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Q1. Given below are two statements :

(8) Statement I: The rate law for the reaction A + B → C is rate (r) = k[A] 2
. When the concentration of both A
[B]

and B is doubled, the reaction rate is increased " x " times.

Statement II :

The figure is showing "the variation in concentration against time plot" for a " y " order reaction.
The Value of x + y is ______ 09 Apr 2024 (M)

Q2. Consider the following first order gas phase reaction at constant temperature
(3) A(g) → 2 B( g) + C(g)

If the total pressure of the gases is found to be 200 torr after 23sec. and 300 torr upon the complete
decomposition of A after a very long time, then the rate constant of the given reaction is ______ ×10 −2
s
−1

(nearest integer)
[Given : log 10
(2) = 0.301 ] 09 Apr 2024 (E)

Q3. Consider the following reaction

(1) A + B → C

The time taken for A to become 1/4 th

of its initial concentration is twice the time taken to become 1/2 of the
same. Also, when the change of concentration of B is plotted against time, the resulting graph gives a straight
line with a negative slope and a positive intercept on the concentration axis.
The overall order of the reaction is _______ 08 Apr 2024 (M)

Q4. For a reaction

A → B → C
−
−
K1 K2

(2) If the rate of formation of B is set to be zero then the concentration of B is given by : 08 Apr 2024 (E)
(1) (K 1
+ K 2 )[A] (2) (K 1
/K 2 )[A]

(3) (K 1
− K 2 )[A] (4) K 1
K 2 [ A]

(3)
Q5. Time required for 99.9% completion of a first order reaction is _______ times the time required for completion
of 90% reaction.(nearest integer) 06 Apr 2024 (M)

Q6. Consider the two different first order reactions given below A + B → C (Reaction 1) P → Q (Reaction 2) The
(17)ratio of the half life of Reaction 1 : Reaction 2 is . If t and t represent the time taken to complete 2/3
5 : 2 1 2
rd

and 45 th
of Reaction 1 and Reaction 2, respectively, then the value of the ratio t 1
: t2 is ______ ×10 −1
(nearest
integer). [Given : log 10
(3) = 0.477 and log 10
(5) = 0.699 ] 06 Apr 2024 (E)

Q7. During Kinetic study of reaction 2A + B → C + D, the following results were obtained :
(3) A [M] B [M] initial rate of f ormation of D

−3
I 0.1 0.1 6.0 × 10

−2
II 0.3 0.2 7.20 × 10

−1
III 0.3 0.4 2.88 × 10

−2
IV 0.4 0.1 2.40 × 10

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Based on above data, overall order of the reaction is ______ 05 Apr 2024 (M)

Q8. Consider the following single step reaction in gas phase at constant temperature.
(315) 2 A (g) + B (g) → C (g)

The initial rate of the reaction is recorded as r when the reaction starts with 1.5 atm pressure of A and 0.7 atm
1

pressure of B. After some time, the rate r is recorded when the pressure of C becomes 0.5 atm. The ratio
2

r1 : r2 is ______ ×10 . (Nearest integer)

−1
05 Apr 2024 (E)

Q9. Consider the following reaction, the rate expression of which is given below
(50) A + B → C

1/2 1/2
rate = k[A] [ B]

The reaction is initiated by taking 1M concentration of A and B each. If the rate constant (k) is 4.6 × 10 −2
s
−1
,
then the time taken for A to become 0.1M is ______ sec. (nearest integer) 04 Apr 2024 (E)

Q10. Consider the following transformation involving first order elementary reaction in each step at constant
temperature as shown below.
(100)
Step Step 2

A + B
− ⇌ C → P
Step 3

Some details of the above reactions are listed below.

−1 −1
Step Rate constant (sec ) Activation energy (kJ mol )

1 k1 300

2 k2 200

3 k3 Ea 3

If the overall rate constant of the above transformation (k) is given as k = k1 k2

k3
and the overall activation
energy (E a) is 400 kJ mol , then the value of Ea is ________ kJmol
−1
3
−1
(nearest integer) 04 Apr 2024 (M)

Q11. The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of a gas A at constant volume:
(2) A(g) → 2 B(g) + C(g)

S. No Time/s Total pressure/(atm)

1. 0 0. 1

2. 115 0. 28

The rate constant of the reaction is _______ ×10 −2

s
−1
(nearest integer) 01 Feb 2024 (E)
14

Q12. The ratio of 12

C
in a piece of wood is 1

8
part that of atmosphere. If half life of 14
C is 5730 years, the age of
(18161)wood sample is ..... years.
C
NO FEEL..... 01 Feb 2024 (M)

Q13. r = k[A] for a reaction, 50% of A is decomposed in 120 minutes. The time taken for 90% decomposition of A
(400)is ______ minutes. 31 Jan 2024 (E)

Q14. Integrated rate law equation for a first order gas phase reaction is given by (where P is initial pressure and P i t

(1) is total pressure at time t) 31 Jan 2024 (M)

(1) k = 2.303

t
× log
Pi

(2P i −P t )
(2) k = 2.303

t
× log
2P i

(2P i −P t )

(3) k = 2.303

t
× log
(2P i −P t )

Pi
(4) k = 2.303

t
×
Pi

(2P i −P t )

Q15. NO required for a reaction is produced by decomposition of N

2 2 O5 in CCl as by equation
4

2N 2 O 5( g)
→ 4 NO 2( g)
+ O 2( g)

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The initial concentration of N 2 O5 is 3 mol L

