit of k is expressed value of 𝑘.
as 324 (c)
𝐸𝑎
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐.(1−𝑛) 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝑅𝑇
Hence ,for second order ,the unit of rate constant 𝑘 =rate constant
is as 𝐴 =pre-exponential, frequency factor
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐.(1−2) 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 𝐸𝑎 =activation energy
𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐.−1 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 𝑅 =gas constant
316 (a) 𝑇 =temperature
2.303 [𝐴]0 325 (b)
𝑡= log
𝑘 [𝐴] Slowest step of mechanism decides the rate
2.303 𝑎 2.303 expression,
= log 𝑎 = log 16 Thus, rate = 𝐾[NO2 ][F2 ]
60 60
16 326 (d)
2.303 Net rate of reaction = rate of forward reaction –
= × 1.204 rate of backward reaction
60
= 0.0462 s = 𝐾𝑓 [reactants] − 𝐾𝑏 [Product]

𝐾𝑓
= 4.6 × 10−2 s Also 𝐾𝑐 = 𝐾 at equilibrium.
𝑏
327 (a)
317 (b)
When volume is reduced to one fourth,
The rate constant of reaction depends upon
concentration become four times. Hence, the rate
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of reaction becomes 16 times as compared to the
initial rate.
328 (c)
We know that,
0.693
𝑡1/2 =
𝑘
0.693 0.693
𝑜𝑟 𝑘 = =
𝑡1/2 480
= 1.44 × 10−3 𝑠 −1
329 (d)
333 (b)
Number of collisions of one molecules/unit
𝑘 = 2.1 × 1010 exp(−2700/𝑅𝑇)
time=𝑋
𝑖𝑒, log 𝑘 𝑣𝑠 1/𝑇 will be straight line
Number of collision of 𝑁 molecules/unit
Intercept of log 𝑘 axis = log 2.1 × 1010
time=𝑁𝑋.
334 (c)
As in one collision, two molecules are involved, 𝑑𝐴
collision frequency=𝑁𝑋/2. = 𝑘[𝐴]2
𝑑𝑡
330 (a) K= reaction rate constant
K=2.34𝑠 −1 Then unit of second order reaction rate constant
Unit of k suggest that the reaction is of 1st order, 𝑑[𝐴] 1
hence for 1st order reaction, 𝑘=− ×
𝑑𝑡 [𝐴]2
0.693 1
𝑡1/2 = =
𝑘 𝑠. 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1
0.693
= = 0.30𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑠 −1 𝑜𝑟 𝐿 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝑡 −1
2.34 335 (a)
331 (b)
Given, 𝑅1 = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
For zero order reaction integrated rate equation
Let concentration of B is changed by x times.
is
Then,
𝑘𝑡 = [𝐴]0 − [𝐴]
𝑎 𝑅2 = 𝑘[𝐴/2]2 [𝑥𝐵]
If [𝐴]0 = 𝑎, [𝐴] = 2 , 𝑡 = 𝑡1/2
= 𝑘 × 𝑥/4[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
𝑎
𝑘𝑡1/2 = 𝑎 − = 𝑥/4 × 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
2
𝑎 As 𝑅2 = 𝑅1 , 𝑡ℎ𝑢𝑠 𝑥 = 4
𝑘𝑡1/2 = 336 (b)
2
𝑎 The intermediates species is one which is formed
𝑡1/2 =
2𝑘 and used up during the course of reaction.
∴ 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝑎 337 (d)
332 (a) Integrated rate expression for 1/2 order is
𝐸
1/2
Arrhenius equation 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝑅𝑇 −2𝑐1/2 = 𝐾𝑡 − 2𝑐0 .
𝐸
In 𝑘 = ln 𝐴 − 𝑅𝑇 338 (a)
𝐸 If the order of reaction w.r.t. A is n and the order
or log 𝑘 = log 𝐴 −
2.303 𝑅𝑇 of reaction w.r.t. B is m, rate law become
Hence, 𝐸 is calculated with the help of slope of Rate =𝑘[𝐴]𝑛 [𝐵]𝑚
following. From (1)
5 × 10−5 = [0.20]𝑛 [0.30]𝑚 … (𝑖)
From (2)
5 × 10−5 = [0.20]𝑛 [0.10]𝑚 … (𝑖𝑖)
