First Order Reaction Kinetics
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Questions 9 MCQs
The reaction of hydrogen and iodine monochloride is given as:
H2(g) + 2ICl(g) → 2HCl(g) + I2(g)
This reaction is of first order with respect to H2(g) and ICl(g), for which of the following proposed mechanisms:
Mechanism A:
H2(g) + 2ICl(g) → 2HCl(g) + I2(g)
Mechanism B:
H2(g) + ICl(g) →HCl(g) + HI(g); slow
HI(g) + ICl(g) →HCl(g) + I2(g); fast
1. B Only
2. A and B both
3. Neither A nor B
4. A only
In a first order reaction A B, if k is rate constant and initial concentration of the reactant A is 0.5 M then the half-life is :
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
If 60% of a first-order reaction was completed in 60 min, 50% of the same reaction would be completed in approximately:
(log 4 = 0.60, log 5 = 0.69)
| 1. | 50 min | 2. | 45 min |
| 3. | 60 min | 4. | 40 min |
Which of the following represents the factor by which the rate of a zero-order reaction increases when the temperature is raised from 10°C to 100°C, if the rate doubles for every 10°C rise in temperature?
1. 256 times
2. 512 times
3. 64 times
4. 128 times
A first-order reaction has a specific reaction rate of
10–2 sec–1. How much time will it take for 20 g of the reactant to reduce to 5 g?
| 1. | 138.6 sec | 2. | 346.5 sec |
| 3. | 693.0 sec | 4. | 238.6 sec |
If the rate constant for a first order reaction is k, the time (t) required for the completion of 99% of the reaction is given by:
1. t = 2.303/k
2. t = 0.693/k
3. t = 6.909/k
4. t = 4.606/k
For a first-order reaction A Products, initial concentration of A is 0.1 M, which becomes 0.001 M after 5 minutes. Rate constant for the reaction in min-1 is
| 1. | 0.2303 | 2. | 1.3818 |
| 3. | 0.9212 | 4. | 0.4606 |
(Given: log 2=0.301)
| 1. | 210 s | 2. | 21.0 s |
| 3. | 69.3 s | 4. | 23.1 s |
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