UNIT 5

Unit 5 Multiple Choice

1. Consider the reaction mechanism given below:

A + A ⇌ A2 fast

A2 + C → ACA slow

ACA → AC + A fast

Which of the following rate laws agrees with the reaction mechanism as written?

A) Rate = k[A]2[C]
B) Rate = k[A]2
C) Rate = k[A]2[A2][C]
D) Rate = k[A2][C]

2. Consider the reaction mechanism given below:

A + A ⇌ A2 fast

A2 + C → A2C ??

A2C + X → A2X + C ??

Which of the following correctly identifies the role of A2 and explains why?

A) A2 is an intermediate. In a reaction mechanism intermediates first appear as a product and leave as a

reactant.
B) A2 is a catalyst. In a reaction mechanism intermediates first appear as a product and leave as a reactant.
C) A2 is an intermediate. Intermediates are formed as a result of a fast initial step.
D) A2 is a catalyst. The presence of A2 increases the rate of the reaction.
3. Given below are two possible reaction mechanisms for the same chemical reaction. Which of the following
selects the reaction mechanism that would proceed at a faster rate and explains why?

Reaction Mechanism 1 Reaction Mechanism 2

Step 1 X + X → X2 Step 1 X + X → X2

Step 2 X2 + M → X2M Step 2 X2 + M → X2M

Step 3 X2M + D → X2MD Step 3 X2M + A → X2MA

Step 4 X2MD + A → X2MA + D Overall Balanced

2 X + M + A → X2MA
Equation
Overall Balanced
2 X + M + A → X2MA
Equation

A) Reaction Mechanism 1. Reaction mechanism 1 contains a catalyst which increases the rate of a chemical
reaction.
B) Reaction Mechanism 1. Reaction mechanism 1 contains more intermediates which react at a faster rate.
C) Reaction Mechanism 2. Reaction mechanism 2 has fewer elementary steps and therefore proceeds at a
faster rate.
D) Reaction Mechanism 2. Reaction mechanism 2 has a higher activation energy.

4. For a certain chemical reaction, the order with respect to the reactant C2H6 is second order. How would the
rate change if the concentration of C2H6 is doubled?

A) The rate would increase by a factor of 4.

B) The rate would increase by a factor of 2.
C) The rate would increase by a factor of 1.
D) The rate would remain the same.

A+2B→C+3D

5. The reaction shown above has the rate law expression

Rate = k[A]2

Which of the following will NOT increase the rate of the chemical reaction?

A) Increasing the concentration of B.

B) Increasing the concentration of A.
C) Increasing the temperature of the reaction.
D) Using a catalyst.
6. For the reaction shown below, the rate of disappearance of C is 2.0 x 10-5 M/s. At what rate will [A]
change over the same time period?

2A(aq) + 3C(aq) → A2C3(aq)

A) (2/3)(Rate C)
B) (3/2)(Rate C)
C) (Rate C)
D) (1/2)(Rate C)

7. The potential energy diagram of two different reaction mechanisms for the same reaction is shown below.
Which of the statements below can be determined from the potential energy diagram?

I. The dashed line is in the presence of a catalyst.

II. The bold line occurs faster than the dashed line.

III. The dashed line has two elementary steps.

IV. The second step of the dashed line occurs slower than the first step.

A) I and III
B) I and II
C) I, II, and III
D) I and IV
8. Given below is the reaction mechanism for a certain chemical reaction. Which of the following gives the
overall balanced equation and the correct rate law from the molecularity of the step indicated?

Step 1 Z2 + X → XZ + Z

Step 2 Z + B → BZ

Step 3 BZ + X → XZ + B

A) Z2 + 2X → 2XZ Step 2: rate = k[Z][B]

B) Z2 + B → BZ + Z Step 3: rate = k[X]
C) Z2 + 2X → 2XZ Step 1: rate = k[Z2]2[X]
D) X + Z → XZ Step 2: rate = k[Z][B]

9. A reaction has the rate law given below. Determine which of the following correctly predicts the change in
the rate of the reaction based on the change in concentration of that reactant. Assume all other reactants
remain the same.

Rate = k[M]2[X]0[C]1

A) A doubling of the concentration of X would result in no change of the reaction rate.

B) A doubling of the concentration of M would result in a doubling of the reaction rate.
C) A doubling of the concentration of C would result in a quadrupling of the reaction rate.
D) A doubling of the concentration of X would result in a doubling of the reaction rate.

10. Shown above is the Maxwell Boltzmann distribution for the molecules that participate in the same chemical
reaction at two different temperatures. Which of the following correctly predicts the rate of the chemical
reaction of Temperature 2 compared to Temperature 1 and gives the reason why?

A) Rate of Temperature 2 > Rate of Temperature 1.

Temperature 2 has more particles with the required activation energy compared to Temperature 1.
B) Rate of Temperature 2 > Rate of Temperature 1.
Temperature 2 has fewer total particles and will require less time to react to completion compared to
Temperature 1.
C) Rate of Temperature 2 < Rate of Temperature 1.
Temperature 2 has a lower peak of energy and therefore less total energy compared to Temperature 1.
D) Rate of Temperature 2 < Rate of Temperature 1.
Temperature 2 has a lower concentration of reactants as evidenced by a lower curve compared to
Temperature 1.
11. A chemical reaction has the rate law written below.

Rate = k[A]2[C]

In experiment 1, the rate of the reaction is measured when the concentration of [A] is
0.20 M and the concentration of [C] is 0.15 M. In experiment 2, the concentration of [A]
is changed to 0.40 M while the concentration of [C] is changed to 0.075 M. What should
be the change in the rate of the reaction?

A) The rate doubles.

B) The rate triples.
C) The rate quadruples.
D) The rate does not change.