From (3)
1 × 10−4 = [0.40]𝑛 [0.05]𝑚 … (𝑖𝑖𝑖)
𝑜𝑟 10 × 10−4 = [0.40]𝑛 [0.05]𝑚
from eqs.(i) and (ii)
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5 × 10−5 0.20 𝑛 0.30 𝑚 𝐴0 𝑒 −𝜆𝑡 = 𝑛 × 𝐴0 [1 − 𝑒 𝜆𝑡 ]
= [ ] [ ] 𝑛
5 × 10−5 0.20 0.10 ∴ 𝑒 −𝜆𝑡 =
𝑚 0 𝑚 𝑛 + 1
1 = (3) ⇒ (3) = (3) ⇒ 𝑚 = 0
From eqs. (iii) and (iv) 𝑛 𝑛𝐴0
∴ [𝐵]formed = 𝑛 × 𝐴0 × [1 − ]=
5 × 10−5 0.20 𝑛 0.10 𝑚 𝑛+1 𝑛+1
= [ ] [ ] 344 (c)
5 × 10−5 0.40 0.05
𝑛 Three molecules are taking part in elementary
1 1 0.10 0
=( ) ×( ) step.
2 2 0.05
345 (b)
1 1 𝑛 1 1 1 𝑛
⇒ =( ) ⇒( ) =( ) ⇒𝑛=1 The rate expression is derived for slowest step of
2 2 2 2
Overall order of the reaction= 𝑛 + 𝑚 = 1 + 0 = 1 mechanism.
339 (b) 346 (a)
1 𝑥 (𝑡1/2 ) 1
For II order reaction, 𝑡 = 𝐾 𝑎(𝑎−𝑥); 𝑡1 = 1
ln ( )
1
0.693 1 − (1/4)
if 𝑥 = 𝑎/2, 𝑡1/2 = 𝐾∙𝑎. (𝑡1/2 ) 1
And 𝑡2 = 0.6932 ln (1−(3/4))
340 (c)
𝐾2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1 𝑡1 8 ln(4/3)
2.303 log = [ ] = ×
𝐾1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑡2 1 ln 4
𝐾2 65 × 10 3
25 8 × 0.125 0.001
∴ 2.303 log = [ ] = =
𝐾1 8.314 298 × 273 0.602 0.602
𝐾2 = 1 ∶ 0.602
∴ = 11.05 348 (b)
𝐾1
341 (b) For zero order reaction
Arrhenius equation is, 𝑘𝑡 = [𝐴]0 − [𝐴]
For 𝑡1/2 , [𝐴] = [𝐴]0 /2
Rate constant, 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 |𝑅𝑇
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −2.303 𝑅𝑇/𝑅𝑇 ∴ 𝑘𝑡1/2 = [𝐴]0 − [𝐴]0 /2
𝑘 [𝐴]0
= 𝑒 −2.303 =
𝐴 2
On solving, we get [𝐴]0
𝑡1/2 =
𝑘 2𝑘
= 10−1 349 (a)
𝐴
342 (d) Given , 𝑅 = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]2
𝑋 → 𝑌 is an endothermic reaction ∆𝐻=+ ve Where [A]=[2A]and B=[2B]
𝑅′ = 𝑘[2𝐴][2𝐵]2
= 𝑘[2𝐴]4[𝐵]2
= 8𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]2
R’=8R
Thus, the rate will become eight times
351 (d)
A decrease in 𝐸𝑎 will increase rate constant 𝐾 and
thus rate of reaction increases.
352 (a)
The temperature coefficient is the ratio of two
𝐸𝑏 =energy of activation of backward reaction velocity constants having the difference of 10℃.
𝐸𝑓 =energy of activation of forward reaction Temperature coefficient
𝑘𝑡 + 10
∆𝐻 = heat of reaction =
𝑘𝑡
Thus, 𝐸𝑓 = 𝐸𝑏 + ∆𝐻
For most of the reactions its value lies between 2
Thus, 𝐸𝑓 > 𝐸𝑏
and 3.
343 (c)
353 (c)
[𝐴]left = [𝐵]formed = 𝑛 × [𝐴]decayed
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0.693 0.693 𝑟2 = 4𝑟1
𝑘= = = 0.001 s−1
𝑡1/2 693 361 (c)
From 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶01−𝑛
354 (b)
1 𝑑[H2 ] 1 𝑑[NH3 ] Where, 𝑛 = order of reaction
− =
3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
𝑑[H2 ] 3 𝑑[NH3 ] For second order 𝑛 = 2
∴− = ×
𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
3 10−3 × 103 ∴ 𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶01−2
= × mol hr −1
2 17
𝑡1/2 ∝ 𝐶0−1
3 10−3 × 103
= × × 2 × 10−3 kg hr −1
2 17 362 (b)
= 1.76 × 10−4 kg hr −1
10% of the reaction is completed in 20min .Next
355 (a)
2.303 log10 2
20% of the reaction will be completed in next
For I order reaction, 𝐾 = 𝑡1/2 20min. Hence, 10%+9%=19% of the reaction will
0.693 ln 2 be completed in 20+20=40min.
∴ 𝑡1/2 = =
𝐾 𝐾 363 (b)
356 (b) 1