−1
and it is 2. 75 mol L
−1
after 30 minutes.
The rate of formation of NO is x × 10 2
−3
mol L
−1
min
− 1
, value of x is ________. 30 Jan 2024 (E)
(16)
Q16. The rate of first order reaction is 0. 04 mol L
−1
s
−1
at 10 minutes and 0. 03 mol L
−1
s
−1
at 20 minutes after
initiation. Half life of the reaction is ______ minutes. (Given log 2 = 0. 3010, log 3 = 0. 4771)
Round off your answer to the nearest integer. 30 Jan 2024 (M)
(30)
Q17. For a reaction taking place in three steps at same temperature, overall rate constant K = K1 K2

K3
. If Ea 1, Ea 2 and
Ea 3 are 40, 50 and 60 kJ / mol respectively, the overall Ea is _________ kJ / mol. 29 Jan 2024 (M)

Q18. The half-life of radioisotopic bromine - 82 is 36 hours. The fraction which remains after one day is _________
×10
−2
.
(Given antilog 0. 2006 = 1. 587)
Round off to the nearest integer 29 Jan 2024 (E)

Q19. Time required for completion of 99. 9% of first order reaction is ________ times of half life (t 1/2 ) of the
(10) reaction 27 Jan 2024 (E)

Q20. Consider the following data for the given reaction

(2) 2 HI (g) → H 2( g)
+ I 2( g)

−1
HI(molL ) 0. 005 0. 01 0. 02

Rate (molL −1
s
−1
) 7. 5 × 10
−4
3. 0 × 10
−3
1. 2 × 10
−2

The order of the reaction is __________. 27 Jan 2024 (M)

Q21. For a reversible reaction A ⇌ B, the ΔH forward reaction = 20 kJ mol

–1
. The activation energy of the
uncatalyzed forward reaction is 300 kJ mol
–1
. When the reaction is catalysed keeping the reactant
concentration same, the rate of the catalysed forward reaction at 27 ∘
C is found to be same as that of the
uncatalyzed reaction at 327 ∘
C . The activation energy of the catalysed backward reaction is _______ kJ mol
–1

. 15 Apr 2023 (M)

Q22. t 87.5 is the time required for the reaction to undergo 87. 5% completion and t 50 is the time required for the
reaction to undergo 50% completion. The relation between t 87.5 and t 50 for a first order reaction is
t 87.5 = x × t 50

The value of x is _________. (Nearest integer) 13 Apr 2023 (M)

Q23. A(g) → 2 B( g) + C(g) is a first order reaction. The initial pressure of the system was found to be
800 mm Hg which increased to 1600 mm Hg after 10 min . The total pressure of the system after 30 min
will be mm Hg . (Nearest integer) 13 Apr 2023 (E)

Q24. The reaction 2NO + Br 2 → 2 NOBr takes place through the mechanism given below
NO + Br 2 ⇌ NOBr 2 (f ast)

NOBr 2 + NO → 2 NOBr (slow)

The overall order of the reaction is _____. 12 Apr 2023 (M)

Q25. KClO 3 + 6 FeSO 4 + 3H 2 SO 4 → KCl + 3 Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 + 3H 2 O

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The above reaction was studied at 300 K by monitoring the concentration of FeSO 4 in which initial
concentration was 10 M and after half an hour became 8. 8 M . The rate of production of Fe 2 (SO 4 ) 3 is
_______ × l0 –6
mol L
–1
s
–1
(Nearest integer) 11 Apr 2023 (M)

Q26. For a chemical reaction A + B → Product, the order is 1 with respect to A and B.
Rate [A] [B]
−1 −1 −1 −1
mol L S mol L mol L

0. 10 20 0. 5

0. 40 x 0. 5

0. 80 40 y

What is the value of x and y? 11 Apr 2023 (E)

(1) 160 and 4 (2) 80 and 4
(3) 80 and 2 (4) 40 and 4

Q27. The number of incorrect statement/s from the following is ______________

A. The successive half lives of zero order reactions decreases with time.
B. A substance appearing as reactant in the chemical equation may not affect the rate of reaction
C. Order and molecularity of a chemical reaction can be a fractional number
D. The rate constant units of zero and second order reaction are molL −1
s
−1
and mol −1
L s
−1
respectively
10 Apr 2023 (E)

Q28. A molecule undergoes two independent first order reactions whose respective half lives are 12 min and 3 min .
If both the reactions are occurring then the time taken for the 50% consumption of the reactant is ______ min.
(Nearest integer) 10 Apr 2023 (M)

Q29. The correct reaction profile diagram for a positive catalyst reaction. 08 Apr 2023 (E)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Q30. The number of given statement/s which is/are correct is_____

(A) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the higher is the activation energy.
(B) If a reaction has zero activation energy, its rate is independent of temperature.
(C) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the smaller is the activation energy.
(D) If there is no correlation between the temperature and the rate constant then it means that the reaction has
negative activation energy. 08 Apr 2023 (M)

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Q31. Consider the following reaction that goes from A to B in three steps as shown below:

Choose the correct option

Number of Rate
Number of
Activated determining
Intermediates
Complexes step
(1) 2 3 I

(2) 2 3 III

(3) 2 3 II

(4) 3 2 II

06 Apr 2023 (E)

(1) (1) (2) (2)
(3) (3) (4) (4)

