Chemical Kinetics CBSE XII Date-22/06/2020
Marks-25 All The Best Time-1hr
1. Consider Fig. 4.1 and mark the correct option.
(a) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1 + E2 and
product is less stable than reactant.
(b) Activation energy of forward reaction is E1+E2 and
product is more stable than reactant.
(c) Activation energy of both forward and backward
reaction is E1+E2 and reactant is more stable than
product.
(d) Activation energy of backward reaction is E1 and
product is more stable than reactant.
C
2. A graph of volume of hydrogen released vs time for the
reaction between zinc and dil.HCl is given in Fig. 4.2. On
the basis of this mark the correct option.
V 3−V 2
(a) Average rate upto 40s is
40
V −V 2
(b) Average rate upto 40 seconds is 3
40−30
(c) Average rate upto 40 seconds is V 3 / 40
V 3−V 1
(d) Average rate upto 40 seconds is
40−20
C
3. Rate law for the reaction A + 2B→ C is found to be
Rate = k [A][B]
Concentration of reactant ‘B’ is doubled, keeping the concentration of ‘A’ constant, the value of rate will
be______.
(a) the same
(b) doubled
(c) quadrupled
(d) halved
B
4. Compounds ‘A’ and ‘B’ react according to the following chemical equation.
A (g) + 2 B (g) → 2C (g)
Concentration of either ‘A’ or ‘B’ were changed keeping the concentrations of one of the reactants constant
and rates were measured as a function of initial concentration. Following results were obtained. Choose the
correct option for the rate equations for this reaction.
(a) Rate = k [A]2 [B]
(b) Rate = k [A] [B]2
(c) Rate = k [A] [B]
(d) Rate = k [A]2 [B]0
B
5. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The rate of a reaction decreases with passage of time as the concentration of reactants decreases.
(b) The rate of a reaction is same at any time during the reaction.
(c) The rate of a reaction is independent of temperature change.
(d) The rate of a reaction decreases with increase in concentration of reactant(s).
A
6. The rate of disappearance of SO 2 in the reaction 2 SO 2 +O 2 → 2 SO 3 is 1.28 ×10−3 g/sec then the rate of
formation of SO 3 is
(a) 0.64 x 10-3 g/sec
(b) 0.80 x 10-3 g/sec
(c) 1.28 x 10-3 g/sec
(d) 1.60 x 10-3 g/sec
7. The rate of a reaction is doubled for every 10° C rise in temperature. The increase in reaction rate as a result
of temperature rise from 10° C to 100° C is
(a) 112
(b) 512
(c) 400
(d) 614
B
8. Which reaction characteristics are changing by the addition of a catalyst to a reaction at constant temperature
(i) Activation energy (ii) Equilibrium constant (iii) Reaction entropy (iv) Reaction enthalpy
(a) (i) Only
(b) (iii) only
(c) (i) and (ii) only
(d) All of these
A
9. The experiment data for the reaction 2 A + B2 → 2 AB is
The rate equation for the above data is
(a) Rate= k[B2]
(b) Rate = k[B2]2
(c) Rate= k[A]2[B2]2
(d) Rate = k [A]2[B2]
A
10. The reaction 2 NO ( g ) +O2 ( g ) ⇌ 2 NO 2 ( g ) is of first order. If volume of reaction vessel is reduced to 1/3, the
rate of reaction would be
(a) 1/3 times
(b) 2/3 times
(c) 3 times
(d) 6 times
C
11. Point out the wrong statement:
For a first order reaction
(a) Time for half-change ( t 1/ 2 ) is independent of initial concentration
(b) Change in the concentration unit does not change the rate constant (K)
(c) Time for half-change × rate constant = 0.693
(d) The unit of K is mol−1 min−1
D
12. If 60% of a first order reaction was completed in 60 minutes, 50% of the same reaction would be completed in
approximately (log4 = 0.60, log5 = 0.69):
(a) 50 minutes
(b) 45 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
(d) 40 minutes
B
13. Which one of the following statements is wrong:
(a) Molecularity of a reaction is always a whole number
(b) Order and molecularity of a reaction need not be same
(c) Order of a reaction may be zero
(d) Order of a reaction depends upon the mechanism of the reaction
D
14. 75% of a first order reaction was completed in 32 minutes when was 50% of the reaction completed
(a) 16 min.
(b) 24 min.
(c) 8 min.
(d) 4 min.
A
15.
(a) Zero order reaction
(b) 1st order reaction
(c) 1/2 order reaction
(d) 2nd order reaction
A
16. According to Arrhenius theory, the activation energy is
(a) The energy it should possess so that it can enter into an effective collision
(b) The energy which the molecule should possess in order to undergo reaction
(c) The energy it has to acquire further so that it can enter into a effective collison
(d) The energy gained by the molecules on colliding with another molecule
C
17. The rate constant of a reaction at temperature 200K is 10 times less than the rate constant at 400 K. What is
the activation energy (Ea ) of the reaction (R = gas constant)
(a) 1842.4 R
(b) 921.2 R
(c) 460.6 R
(d) 230.3 R
B
18. The activation energy for a reaction is 9.0 Kcal/lmo1. The increase in the rate constant when its temperature is
increased from 298K to 308K is
(a) 63%
(b) 50%
(c) 100%
(d) 10%
A
19. In fire flies the flashes are produced due to the slow combustion of a protein luciferin in air and moisture. The
phenomenon is known as
(a) Photochemical change
(b) Photo-combustion
(c) Chemiluminescence
(d) None of the above
C
20. The reaction, X → Product follows first order kinetics. In 40 minutes the concentration of X changes from 0.
1 M to 0.025M Then the rate of reaction when concentration of X is 0.01M
(a) 1.73 x 10-4 M/min
(b) 3.47 x 10-5 M/min
(c) 3.47 x 10-4 M/min
(d) 1.73 x 10-5 M/min
C
21. The reaction, L→ M is started with 10 g of L. After 30 and 90minute, 5 g and 1 .25 g of L are left
respectively. The order of reaction is:
(a) Zero
(b) First
(c) Second
(d) Third
B
22. The rate constant of a first order reaction is 3x 10 -6 sec-1. If initial concentration is 0.10 M,the initialrate is (Ms -
l
):
(a) 3 x 10-6
(b) 3 x 10-5
(c) 3 x 10-8
(d) 3 x 10-7
D
23. For a hypothetical reaction, aA + bB → Product, the rate law is: rate =k[A] x [B]y, then:
(a) (a + b) = (x + y)
(b) (a + b) < (x + y)
(c) (a + b) > (x + y)
(d) any of these
D
24. For a first order reaction, A→P, the temperature (T) dependent rate constant (k) was formed to follow the
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equation logk = + 6.0. The pre-exponential factor A and activation energy Ea, respectively are :
T
(a) 1.0 x 106 s-1 and 9.2 kJ mol-1
(b) 6.0 s-1 and 16.6 kJ mol-1
(c) 1.0 x 106 s-1 and 16.6 kJ mol-1
(d) 1.0 x 106 s-1 and 38.3 kJ mol-1
D
25. 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) t 3
4
(c) t 2
3
(d) Data is insufficient to predict
A