A graph plotted between log 𝑘 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑠 for
𝑇
For second order reaction
calculating activation energy is shown as:
𝑟 = 𝑘[𝐴]2 … (1)
When concentration of A(reactant)is doubled
𝑟′ = 𝑘[2𝐴]2
𝑟 ′ = 4𝑘[𝐴]2 … (2)
Comparing Eqs.(1)and(2)
r’ =4r
357 (a)
With increase in temperature reaction rate From Arrhenius equation
increases due to increase in number of molecules
having threshold energy. 𝐸𝑎
log 𝑘 = log 𝐴 −
358 (c) 2.303 𝑅𝑇
The value of first order rate constant expends on
364 (a)
the units of the concentration term used is not the
𝐴 →𝐵+𝐶
correct statement.
359 (c) 𝑎 1
7 −1 −1 𝑡1/2 = = = 500 s
Since rate constant = 1.0 × 10 mol litre sec 2𝑘 2 × 0.001
∴ Zero order reaction. 𝑎 1
𝑥
For zero order 𝑡 = 𝐾 = And 𝑇 = = = 1000 s
𝑘 0.001
concentration used
rate constant
… (i) 365 (c)
−6
∵ 0.05 mL has 3 × 10 mole of H + 𝑟 ∝ [𝐶𝑂]2
3 × 10−6 × 103 𝑟1 ∝ [2𝐶𝑂]2
∴ 1000 mL has
0.05 𝑟1 ∝ 4[𝐶𝑂]2
−1 +
= 0.6 × 10 mol/litre of H Hence,
0.6×10−1 −9 𝑟1 ∝ 4[𝐶𝑂]2
∴ By Eq. (i), 𝑡 = 1×107 = 6 × 10 second
𝑟1 ∝ [𝐶𝑂]2
360 (c)
𝑟1 ∝ 4𝑟
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → products
366 (a)
Rate of reaction, 𝑟1 = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
2𝐴 → 𝐵 + 𝐶
If the concentration of 𝐴 become double then the
2p 0 0
rate will be
2p-x x x after 10 min
𝑟2 = 𝑘[2𝐴]2 [𝐵]
0 p p after completion
𝑟2 = 4𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
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Given, P+P=200 2.303 0.1 2.303
= 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔10 4
After 10 min, 40 0.025 40
2𝑝 − 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 𝑥 = 300 (given) 2.303 2.303
× 2𝑙𝑜𝑔10 2 = × 2 × 0.3010
2𝑝 + 𝑥 = 300 40 40
−1
𝑥 = 300 − 200 = 100 =0.0347 min
2.303 200 At concentration of 𝐴 = 0.01 𝑀 = [𝐴]
𝑘= 𝑙𝑜𝑔 = 0.0693 min−1 𝑑𝑥
10 100 Rate 𝑘[𝐴]
367 (a) 𝑑𝑡
𝑑𝑥
Arrhenius equation is written as = 0.0347 × 0.01
𝑑𝑡
𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
= 3.47 × 10−4 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 𝑚𝑖𝑛−1
Taking logarithm, above equation may be written
373 (a)
as
𝐸𝑎 1
2𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝐴2 𝐵
In 𝑘 = In 𝐴 − ×𝑇
𝑅 𝑟1 = 𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
𝐸𝑎 1 𝑟2 = 𝑘[2𝐴]2 [𝐵/2]
∴ In 𝑘1 = In 𝐴 − × … (i)
𝑅 𝑇1 Or 𝑟2 = 2𝑘[𝐴]2 [𝐵]
𝐸𝑎 1 ∴ 𝑟2 = 2𝑟1
In 𝑘2 = In 𝐴 − × … (ii)
𝑅 𝑇2 375 (a)
Subtracting the Eq. (i) from Eq. (ii) Given that, 𝑘 = 2.34𝑠 −1 unit of ‘k’ suggest that the
𝐸𝑎 1 1 reaction is of Ist order , hence for Ist order
In 𝑘2 − In 𝑘1 = [ − ]
𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 reaction,
𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 1 1 0.693
In = [ − ] 𝑡1/2 =
𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2 𝑘
368 (b) 0.693
𝐷𝑖𝑙.𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑑 =
𝑐12 𝐻22 𝑂11 + 𝐻2 𝑂 → 𝐶6 𝐻12 𝑂6 + 𝐶6 + 𝐻12 𝑂6 2.34
=0.30 s
Excess glucose fructose
376 (c)
when one of the reactant is present in large
𝐾2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
excess, the second order reaction confirms to the 2.303 log = [ ] ; 𝑇1 = 280 K,