Q32. For the adsorption of hydrogen on platinum, the activation energy is 30 kJ mol
–1
and for the adsorption of
hydrogen on nickel, the activation energy is 41. 4 kJ mol
–1
. The logarithm of the ratio of the rates of
chemisorption on equal areas of the metals at 300 K is _______ (Nearest integer) Given: In 10 = 2. 3,
R = 8. 3 J K
−1
mol
−1
06 Apr 2023 (M)

Q33. The graph which represents the following reaction is:

−

(C 6 H 5 ) C − Cl
3
OH

Pyridine
(C 6 H 5 ) C − OH
3
01 Feb 2023 (E)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Q34. A → B
The above reaction is of zero order. Half life of this reaction is 50 min . The time taken for the concentration of
A to reduce to one-fourth of its initial value is min . (Nearest integer) 01 Feb 2023 (E)

Q35. A and B are two substances undergoing radioactive decay in a container. The half life of A is 15 min and that
of B is 5 . If the initial concentration of B is 4 times that of A and they both start decaying at the same
min

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time, how much time will it take for the concentration of both of them to be same? ________min.
01 Feb 2023 (M)

Q36. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 20 min

−1
. The time required for the initial concentration of the
reactant to reduce to its 32
1
level is ______ × 10 −2
min . (Nearest integer) 31 Jan 2023 (E)

Q37. A → B
The rate constants of the above reaction at 200 K and 300 K are 0. 03 min
−1
and 0. 05 min
−1
respectively.
The activation energy for the reaction is J (Nearest integer)
(Given : In 10 = 2. 3 R = 8. 3 J K
−1
mol
−1
log 5 = 0. 70 log 3 = 0. 48 log 2 = 0. 30 31 Jan 2023 (M)

Q38. If compound A reacts with B following first order kinetics with rate constant 2. 011 × 10 −3
s
−1
. The time
taken by A (in seconds) to reduce from 7 g to 2 g will be _____ . (Nearest Integer)
[log 5 = 0. 698, log 7 = 0. 845, log 2 = 0. 301] 30 Jan 2023 (M)

Q39. An organic compound undergoes first order decomposition. If the time taken for the 60% decomposition is
540 s , then the time required for 90% decomposition will be is _____ s. (Nearest integer). Given :
ln 10 = 2. 3; log 2 = 0. 3 30 Jan 2023 (E)

Q40. For conversion of compound A → B, the rate constant of the reaction was found to be
4. 6 × 10
−5
Lmol
−1
s
−1
. The order of the reaction is _____ . 29 Jan 2023 (E)

Q41. For certain chemical reaction X → Y, the rate of formation of product is plotted against the time as shown in
the figure. The number of Correct statement/s from the following is _____

(A) Over all order of this reaction is one

(B) Order of this reaction can't be determined
(C) In region-I and III, the reaction is of first and zero order respectively
(D) In region-II, the reaction is of first order
(E) In region-II, the order of reaction is in the range of 0. 1 to 0. 9. 29 Jan 2023 (M)

Q42. For the first order reaction A → B the half life is 30 min . The time taken for 75% completion of the reaction
is mm. (Nearest integer)
Given : log 2 = 0. 3010 log 3 = 0. 4771 log 5 = 0. 6989 25 Jan 2023 (M)

Q43. A first order reaction has the rate constant, k = 4. 6 × 10

−3
s
−1
. The number of correct statement/s from the
following is/are Given: log 3 = 0. 48 .
A. Reaction completes in 1000 s.
B. The reaction has a half-life of 500 s.
C. The time required for 10% completion is 25 times the time required for 90% completion.

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D. The degree of dissociation is equal to (1 − e − kt

) .
E. The rate and the rate constant have the same unit. 25 Jan 2023 (E)

Q44. A student has studied the decomposition of a gas AB at 25°C . He obtained the following data3

p (mm H g) 50 100 200 400

Relative t 1 (s) 4 2 1 0. 5
2

The order of the reaction is 24 Jan 2023 (E)

(1) 0. 5 (2) 2
(3) 1 (4) 0 (zero)

Q45. The number of correct statement/s from the following is _____ .

A.Larger the activation energy, smaller is the value of the rate constant.
B. The higher is the activation energy, higher is the value of the temperature coefficient.
C. At lower temperatures, increase in temperature causes more change in the value of k than at higher
temperature.
D. A plot of ln k vs 1

T
is a straight line with slope equal to − Ea

R
24 Jan 2023 (M)

Q46. The reaction between X and Y is first order with respect to X and zero order with respect to Y.
Experiment
[X] [Y] Initial rate
−1 −1 −1 −1
molL molL molL min

I 0. 1 0. 1 2 × 10
−3

II L 0. 2 4 × 10
−3

III 0. 4 0. 4 M × 10
−3

IV 0. 1 0. 2 2 × 10
−3

Examine the data of table and calculate ratio of numerical values of M and L. 29 Jul 2022 (M)

Q47. Assuming 1μg of trace radioactive element X with a half life of 30 years is absorbed by a growing tree. The
amount of X remaining in the tree after 100 years is_____×10 μg. [Given : ln 10 = 2. 303; −1
log 2 = 0. 30 ]
29 Jul 2022 (E)

Q48. For the given first order reaction A → B the half life of the reaction is 0. 3010 min . The ratio of the initial
concentration of reactant to the concentration of reactant at time 2. 0 min will be equal to _____. (Nearest
integer) 28 Jul 2022 (M)