2A(aq) + B(aq) → products

12. A student conducts an experiment to determine the rate law for the chemical reaction shown above. She
collects the data shown below. Determine the order with respect to [A] and [B].

Experiment A (M) B (M) Rate (M/min)

1 0.20 0.10 2.0 x 10-4

2 0.20 0.30 18 x 10-4

3 0.20 0.10 2.0 x 10-4

4 0.80 0.10 8.0 x 10-4

A) A is 1st order and B is 2nd order

B) A is 2nd order and B is 1st order
C) A is 1st order and B is 1st order
D) A is 2nd order and B is 3rd order

13. Consider the chemical reaction below. Which answer gives the reactant that disappears the fastest and
gives the correct explanation?

2A(aq) + 3B(aq) + C(aq) → products

A) Reactant B disappears the fastest. B has the largest coefficient and therefore has the most moles consumed
per mole of reaction.
B) Reactant B disappears the fastest. B is 3rd order and therefore has the most moles consumed per reaction.
C) Reactant C disappears the fastest. The rate of disappearance of C is equal to the rate of the reaction
because it has a coefficient of 1.
D) Reactant C disappears the fastest. The rate of disappearance of B is 3 times the rate of disappearance of C.
14. A chemical reaction has two different reaction mechanisms. The potential energy diagrams of both
reaction mechanisms are shown above. Which of the following is true?

A) Reaction Mechanism B has two elementary steps.

B) Reaction Mechanism B has two intermediates.
C) Reaction Mechanism A has one intermediate.
D) Reaction Mechanism A has a larger reaction rate.

15. A kinetics experiment is setup to collect the gas generated when a sheet of magnesium, Mg(s), is placed
into a solution of hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq). Which of the following changes would increase the rate of
the reaction?

A) Cutting the magnesium sheet into smaller pieces.

B) Decreasing the concentration of HCl(aq).
C) Lowering the temperature of the HCl(aq).
D) Using a smaller reaction vessel.

16. The chemical reaction shown below is predicted to occur at a rate of 2.0 x 103 M/s. However, the actual
rate is much slower. Which of the following could be a possible reason for the slower rate?

A) The molarity of is greater than recorded.

B) The species has no activation energy.

C) The correct collision between and is less frequent than expected.

D) The temperature of the reaction vessel is greater than expected.
 2 X2Y5(g) → 4XY2(g) + Y2(g)

17. A sample of X2Y5 is placed into a previously evacuated reaction vessel and the partial pressure over time is
measured. Which of the following correctly gives the order of the reaction?

1
Time (s) 𝑃!!"" ln(𝑃!!"" )
𝑃!!""
0 400. 5.99 0.0025
20 182 5.20 0.0055
40 118 4.77 0.0085
60 87.0 4.47 0.0115

A) The reaction is 2nd order.

B) The reaction is 1st order.
C) The reaction is 0th order.
D) The overall reaction order is 1.

18. A student conducts a kinetics experiment and measures the change in concentration of one of the reactants
over time with a spectrometer. She creates the three graphs shown below. Which of the following gives
the correct order with respect to the reactant and gives the correct value for k?

A) The reactant is first order and the value of k is the negative of the slope of the line.
B) The reactant is first order and the value of k is the slope of the line.
C) The reactant is second order and the value of k is the negative of the slope of the line.
D) The reactant is second order and the value of k is the slope of the line.
19. A student conducts an experiment to determine the order of a reactant and collects the following data.

Time (min) 0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Concentration (M) 0.200 0.126 0.0794 0.0500 0.0315 0.0198 0.0125

From the data the student determines that the reactant is 1st order. Which of the
following supports the students conclusion?

A) The molarity at 60 s would be two half-lives of the reactant.

B) When plotted on a graph the slope of the line is k.
C) A graph of concentration vs. time gives a straight line.
D) The value of k does not change for the reactant.

20. A student conducts an experiment and collects data on the reaction 2 E + M + A → E2MA. Given below is
a possible reaction mechanism. From experimentation it is determined that Step 2 is the rate determining
step. Which of the following is true for the species M?

Reaction Mechanism

Step 1 E + E ⇌ E2

Step 2 E2 + M → E2M

Step 3 E2M + A → E2MA

Overall Balanced
2 E + M + A → E2MA
Equation

A) A plot of ln[M] vs. time would be a straight line.

B) M is a catalyst that enters as a reactant.
C) The order of M is zero and the rate of the reaction is not dependent on the concentration of M.
D) M is an intermediate which makes it difficult to isolate.
21.

A)

B)

C)

D)
22.

a. third
b. second
c. first
d. cannot be determined with the given information

23.
Hydrobromic acid can be formed in the following reaction:
H!(#) + B r!(#) → 2 H B r(% ')

Which of the following is the rate of disappearance for Br2?

A)

B)

C)

D)
24.
rate=k[A]2[X]
The unit for the rate constant is calculated from the rate law.
For the given rate law, which of the following are the units of the rate constant, k?
A)

B)

C)

D)

25. A reaction is observed for 20 hours and the moles of remaining reactant were recorded
each hour.

Which of the following BEST identifies the half-life and order of the reaction?
A) second order kinetics. 3 hour half life.
B) first order kinetics. 3 hour half life.
C) second order kinetics. 6 hour half life.
D) first order kinetics. 6 hour half life.
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A)

B)

C)

D)

27.

A)

B)

C)

D)
28.

A) The reaction is classified as a simple unimolecular elementary reaction since the rate law matches the
reaction.
B) The reaction occurs in more than one elementary step because the rate law does not match the
stoichiometry of the reaction.
C) The overall rate law cannot be determined without the use of the correct catalyst and identification of
alternate pathways.
D) There are no intermediates formed during the reaction due to the simple, one-step nature of the reaction.

(Around Topic 5.5)