𝐾1 𝑅 𝑇1 𝑇2
first order and is knows as Pseudo-unimolecular K2
reaction 𝑇2 = 290 K; =2
𝐾1
369 (d)
𝐾2 ′ 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2′ − 𝑇1 ′
Rate of reaction= − 3
1 𝑑[H2 ]
=
𝑑[N2 ] 1 𝑑[NH3]
=2 2.303 log = [ ] ; 𝑇1′ = 290 K; 𝑇2
𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝑑𝑡 𝐾1 ′ 𝑅 𝑇1′ 𝑇2 ′
370 (b) = 310 𝐾
𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴]𝑛 377 (c)
2.4 = 𝐾[2.2]𝑛 Arrheniu equation gives relation between rate
0.6 = 𝐾[1.1]𝑛 constant and temperature of a reaction. It can be
∴ 4 = (2)𝑛 or 𝑛 = 2 written in many forms, as
371 (b) 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇
𝑑𝑥 Where, 𝑘 = rate constant
= 𝑘[𝐴]2
𝑑𝑡 𝐸𝑎 = activation energy
𝑑𝑥
𝑘= 𝑇 =absorbption temperature
𝑑𝑡[𝐴]2 𝐴 = frequency factor
𝑚𝑜𝑙(𝐿)2 378 (c)
=
𝐿 × 𝑠 × (𝑚𝑜𝑙 )2 Order of reaction is sum of the power raised on
𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿𝑠 −1 concentration terms to express rate expression.
372 (a) 379 (b)
A→ 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡 (first order reaction ) 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸/𝑅𝑇
For first order reaction , 𝐸 is activation energy, it is that energy, which
2.303 [𝐴]
Rate constant (k)= 𝑡
𝑙𝑜𝑔10 [𝐴]0 molecule must have to give the product.
𝑡
At t= 40min, 381 (b)
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𝐾𝑡+10 𝑟𝑡 + 10 0.693 −1
= = 2; 𝑘= yr
𝐾𝑡 𝑟𝑡 10
For an increase of temperature to 50℃, 𝑖. 𝑒.,
2.303 𝑎
5 times, the rate increases by 25 times, 𝑖. 𝑒., 𝑡= log
𝑘 𝑎−𝑥
32 times.
382 (a) 2.303 × 10 𝑎
= log
1 0.693 𝑎 − 0.99𝑎
A2 (g) ⟶ B(g) + C(g)
2 23.03
𝑑[𝐴2 ] 𝑑[𝐶] 𝑑[𝐵] = log 100
∴ − = 2. = 0.693
Also the increase in pressure is due to the 23.03
formation of C because one mole of 𝐴2 gives one 𝑡= × 2 = 66.46 yr ≈ 70 yr
0.693
mole of 𝐵 and half mole of C.
Thus, 391 (a)
𝑑[𝐶] 120 − 100 Luminescence is the emission of light by a
= = 4 mm min−1 substance for any reason other than rise in its
𝑑𝑡 5
383 (b) temperature.
The units of the rate constant for nth order 1. Chemiluminescence it is luminescence
𝑚𝑜𝑙 1−𝑛 resulting from a chemical reaction, this is
reaction is ( ) 𝑠 −1
𝐿 emission of visible light
∴ for second order reaction,
𝑚𝑜𝑙 1−𝑛 −1 2. Phosphorescence if the luminescence persists
Unit of rate constant( ) 𝑠
𝐿 significantly after the existing cause is
𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿𝑠 −1 = 𝐿 /𝑚𝑜𝑙 −s removed, it is called phosphorescence if it
384 (b) does not, and it is called fluorescence.
However, order should not be suggested from
chemical equation. This question is not correct. 3. Bioluminescence It is luminescence produced
385 (c) by living organism 𝑒. 𝑔., firefly.
𝐴+𝐵 →𝐶
On doubling the concentration of A, rate of 392 (b)
reaction increases by 4 times. Reactions having low 𝐸𝑎 are fast reactions and
∴ 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 ∝ [𝐴]2 (w.r.t. A) reactions having high 𝐸𝑎 are slow reactions.
However, on doubling the concentration of B rate If the 𝐸𝑎 is high, then the number of effective
of reaction increases two times. collisions will be small and the reaction will be