Q49. For a reaction, given below is the graph of ln k vs 1

T
. The activation energy for the reaction is equal to
_______ cal mol .(Given : R = 2K
−1 −1
mol
−1
)
img src="images/29ecd3e4-273d-496c-973c-25cb1d75d77a-image.png" style="width: 285px; height:
300px;"/> 28 Jul 2022 (E)

Q50. [A] → [B]

Reactant Product

If formation of compound [B] follows the first order of kinetics and after 70 minutes the concentration of [A]

was found to be half of its initial concentration. Then the rate constant of the reaction is x × 10
−6
s
−1
. The
value of x is____ 27 Jul 2022 (E)

Q51. 2NO + 2H 2 → N 2 + 2H 2 O

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The above reaction has been studied at 800 °C. The related data are given in the table below
Initial
Reaction serial Initial pressure of Initial rate
Pressure − dp
number H 2 / kPa ( )/(kPa /s)
of NO / kPa dt

1 65. 6 40. 0 0. 135

2 65. 6 20. 1 0. 033

3 38. 6 65. 6 0. 214

4 19. 2 65. 6 0. 106

The order of the reaction with respect to NO is____ 27 Jul 2022 (M)

Q52. For a reaction A → 2B + C the half lives are 100 s and 50 s when the concentration of reactant A is 0. 5 and
1. 0 mol L = respectively. The order of the reaction is 26 Jul 2022 (M)

Q53. At 30 °C, the half life for the decomposition of AB is 200 s and is independent of the initial concentration of
2

AB 2 . The time required for 80% of the AB to decompose is (Given: log 2 = 0. 30; log 3 = 0. 48)
2

26 Jul 2022 (E)

(1) 200s (2) 323s
(3) 467s (4) 532s

Q54. For the decomposition of azomethane. CH 3 N 2 CH 3 (g) → CH 3 CH 3 (g) + N 2 a first order reaction, the
variation in partial pressure with time at 600 K is given as

The half life of the reaction is____×10 −5

s 25 Jul 2022 (E)

Q55. The half life for the decomposition of gaseous compound A is 240 s when the gaseous pressure was 500 Torr
initially. When the pressure was 250 Torr, the half life was found to be 4. 0 min . The order of the reaction is
_____ (Nearest integer) 25 Jul 2022 (M)

Q56. The equation k = (6. 5 × 10 12

s
−1
)e
−26000 K/T
is followed for the decomposition of compound A. The
activation energy for the reaction is ____ KJ mol
−1
. [nearest integer]
(Given: R = 8. 314 J K −1
mol
−1
) 29 Jun 2022 (E)

Q57. The activation energy of one of the reactions in a biochemical process is 532611 J mol
−1
. When the
temperature falls from 310 K to 300 K, the change in rate constant observed is k 300 = x × 10
−3
k 310° . The
value of x is
[Given: ln 10 = 2. 3 R = 8. 3 J K −1
mol
−1
] 29 Jun 2022 (M)

Q58. A radioactive element has a half life of 200 days. The percentage of original activity remaining after 83 days
is____(Nearest integer)
(Given : antilog 0. 125 = 1. 333, antilog 0. 693 = 4. 93) 28 Jun 2022 (E)

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Q59. For a first order reaction A → B, the rate constant, k = 5. 5 × 10 −14

s
−1
. The time required for 67%
completion of reaction is x × 10 −1
times the half life of reaction. The value of x is Nearest integer) (Given :
log 3 = 0. 4771 ) 28 Jun 2022 (M)

Q60. The rate constant for a first order reaction is given by the following equation :
4
2.0×10 K
lnk = 33. 24 −
T

The Activation energy for the reaction is given by kJmol

−1
. (In Nearest integer) (Given :
R = 8. 3 J K
−1
mol
−1
) 27 Jun 2022 (M)

Q61. It has been found that for a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by 9 K the rate constant gets doubled.
Assuming a reaction to be occurring at 300 K, the value of activation energy is found to be kJmol . [nearest −1

integer] (Given ln 10 = 2. 3, R = 8. 3 J K −1
mol
−1
, log 2 = 0. 30 ) 27 Jun 2022 (E)

Q62. Catalyst A reduces the activation energy for a reaction by 10 kJ mol

−1
at 300 K. The ratio of rate constants,
k T , Catalysed

k T , Uncatalysed
is e . The value of x is____[nearest integer] [Assume that the pre-exponential factor is same in
x

both the cases. Given R = 8. 31 J K −1

mol
−1
] 26 Jun 2022 (E)

Q63. A flask is filled with equal moles of A and B. The half lives of A and B are 100 s and 50 s respectively and are
independent of the initial concentration. The time required for the concentration of A to be four times that of B
is____s.
(Given : ln 2 = 0. 693) 26 Jun 2022 (M)

Q64. For a given chemical reaction γ 1

A + γ 2
B → γ 3
C + γ 4
. Concentration of C changes from 10
D mmol dm
−3
to
20 mmol dm
−3
in 10 s. Rate of appearance of D is 1. 5 times the rate of disappearance of B which is twice
the rate of disappearance A. The rate of appearance of D has been experimentally determined to be
9 mmol dm
−3
s
−1
. Therefore the rate of reaction is____mmol dm
−3
s
−1
. (Nearest Integer) 25 Jun 2022 (M)

Q65. At 345 K, the half life for the decomposition of a sample of a gaseous compound initially at 55. 5 kPa was
340 s . When the pressure was 27. 8 kPa , the half life was found to be 170 s. The order of the reaction is -
[integer answer] 25 Jun 2022 (E)

