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Assignment-1
1. Find a mechanism that is consistent with the rate – equation and reaction given below [GATE-03, 1M]
2A B A2 B, (-rA ) kC ACB
(a) A B AB; AB A A2 B (b) A B AB; AB A A2 B
(c) A A AA; AA B A2 B (d) A A AA; AA B A2 B
2C 2A 0.1C A
2. An irreversible homogeneous reaction A → Products, has the rate expression : Rate ,
1 50C A
Where, CA is the concentration of A, CA varies in the range of 0.5 – 50 mol/m3. For very high concentration of
A, the reaction order tends to: [GATE-15, 1M]
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1.5 (d) 2
10C A
3. For a non-catalytic homogeneous reaction A → B, the rate expression at 300 K is rA , where CA is
1 5C A
the concentration of A (in mol/m3). Theoretically, the upper limit for the magnitude of the reaction rate (-rA in
mol m 3s 1 ) rounded off the first decimal places) at 300K _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 [GATE-16, 1M]
k1C A2
4. The rate expression for the reaction of A is given by rA The units of k1 and k2 are respectively,
1 k 2 C 1A/ 2
[GATE-05, 1M]
-1 3 -1 -1/2 3/2 -1 3 -1 1/2 3/2
(a) (mol m s ), (mol m ) (b) (mol m s ), (mol m )
(c) (mol m-3 s-1 ), (mol1/2 m-3/2 s-1) (d) (mol-1 m-3 s-1 ), (mol-1/2 m3/2 s-1/2)
5. The reaction rate constants at two different temperatures T1 and T2 are related by [GATE-01, 1M]
k E 1 1 k E 1 1
(a) ln 2 (b) ln 2
k 1 R T2 T1 1
k R 1
T T2
k E 1 1 k E 1 1
(c) exp 2 (d) exp 2
k 1 R T1 T2 k 1 R T2 T1
6. The reaction rate constants at two different temperatures T1 and T2 are related by
t E t E 1 1
(a) ln 2 T1 T2 (b) ln 1
t1 R t2 R T1 T2
t E 1 1 t E
(c) ln 2 (d) ln 1 T2 T1
t 1 R T1 T2 t2 R
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7. Hydrogen iodide decomposes through the reaction 2HI ↔ H2 + I2. The value of the universal gas constant R =
8.314 J·mol-1K-1 The activation energy for the forward reaction is184000J mol-1. The ratio (rounded off to the
first decimal place ) of the forward reaction rate at 600K to that at 550 K is_ _ _ _ 28.5 [GATE-16, 1M]
8. The unit of frequency factor in Arrhenius equation is
(a) Same as that of rate constant (b) Same as that of activation energy
(c) Dimensionless (d) None of these
9. Which is the correct statement from the following statements on the Arrhenius model of the rate constant k =
Ae-E/RT ? [GATE-05, 1M]
(a) A is always dimensionless
(b) For two reactions 1 & 2, if A1 = A2 and E1 > E2, then k1(T) > k2(T)
(c) For a given reaction, the percentage change of k with respect to temperature is higher at lower
temperatures
(d) The percentage change of k with respect to temperature is higher for higher high.
10. Rate constant 'k' and absolute temperature 'T' are related by collision theory (for bimolecular) as
(a) k ∝ T1.5 (b) k ∝ exp(-E/RT) (c) k ∝ T0.5 (d) k ∝ T
11. The experimentally determined overall order of reaction for A + B → C + D is two. Then the [GATE-05, 1M]
(a) Reaction is elementary with a molecularity of 2
(b) Molecularity of the reaction is 2 but the reaction may not be elementary
(c) Reaction may be elementary with a molecularity of 2
(d) Reaction is elementary but the molecularity may not be 2
12. For the reaction; 2R S
T [GATE-05, 1M]
The rates of formation rR , rS and rT of the substance R, S and T respectively, are related by
(a) 2rR = rS = rT (b) 2rR = rS = -rT (c) rR = 2rS =2 rT (d) rR = 2rS = -2rT
13. The rate law of a given reaction is rate (r) = k · [reactant] 2, with k = 2.64 x 10-4 M-1min-1. If the initial
concentration is 0.0250 M, what is the initial rate? (Here M represents the unit of concentration as mol/m3)
[Ans : 1.65×10-7 M/min]
14. The reaction;
2 NO (g ) Cl 2 (g )
2 NOCl (g )
With rate law, rate (r) = k[NO]2[Cl2] is __second__ order with respect to NO, __first__ order with respect to
Cl2, and __2+1=3 __ order overall.
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15. The rate expression for the gaseous phase reaction [GATE-04, 1M]
CO 2H 2 CH 3 OH is given by
r k 1p CO p H2 k 2 p CH
3OH
Which of the following is not possible?