slow.
∴ 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 ∝ [𝐵]2 (w. r. t. B)
393 (b)
Thus, overall order of reaction =2+1=3
For the reaction,
386 (d)
3𝐴 → 2𝐵
𝐾1 = 𝐴1 𝑒 −𝐸1 /𝑅𝑇 and 𝐾2 = 𝐴2 𝑒 −𝐸2 /𝑅𝑇
𝐾1 𝐴1 (−𝐸 +𝐸 )/𝑅𝑇 1 𝑑[𝐴] 1 𝑑[𝐵]
= 𝑒 1 2 ; 𝐴1 and 𝐴2 are not given. 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑒 = − =+
𝐾2 𝐴2 3 𝑑𝑡 2 𝑑𝑡
387 (a) 𝑑[𝐵] 2 𝑑[𝐴]
∴ + =−
H2 + I2 → 2HI 𝑑𝑡 3 𝑑𝑡
Rate of reaction, 394 (a)
−d[H2 ] −d[I2 ] 1 d[HI] For first order reaction the half-life period is
= = = independent of the initial concentration of the
dt dt 2 dt
−2d[H2 ] −2d[I2 ] d[HI] reactants.
Or = = = 0.693
dt dt dt 𝑡1/2 =
388 (c) 𝑘
87.5% completion means 3 half lives. 395 (a)
0.693 0.693 −1
389 (b) First order kinetics,𝑘1 = 𝑡1/2
= 40
𝑠
0.693 𝐶0 1.386
𝑘= Zero order kinetics, 𝑘0 = 2𝑡 = 2×20
𝑡1/2 1/2
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𝑘 0.693 Rate constant is a characteristic constant for a
Hence,𝑘1 = 1.386 = 0.5
0
given reaction.
396 (a)
3/2𝑐−1/2
405 (c)
Given, 𝑟 = 𝐾𝐶𝐴 The rate law for an elementary step can be given
3 1
∴ order of reaction = + (− ) by simply observing the rate expression.
2 2
3−1 406 (a)
= =1 Threshold energy level is a characteristic of a
2
397 (b) reaction which may be however lowered, if
𝐴1 . 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎1 /𝑅𝑇 = 𝐴2 ∙ 𝑒 −𝐸𝑎2 /𝑅𝑇 catalyst is used.
407 (b)
𝐴2 0.693
= 𝑒 (𝐸𝑎2 −𝐸𝑎1 )/𝑅𝑇 𝑡1/2 = 69.3 sec ∴ 𝐾 = = 10−2 sec −1
𝐴1 69.3
Now, 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐴] = 10−2 × 0.1 = 10−3 𝑀 sec −1
1200
102 = exp ( ) 408 (b)
𝑅𝑇 Rate = 𝑘[N2 O5 ]
1200 2.4 × 10−5 = 3.0 × 10−5 [N2 O5 ]
2 ln 10 = 2.4 × 10−5
2𝑇 [N2 O5 ] = = 0.8 mol L−1
3.0 × 10−5
600 409 (b)
𝑇=( )𝐾
4.606 Enzyme catalysed reactions decreases energy of
398 (d) activation to greater extent.
Nature and concentration of the reactants and 410 (a)
temperature of the reaction influence the rate of 𝑘 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎 /𝑅𝑇 , As temperature increases 𝑘
reaction. But molecularity does not affect the rate increases exponentially.
of reaction as it includes the number of atoms, 411 (a)
ions or molecules that must collide with one For the homogenous gaseous reaction,
𝑘
another to result into a chemical reaction. 𝐴 + 𝐵 → 𝑐, 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑖𝑠
399 (a) 𝑑𝑥
∆[𝑅] 0.25 = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵]
𝑘𝐼 = = =5 𝑑𝑡
∆𝑡 0.05 Or
∆[𝑅] 0.60 𝑑𝑥
𝑘𝐼𝐼 = = =5 𝑘 =
∆𝑡 0.12 𝑑𝑡 × [𝐴][𝐵]
So reaction must be zero order 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1
400 (b) 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 × 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1 × 𝑚𝑜𝑙 𝐿−1
For zero order, 𝑥 = 𝐾𝑡, 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑐; Or unit of rate constant ‘k’ is
∴ 𝑐 = 0 or line passes through origin. 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 −1 𝑜𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1 𝐿𝑠 −1 .
402 (d) 412 (a)
For an endothermic reaction For zero order reaction, 𝐾 = 𝑡
𝑥
If 𝑥 = 𝑎 (complete reactant to react);