Q66. For a first order reaction, the time required for completion of 90% reaction is 'x' times the half life of the
reaction. The value of 'x' is
(Given: ln 10 = 2. 303 and log 2 = 0. 3010) 24 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 1.12 (2) 2.43
(3) 3.32 (4) 33.31

Q67. The rate constants for decomposition of acetaldehyde have been measured over the
temperature range 700 − 1000 K . The data has been analysed by plotting lnk vs
graph. The value of activation energy for the reaction is . (Nearest
3
10 −1
kJmol
T

integer) (Given : R = 8. 31 JK −1
mol
−1
)

24 Jun 2022 (M)

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Q68. Which one of the following given graphs represents the variation of rate constant (k) with temperature (T) for
an endothermic reaction? 01 Sep 2021 (E)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Q69. For a first order reaction, the ratio of the time for 75% completion of a reaction to the time for 50% completion
is ___________ . (Integer answer) 31 Aug 2021 (M)

Q70. For the reaction A → B, the rate constant k (in s ) is given by −1

3
(2.47×10 )
log k = 20. 35 −
10 T

The energy of activation in kJ mol

−1
is ________ . (Nearest integer)
[Given : R = 8. 314 J K −1
mol
−1
] 31 Aug 2021 (E)

Q71. The reaction that occurs in a breath analyser, a device used to determine the alcohol level in a person's blood
stream is
2 K 2 Cr 2 O 7 + 8H 2 SO 4 + 3C 2 H 6 O → 2 Cr 2 (SO 4 ) + 3C 2 H 4 O 2 + 2 K 2 SO 4 + 11H 2 O
3

If the rate of appearance of Cr 2 (SO 4 )

3
is 2. 67 mol min
−1
at a particular time, the rate of disappearance of
C2 H6 O at the same time is mol min −1
. (Nearest integer) 27 Aug 2021 (M)

Q72. The first order rate constant for the decomposition of CaCO at 700 K is 6. 36 × 10 3
−3
s
−1
and activation
energy is 209 kJ mol
−1
. Its rate constant (in s −1
) at 600 K is x × 10 . The value of x is (Nearest integer)
−6

[Given R = 8. 31 J K −1
mol
−1
; log 6. 36 × 10
−3
= −2. 19, 10
−4.79
= 1. 62 × 10
−5
] 27 Aug 2021 (E)

Q73. The following data was obtained for chemical reaction given below at 975 K.
2 NO (g) + 2H 2( g) → N 2( g) + 2H 2 O (g)

[NO] [H 2 ] Rate

−1 −1 −1 −1
mol L mol L molL s

−5 −5 −9
(A) 8 × 10 8 × 10 7 × 10

−5 −5 −8
(B) 24 × 10 8 × 10 2. 1 × 10

−5 −5 −8
(C) 24 × 10 32 × 10 8. 4 × 10

The order of the reaction with respect to NO_____ is [Integer answer] 26 Aug 2021 (M)

Q74. For a reaction of order n, the unit of the rate constant is : 27 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) mol 1−n
L
1−n
s (2) mol 1−n
L
2n
s
−1

(3) mol 1−n

L
n−1
s
−1
(4) mol 1−n
L
1−n
s
−1

Q75. For the first order reaction A → 2 B, 1 mole of reactant A gives 0. 2 moles of B after 100 minutes. The half
life of the reaction is ...... min. (Round off to the nearest integer).

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[Use : ln 2 = 0. 69, ln 10 = 2. 3 Properties of logarithms : ln x y

= y ln x

ln(
x

y
) = ln x − ln y] 27 Jul 2021 (E)

Q76. For a chemical reaction A → B, it was found that concentration of B is increased by 0. 2 mol L
−1
in 30 min.
The average rate of the reaction is ________ ×10 −1
mol L
−1
h
−1
. (in nearest integer) 25 Jul 2021 (E)

Q77. For the following graphs,

Choose from the options given below, the correct one regarding order of reaction is : 25 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) (b) zero order (c) and (e) First order (2) (a) and (b) Zero order (e) First order
(3) (b) and (d) Zero order (e) First order (4) (a) and (b) Zero order (c) and (e) First order

Q78. Isotope(s) of hydrogen which emits low energy β particles with t −

1/2
value > 12 years is/are 22 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) Protium (2) Tritium
(3) Deuterium (4) Deuterium and Tritium

Q79. N 2 O 5( g) → 2 NO 2( g)
+
1

2
O 2( g)

In the above first order reaction the initial concentration of N 2

O5 is 2. 40 × 10 −2
mol L
−1
at 318 K. The
concentration of N 2
O5 after 1 hour was 1. 60×10 −2
mol L
−1
. The rate constant of the reaction at 318 K is
×10
−3
min
−1
(Nearest integer):
[ Given : log 3 = 0. 477, log 5 = 0. 699] 22 Jul 2021 (M)

Q80. The inactivation rate of a viral preparation is proportional to the amount of virus. In the first minute after
preparation, 10% of the virus is inactivated. The rate constant for viral inactivation is ___ × 10 −3
min
−1
.