(a) α = 1, β = 1, γ = 1 (b) α = 1, β = 2, γ = 1
(c) α = 1/3, β = 2/3, γ = 1/3 (d) α = 1/2, β = 1, γ = 1/2
16. The mechanism of a reaction is shown below.
HOOH + I¯ → HOI + OH¯ (slow)
HOI + I¯ → I2 + OH¯ (fast)
2OH¯ + 2H3O+ → 4 H2O (fast)
(a) What is the overall reaction? [HOOH + 2H3O+ + 2 I¯ → I2 + 4 H2O]
(b) Which compounds are intermediates? [ HOI, OH¯]
(c) Predict the rate law based on this mechanism. [r kCHOOH CI where 1]
(d) What is the overall order of the reaction? [ 1+1 = 2 ]
17. For a homogeneous reaction system, where
Cj is the concentration of j at time t
Nj is the number of moles of j at time t
V is the reaction volume at time t
t is the reaction time
The rate of reaction for species j is definedas [GATE-09, 1M]
dC j dC j 1 dN j 1 dN j
(a) (b) (c) (d)
dt dt V dt V dt
18. Which statement about a rate constant is correct?
(a) Its units are always M min-1
(b) Its value depends on the concentration of reactants
(c) Its value at a particular temperature depends on the reaction involved
(d) Its value is always negative
19. Consider the following reaction N2 (g) + 3 H2 (g) → 2NH3 (g). The rate of formation of NH3 is 0.0153 g/s, the
rate of consumption of N2 is
(a) 0.00765 g/s (b) 0.0306 g/s (c) 0.000449 mole/s (d) 0.00180 mole/s
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20. The following data was collected for the reaction
OH¯ + CH 3 COOCH2 CH 3
CH 3 COO¯ + CH 3 CH 2 OH
Time, (min) [CH3COOCH2CH3] [OH¯]
0 0.02000 0.02000
5 0.01280 0.01280
12 0.00766 0.00766
25 0.00540 0.00540
35 0.00426 0.00426
55 0.00289 0.00289
120 0.00137 0.00137
Determine the overall order of reaction and write the rate law. What are the units on k? You do not need to
solve for k.
[ r kCCH 3COOCH 2CH 3 COH ; 1 Overall order = 1+1=2, Unit of k = M-1 min-1]
21. The rate of ammonia synthesis for the reaction [GATE-04, 1M]
N 2 3H 2 2NH3 is given by r 0.8 p N 2 p 0.6 p
3 2
H2 NH3
If the reaction is represented as
1 3
N 2 H 2 NH 3
2 2
Then the rate of ammonia synthesis is
(a) r 0.8 p N 2 p H2 0.6 p NH3 (b) r 0.8 p N 2 p H 2 0.6 p NH 3
0.5 1.5 3 2
(c) r 0.5 ( 0.8 p N 2 p H2 0.6 p NH3 ) (d) r 0.5 ( 0.8 p N 2 p H2 0.6 p NH3 )
3 2 0.5 1.5
[ The rate of reaction does not change if we change the stoichiometric coefficients by a certain factor so
rate of reaction will be same as r 0.8 p N 2 p H 2 0.6 p NH 3 ]
3 2
22. On tripling the concentration of reactant, the rate of reaction becomes four times, then the order of the reaction
is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [n=1.26]
23. What will be the unit of rate constant for any gas phase reaction at 435 K, if the rate of reaction is represented
dp A
by 4.23 p 2A (atm/h)
dt
dp A
[ 4.23 (1 / atm.h)p 2A (atm) 2 ; (atm / h) where k = 4.23 (atm.h)-1]
dt
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24. Phosphine decomposes when heated according to the following reaction; 4 PH3 (g)
P4 (g ) 6 H 2 (g )
At a given instant, the rate at which phosphine decomposes is 2.4 × 10-3 mol/(l.s).
dC PH 3 dC P4 2 dC H 2
(a) What is the relationship of rate between them? 4
dt dt 3 dt
(b) What is the rate of formation of P4 and H2 ? [6.0×10-4 mol/(l.s), 3.6×10-3 mol/(l.s)]
25. An exothermic reaction takes place in an adiabatic reactor. The product temperature …….. the reactor feed
temperature. [GATE-02, 1M]
(a) is always equal to (b) is always greater than (c) is always less than d) may be greater or less than
26. The extent of a reaction is [GATE-02, 1M]
No. of molesat equilibrium No. of molesat initially N i
Extent of reaction( ) [Unit = moles]
Stoichiometric no. of i th component vi
(a) different for reactant and product (b) dimensionless
(c) dependent on the stoichiometric coefficient (d) All of the above
27. Describe the factors affecting the rate of reaction.
(i) Nature of reactant
(ii) Concentration of reactant
(iii) Temperature at which the reaction occurs
(iv) Pressure of the reacting system
(v) Pressure of catalyst in the reaction
(vi) Physical state of the reactants (area of contact b/w the reactants)
(vii) Rates of heat and mass transfer
28. The half-life of a first order liquid phase reaction is 30 s. The rate constant in (min-1) is_ _ _ _ [GATE-09, 1M]
(a) 0.0234 (b) 1.386 (c) 0.602 (d) 2.0
29. For a liquid phase reaction A
P in a series of experiments in batch reactor, the half life (t1/2) was found
to be inversely professional to the square root of the initial concentration of A. The order of the reaction is:
[GATE-05, 1M]
(a) 3/2 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) -1/2
30. Consider the following reaction:
N 2 (g) 3 H 2 (g)
2 NH3 (g )
If the rate of the loss of hydrogen gas is 0.09 (mol)(L-1)(s-1), what is the rate of production of ammonia?
[Ans : 0.06 (mol)(L-1)(s-1)]
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