𝑎
𝑡=
𝐾
413 (b)
for two-third of a reaction ,
2 𝑎
[𝐴]0 = 𝑎, [𝐴] = 𝑎 − 𝑎 =
3 3
2.303 [𝐴]0
𝑡2/3 = 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘 [𝐴]
403 (d) 2.303 𝑎 2.303
For a zero order reaction rate and rate constant = 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 = log 3
𝑘 𝑘
are independent of reactant concentration 3
2.303 × 0.4771
404 (c) 𝑡2/3 = = 2.01 × 1013 𝑠
5.48 × 10−14
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414 (d) 2.303 𝑎 2.303
𝑘= log = × 0.0969
Rate constant almost gets doubled by the increase 10 0.80 𝑎 10
of 10℃ in temperature. Hence, the rate constant
= 0.0223
at 310 K will be
= 3.2 × 10−3 × (2)2 If [𝐴]0 = 𝑎, [𝐴] = 𝑎 −
𝑎 ×75
= 0.25 𝑎
100
( ∵increase in temperature=20 K)
= 1.28 × 10−2 J−1 2.303 [𝐴]0
415 (a) 𝑡= log
𝑘 [𝐴]
Unit of 𝑘 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐1−𝑛 𝑡 −1
𝑚𝑜𝑙 1−4 −1 2.303 𝑎
( ) 𝑡 = log
𝐿 0.0223 0.25 𝑎
𝑚𝑜𝑙 −3 −1 2.303
( ) 𝑡 = × 0.6021
𝐿 0.0223
Therefore, the unit of k is
𝑚𝑜𝑙 −3 −1 = 62.18 min
( ) 𝑡 for fourth order reaction.
𝐿
416 (d) 423 (b)
It is the definition of chemical kinetics. Order of radioactive disintegration reaction is
417 (b) first. For example
226
𝑟 = 𝐾[N2 O5 ] 88 𝑅𝑎 →86 𝑅𝑛222 +2 𝐻𝑒 4
𝑟 1.02 × 10−4 Radium radon a-particle
∴ [N2 O5 ] = = = 3M 424 (a)
𝐾 3.4 × 10−5
∆
418 (a) C4 H8 → 2C2 H4
2.303 100
For 50% 𝐵 reacted, 𝐾2 = log Mole at 𝑡 = 0 𝑎 0
𝑡2 50
2.303 100 Mole at 𝑡 = 𝑡 (𝑎 − 𝑥) 2𝑥
For 94% 𝐴 reacted, 𝐾1 = 𝑡1
log 6 2𝑥 𝑎
When 𝑎−𝑥 = 1, then 𝑥 = 3
𝐾2 𝑡2 0.3010
∴ = × 2.303 𝑎
𝐾1 𝑡1 1.2218 𝑡= log
Since 𝑡2 = 𝑡1 , because 50% 𝐵 has reacted when 𝐾 𝑎−𝑥
2.303 𝑎
94% 𝐴 has reacted. = −4
log 𝑎
𝐾2 0.3010 𝐾
2.48 × 10 𝑎−
∴ = 1.2218 = 0.246 and 𝐾1 = 4.06 3
𝐾1 2 = 1635.2 second = 27.25 minute
419 (b) 425 (a)
For first order half-life period is independent of If energy of activation for forward and backward
initial concentration reactions are same, reaction is neither exothermic
420 (c) not endothermic.
𝐾1 = 𝐴𝑒 −𝐸𝑎/𝑅𝑇 426 (c)
𝐾2 = 𝐴𝑒 −[𝐸𝑎 −2]/𝑅𝑇 Half-life=6.93 min
𝐾1 −3 0.693
= 𝑒 2/𝑅𝑇 = 𝑒 2/2×10 ×300 = 28 𝑘= = 0.1
𝐾2 6.93
421 (d) We know ,𝑘1 for per cent completion