(Nearest integer) [Use : ln 10 = 2. 303; log 10

3 = 0. 477 property of logarithm: log x y
= y log x]

20 Jul 2021 (M)

Q81. PCl 5
(g) → PCl 3 (g) + Cl 2 (g)

In the above first order reaction the concentration of PCl 5 reduces from initial concentration 50 mol L
−1
to
10 mol L
−1
in 120 minutes at 300 K. The rate constant for the reaction at 300 K is x × 10
−2
min
−1
. The
value of x is _____. [Given log 5 = 0. 6989] 20 Jul 2021 (E)

Q82. 2 NO(g) + Cl 2
( g) ⇌ 2 NOCl(s)

This reaction was studied at −10°C and the following data was obtained
run [NO] 0 [Cl 2 ] r0
0

1 0.10 0.10 0.18

2 0.10 0.20 0.35

3 0.20 0.20 1.40

[NO] 0 and [Cl 2 ]

0
are the initial concentrations and r0 is the initial reaction rate. The overall order of the
reaction is ____ (Round off to the Nearest Integer). 18 Mar 2021 (M)

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Q83. A reaction has a half life of 1 min . The time required for 99. 9% completion of the reaction is ___ min.
(Round off to the Nearest integer) [Use : ln 2 = 0. 69, ln 10 = 2. 3] 18 Mar 2021 (E)

Q84. The reaction 2 A + B 2 → 2 AB is an elementary reaction.

For a certain quantity of reactants, if the volume of the reaction vessel is reduced by a factor of 3, the rate of
the reaction increases by a factor of _____ . (Round off to the Nearest Integer). 17 Mar 2021 (E)

Q85. For a certain first order reaction 32% of the reactant is left after 570 s. The rate constant of this reaction is
×10
−3
s
−1
. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[Given: log 10
2 = 0. 301, ln 10 = 2. 303 ] 17 Mar 2021 (M)

Q86. The decomposition of formic acid on gold surface follows first order kinetics. If the rate constant at 300 K is
1. 0 × 10
−3
s
−1
and the activation energy E a = 11. 488 kJ mol
−1
, the rate constant at 200 K is _________
×10
−5
s
−1
. (Round of to the Nearest Integer).
(Given R = 8. 314 J mol
−1
K
−1
) 16 Mar 2021 (M)

Q87. A and B decompose via first order kinetics with half-lives 54. 0 min and 18. 0 min respectively. Starting from
an equimolar non-reactive mixture of A and B, the time taken for the concentration of A to become 16 times
that of B is ______ min. (Round off to the Nearest Integer). 16 Mar 2021 (E)

Q88. If the activation energy of a reaction is 80. 9 kJ mol

−1
, the fraction of molecules at 700 K, having enough
energy to react to form products is e −x
. The value of x is (Rounded off to the nearest integer) [Use
R = 8. 31 J K
−1
mol
−1
] 26 Feb 2021 (E)

Q89. An exothermic reaction X → Y has an activation energy 30 kJ mol

−1
. If energy change ΔE during the
reaction is −20 kJ, then the activation energy for the reverse reaction in kJ is (Integer answer)
26 Feb 2021 (M)

Q90. For the reaction, aA + bB → cC + dD, the plot of log k v/s 1

T
is given below:
The temperature at which the rate constant of the reaction is 10 −4
s
−1
is _____ K.
(Rounded-off to the nearest integer) [Given: The rat5e constant of the reaction is
10
−5
s
−1
at 500 K]

25 Feb 2021 (M)

Q91. The rate constant of a reaction increases by five times on increase in temperature from 27°C to 52°C. The
value of activation energy in kJmol −1
is ___ .(Rounded-off to the nearest integer) [R = 8. 314 J K −1
mol
−1
]

25 Feb 2021 (E)

Q92. Gaseous cyclobutene isomerizes to butadiene in a first order process which has a 'K' value of 3. 3 × 10 −4
s
−1

at 153°C. The time in minutes it takes for the isomerization to proceed 40% to completion at this temperature
is_____. (Rounded off to the nearest integer) 24 Feb 2021 (M)

Q93. Sucrose hydrolyses in acid solution into glucose and fructose following first order rate law with a half-life of
3. 33 h at 25°C. After 9 h, the fraction of sucrose remaining is f . The value of log 10
(
1

f
) is ________ ×10 −2
.

(Rounded off to the nearest integer)

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[Assume: In10 = 2. 303, ln 2 = 0. 693 ] 24 Feb 2021 (E)

Q94. Consider the following reactions

A → P1; B → P2; C → P3; D → P4

The order of the above reactions are a, b, c and d, respectively. The following graph is obtained when
log[rate] vs.log[conc.] are plotted:

Among the following, the correct sequence for the order of the reactions is : 06 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) d > a > b > c (2) a > b > c > d
(3) c > a > b > d (4) d > b > a > c

Q95. The rate of a reaction decreased by 3. 555 times when the temperature was changed from 40 °C to 30 °C. the
activation energy (in kJ mol
−1
) of the reaction is ________ . 06 Sep 2020 (E)

Q96. A flask contains a mixture of compounds A and B. Both compounds decompose by first-order kinetics. The
half-lives for A and B are 300 s and 180 s, respectively. If the concentrations of A and B are equal initially, the
time required for the concentration of A to be four times that of B (in s) is : (Use ln 2 = 0. 693)

05 Sep 2020 (M)

(1) 180 (2) 900
(3) 300 (4) 120

Q97. The rate constant (k) of a reaction is measured at different temperature , and the data
(T )

are plotted in the given figure. the activation energy of the reaction in kJmol
−1
is : (R is
gas constant)

05 Sep 2020 (E)

(1) 2/R (2) 1/R
(3) R (4) 2R

Q98. For the equilibrium A ⇌ B, the variation of the rate of the forward (a) and reverse (b) reaction with time is
given by: 04 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) (2)