Rate = 𝐾1 [𝐴] − 𝐾2 [𝐵] for a reversible reaction of I 2.303 100
𝑘1 = log ( )
order opposed by I order. 𝑡 1
422 (b) 2.303 100
0.1 = log
For Ist order reaction 𝑡 1
2.303
0.1 = log 102
2.303 [𝐴]0 𝑡
𝑘= log 2.303 × 2
𝑡 [𝐴] 𝑡= = 46.06
0.1
𝑎 × 20
If [𝐴]0 = 𝑎, [𝐴] = 𝑎 − 100 = 0.80𝑎 427 (b)
Rate = 𝐾[NO]2 [O2 ]1 ;
𝑡 = 10 min Concentration of each species are reduced by 1/2
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on increasing volume to two times and thus, rate 2.303 5
𝑡= −3
log
becomes 1/8 times of initial rate. 1.15 × 10 3
428 (c) 2.303
= [𝑙𝑜𝑔5 − 𝑙𝑜𝑔3]
The rate of reaction is 1.15 × 10−3
2.303
= × 0.2218
rate = 𝑘[NO]2 [O2 ] 1.15 × 10−3
= 444s
1
When the volume is reduced to 3, the 435 (d)
𝑐 −𝑐
concentration of each reactant is increased by 3 For II order reaction 0 = 𝐾 ∙ 𝑡 ∙ 𝑐0 .
𝑐
times 436 (b)
We know,
rate′ = 𝑘[3NO]2 [3O2 ] Given, 𝑇1 = 27 + 273 = 300 𝐾𝐾1 = 𝑘
= 27𝑘[NO]2 [O2 ] 𝑇2 = 37 + 273 = 310𝐾 𝐾2 = 2𝑘
𝑅 = 8.314 × 10−3 kJ
rate′ 27𝑘[NO]2 [O2 ] 𝑘2 𝐸𝑎 𝑇2 − 𝑇1
= 2.303 log = ( )
rate 𝑘[NO]2 [O2 ] 𝑘1 𝑅 𝑇1 − 𝑇2
2𝑘 𝐸𝑎 310 − 300
rate′ = 27 rate 2.303 log = × ( )
𝑘 8.314 × 10−3 310 × 300
𝐸𝑎 10
429 (a) 2.303 log 2 = −3
×
8.314 × 10 93000
𝐾 = 10−2 mol−1 litre sec −1 𝐸𝑎
2.303 × 0.3010 = × 0.000108
8.314 × 10−3
10−2 × 1000 × 60 2.303 × 0.3010 × 8.314 × 10−3
= cc molecule−1 min−1 𝐸𝑎 =
6.02 × 1023 0.000108
= 9.9618 × 10−22 cc molecule−1 min−1 5.7633 × 10−3
=
431 (d) 0.000108
Activation energy of a reaction is constant at 𝐸𝑎 = 53.363 kJ
constant temperature hence, 𝐸1 = 𝐸2 437 (d)
If the concentration of reactants is increased by 𝑥,
432 (b) then rate constant 𝑘 remains same, 𝑖𝑒, 𝑘 because
Rate (𝑟) = 𝑘[𝐴][𝐵] = 𝑘𝑎𝑏 change of concentration has no effect on the rate
When volume is reduced by one fourth then constant
concentration becomes 4 times
Hence, 𝑟 ′ = 𝑘 (4𝑎)(4𝑏)
= 16𝑘𝑎𝑏
∴ 𝑟 ′ = 16𝑟
433 (b)
The reactant taken in excess obeys zero order
reaction;
∴ 𝑟 = 𝐾[𝐵].
434 (a)
For first order reaction,
2.303 [𝐴]0
𝑡= 𝑙𝑜𝑔
𝑘 [𝐴]
[𝐴]0 = 5𝑔, [𝐴] = 3𝑔 𝑘 = 1.15 × 10−3 𝑠 −1
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Date : 23-07-2019 TEST ID: 165

Single Correct Answer Type

activation energy for the reaction 𝐵 → 𝐴(in kJ mol−1 ) will be

a) 693 s b) 1386 s c) 6930 s d) 2029 s

a) Activation energy of forward reaction is greater than backward reaction

a) 6.4 × 10−3 b) 1.28 × 10−2 c) 9.6 × 10−3 d) 3.2 × 10−4

178. For the decomposition of N2 O5 (g), it is given that:

concentration to its 1/8th value ?

The rate of disappearance of NO2 is equal to

a) 𝐸𝑎 for the forward reaction is 𝐶 − 𝐵

𝑛𝐴0 𝐴0 𝑛𝐴0 𝑛−1

doubled at constant volume then the rate of the reaction will be

coefficient for such reactions is

a) Very low temperature b) Zero activation energy

a) 2.01 × 1011 𝑠 b) 2.01 × 1013 𝑠 c) 8.08 × 1013 𝑠 d) 16.04 × 1011 𝑠

: HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :

For the first order reaction, 24 (a)

unimolecular reaction . 68 (c)

reaction rate is determined by the variation of 1 1 1

CH3 COOCH3 + NaOH → CH3 COONa + H2 O 1 1

When 80% completion take place

184 (a) 𝐵 decays to 𝑛2 halves.

∵ On doubling the concentration of B, the rate of

𝐸𝑎 (backward)= 200 kJ mol−1

Thus, 𝐸𝑎(𝑓) − 𝐸𝑎(𝑏) = 𝐸Product − 𝐸Reaction = ∆𝐸 𝐴 → product

−[𝐴] = 𝑘𝑡 + θ …(i) 320 (d)

= 0.0462 s = 𝐾𝑓 [reactants] − 𝐾𝑏 [Product]

If 𝑥 = 𝑎 (complete reactant to react);

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