(3) (4)

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Q99. If 75% of a first order reaction was completed in 90 minutes, 60% of the same reaction would be completed in
approximately (in minutes) _____
(Take: log 2 = 0.30 ; log 2.5 = 0.40) 04 Sep 2020 (M)

Q100. The number of molecules with energy greater than the threshold energy for a reaction increases five fold by a
rise of temperature from 27 o
C to 42 o
C . Its energy of activation in J/ mol is _________ (Take
ln 5 = 1. 6094; R = 8. 314 J mol
−1
) 04 Sep 2020 (E)

Q101. For the reaction 2A + 3B + 3

2
C → 3P , which statement is correct? 03 Sep 2020 (E)
(1) dn A

dt
=
3

2
dn B

dt
=
3

4
dn C

dt
(2) dn A

dt
=
dn B

dt
=
dn C

dt

(3) dn A

dt
=
2

3
dn B

dt
=
4

3
dn C

dt
(4) dn A

dt
=
2

3
dn B

dt
=
3

4
dn C

dt

Q102. It is true that: 03 Sep 2020 (M)

(1) A second order reaction is always a multistep reaction
(2) A zero order reaction is a multi-step reaction
(3) A first order reaction is always a single step reaction
(4) A zero order reaction is a single step reaction

Q103. The results given in the below table were obtained during kinetic studies of the following reaction:
2A + B → C + D

Experiment [A]/ molL

−1
[B]/ molL
−1
Initial rate/molL −1
min
−1

I 0. 1 0. 1 6. 00 × 10
−3

II 0. 1 0. 2 2. 40 × 10
−2

III 0. 2 0. 1 1. 20 × 10
−2

IV X 0. 2 7. 20 × 10
−2

V 0. 3 Y 2. 88 × 10
−1

X and Y in the given table are respectively : 02 Sep 2020 (E)

(1) 0. 4, 0. 4 (2) 0. 4, 0. 3

(3) 0. 3, 0. 4 (4) 0. 3, 0. 3

Q104. For the following reactions

700K

A
− → Product

500K

−
A → Product
catalyst

It was found that the E is decreased by 30 KJ/mol in the presence of catalyst. If the rate remains
a

unchanged, the activation energy for catalysed reaction is (Assume pre-exponential factor is same)
09 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) 75 KJ/mol (2) 105 KJ/mol
(3) 135 KJ/mol (4) 198 KJ/mol

Q105. A sample of milk splits after 60min . at 300K and after 40min. at 400K when the population of Iactobacillus
acidophilus in it doubles. The activation energy (in kJ / mol ) for this process is closest to ________. (Given,
R = 8.3Jmol
−1
K
−1
, ln(
2

3
) = 0.4, e
−3
= 4.0 ) 09 Jan 2020 (E)

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Q106. The rate of a certain biochemical reaction at physiological temperature (T) occurs 10 times faster with 6

enzyme than without. The change in the activation energy upon adding enzyme is: 08 Jan 2020 (M)
(1) −6(2.303)RT (2) −6RT
(3) +6(2.303)RT (4) +6RT

Q107. Consider the following plots of rate constant versus 1

T
for four different reactions. Which
of the following orders is correct for the activation energies of these reactions?

08 Jan 2020 (E)

(1) E b > Ea > Ed > Ec (2) E a > Ec > Ed > Eb

(3) E c > Ea > Ed > Eb (4) E b > Ed > Ec > Ea

Q108. For the reaction 2H 2 (g) + 2NO(g) → N 2 (g) + 2H 2 O(g) the observed rate expression is, rate = k f [NO]
2
[H 2 ]

. The rate expression for the reverse reaction is: 07 Jan 2020 (E)
(1) k b [N 2 ][H 2 O]
2
(2) k b [N 2 ][H 2 O]
2
/[NO]

(3) k b [N 2 ][H 2 O] (4) k b [N 2 ][H 2 O]

2
/[H 2 ]

Q109. During the nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90

Sr with half life of 6.93 years. If 1μg of 90
Sr was
absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby in place of Ca, how much time, in years, is required to reduce it
by 90% if it is not lost metabolically ____________. 07 Jan 2020 (M)

Q110. NO required for a reaction is produced by the decomposition of N

2 2 O5 in CCl as per the equation,
4

2N 2 O 5 (g) → 4NO 2 (g) + O 2 (g).

The initial concentration of N 2 O5 is 3.00 mol L −1

and it is 2.75 mol L −1
after 30 minutes. The rate of
formation of NO is: 2 12 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 1.667 × 10 −2
mol L
−1
min
−1
(2) 8.333 × 10 −3
mol L
−1
min
−1

(3) 4.167 × 10 −3
mol L
−1
min
−1
(4) 2.083 × 10 −3
mol L
−1
min
−1

Q111. In the following reaction; xA → yB

d[A] d[B]
log 10 [− ] = log 10 [− ] + 0.3010
dt dt

‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively can be: 12 Apr 2019 (M)

(1) C 2 H4 and C 4 H8 (2) C 2 H2 and C 6 H6

(3) n-Butane and Iso-butane (4) N 2 O4 and NO 2

Q112. For the reaction of H and I , the rate constant is 2.5 × 10

2 2
−4
dm
3
mol
−1
s
−1
at 327 ∘
C and 1.0dm 3
mol
−1
s
−1

at 527 ∘
C. The activation energy for the reaction, in kJ mol −1
is: (R = 8.314J −1
mol
−1
.
) 10 Apr 2019 (E)
(1) 166 (2) 59
(3) 72 (4) 150

Q113. A bacterial infection in an internal wound grows as N (t) = N '

0
exp(t) , where the time t is in hours. A dose
of antibiotic, taken orally, needs 1 hour to reach the wound. Once it reaches there, the bacterial population
goes down as dN

dt
= −5N
2
. What will be the plot of N0

N
vs t after 1 hour? 10 Apr 2019 (M)

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(1) (2)

(3) (4)

Q114. The given plots represent the variation of the concentration of a reactant R with time for two different
reactions (i) and (ii) . The respective orders of the reaction are
09 Apr 2019 (M)

(i) (ii)
(1) 1,1 (2) 0,1
(3) 1,0 (4) 0,2

Q115. Consider the given plot of enthalpy of the following reaction between A and B.
A + B → C + D. Identify the incorrect statement.

09 Apr 2019 (E)

(1) Formation of A and B from C has highest enthalpy of activation.
(2) D is kinetically stable product.
(3) C is the thermodynamically stable product.
(4) Activation enthalpy to form C is 5 kJ mol −1
less than that to form D.

Q116. For the reaction 2A + B → C, the values of initial rate at different reactant concentrations are given in the
table below. The rate law for the reactions is:
−1 −1
Initial Rate 08 Apr 2019 (M)
[A] (molL ) [B] (molL )
−1 −1
(molL s )

0.05 0.045

0.10 0.05 0.090

0.20 0.05 0.72

(1) Rate = k[A] 2

[B] (2) Rate = k[A] 2
[B]
2

(3) Rate = k[A][B] (4) Rate = k[A][B] 2

−
−
A
Q117. For a reaction scheme
→ B → C,
k1 k2

if the net rate of formation of B is set to be zero then the

concentration of B is given by: 08 Apr 2019 (E)

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(1) (k 1 + k 2 ) [A] (2) k 1 k2 [A]

(3) ( k1

k2
) [A] (4) (k 1 − k 2 ) [A]

Q118. Decomposition of X exhibits a rate constant of 0 .05 μg/ year. How many years are required for the
decomposition of 5 μg of X into 2 .5 μg? 12 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) 20 (2) 40
(3) 25 (4) 50

Q119. For a reaction, consider the plot of ln k versus 1/T given in the figure. If the rate
constant of this reaction at 400 K is 10 −5
s
−1
, then the rate constant at 500 K is:

12 Jan 2019 (E)

(1) 10 −4
s
−1
(2) 10 −6
s
−1

(3) 2 x 10 −4
s
−1
(4) 4 x 10 −4
s
−1

Q120. If a reaction follows the Arrhenius equation, the plot ln k

vs 1

(RT)
gives straight line with a gradient (−y) unit.
The energy required to activate the reactant is: 11 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) y/R unit (2) y unit
(3) yR unit (4) −y unit

Q121. The reaction 2X → B is a zeroth order reaction. If the

initial concentration of X is 0.2M, the half-life is 6 h. When the initial concentration of X is 0.5M, the time
required to reach its final concentration of 0.2M will be 11 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 9.0 h (2) 12.0 h
(3) 18.0 h (4) 7.2 h

Q122. Consider the given plots for a reaction obeying Arrhenius equation (0°C < T < 300°C) : (K and E are rate
a

constant and activetion energy, respectively )

10 Jan 2019 (M)

(I) (II)
(1) I is wrong but II is right (2) Both I and II are wrong
(3) I is right but II is wrong (4) Both I and II are correct

Q123. For an elementary chemical reaction, A ⇄ 2A

k1

, the expression for

d[A]
is: 10 Jan 2019 (E)
2
dt
k −1

(1) 2k 1 [A 2 ] − 2k −1 [A]
2
(2) 2k 1 [A 2 ] − k −1 [A]
2

(3) k 1 [A 2 ] + k −1 [A]
2
(4) k 1 [A 2 ] − k −1 [A]
2

Q124. For the reaction, 2A + B → products, when the concentration of A and B both were doubled, the rate of the
reaction increased from 0.3 mol L −1
s
−1
to 2.4 mol L −1
s
−1
. When the concentration of A alone is doubled,

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the rate increased from 0.3 mol L −1

s
−1
to 0.6 mol L −1
s
−1
.

Which one of the following statements is correct? 09 Jan 2019 (E)

(1) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 2 (2) Total order of the reaction is 4
(3) Order of the reaction with respect to A is 2 (4) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 1

Q125. Consider the following reversible chemical reactions:

k1 k2

A 2 (g) + B 2 (g) ⇌ 2AB(g) .....(1) 6AB(g) ⇌ 3A 2 (g) + 3B 2 (g) .....(2)

The relation between K and K is: 1 2 09 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) K 2 = K
−3
1
(2) K 1 K2 =
1

(3) K 2 = K
3
1
(4) K 1 K2 = 3

Q126. The following results were obtained during kinetic studies of the reaction.
2A + B → product
Experiment [A] (in mol L
−1
) [B] (in mol L
−1
) Initial rate of reaction (in mol L
−1
min
−1
)

−3
I 0. 10 0. 20 6.93 × 10

−3
II 0. 10 0. 25 6.93 × 10

−2
III 0. 20 0. 30 1.386 × 10

The time (in minutes) required to consume half of A is 09 Jan 2019 (M)

(1) 100 (2) 10 (3) 5 (4) 1

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