TR 02

1. The folowing kinetic data were obtained for the reaction between nitric oxide and hydrogen
at 700oC
Initial conc./mol.dm-3 Initial rate/ mol dm-3 s-1
NO H2
0.025 0.01 2.4 10^-6
0.025 0.005 1.2 10^-6
0.0125 0.01 0.6 10^-6
a. The order of the reaction with respect to each reactant;
b. The rate constant of the reaction at 700oC (Avery, 24)

2. The recombination of Iodine atoms in the gas phase in the presence of Argon was
investigated and the order of the reaction was determined by the method of initial rates. The
initial rates of reaction of 2I(g) + Ar(g) I2(g) + Ar(g) were as follows:
[I]0/ (10-5 mol dm-3) 1.0 2.0 4.0 6.0
v0/ (mol dm-3 s-1 (a) 8.7 10-4 3.48 10-3 1.39 10-2 3.13 10-2
(b) 4.35 10-3 1.74 10-2 6.96 10-2 1.57 10-1
(c) 8.69 10-3 3.47 10-2 1.38 10-1 3.13 10-1
The Ar concentrations are (a) 1.0 mmol dm-3, (b) 5.0 mmol dm-3, and (c) 10.0 mmol dm-3.
Determine the orders of reaction with respect to the I and Ar atom concentration and the
rate constant. (PW. Attkins, 797)

3. For general reaction aA + bB products, the following initial rates are determined
experimentally when reactions are set up with the initial amounts indicated in units of
molarity, M.
[A] (M) [B] (M) Initial rate (M/s)
1.44 0.35 3.37 10^-3
1.44 0.70 2.15 10^-2
2.89 0.35 2.69 10^-3
Asumming that the rate law can be written as Rate = k [A]^m. [B]^n
Determine the value of m, n, and k. (Ball, 684)

4. The following results were obtained for the decomposition of glucose in aqueous solution.
[G]/ 10^-3 M 56.0 55.3 54.2 52.5 49.0
t/ min 0 45 120 240 480
Show that the reaction is first order and calculate the rate constant for the process and the
half-life for glucose uder these conditions. (Avery, 13)

5. The following data were obtained for the hidrolysis of a sugar in aqueous solution at 23oC
Time/ min 0 60 130 180
[S] M 1.000 0.807 0.630 0.531
Show that the rection is first order and calculate the rate constant for the hydrolysis.
(Avery, 25)
6. A certain amount of methyl was hydrolysed in the presence of an excess of 0.05 mol dm -3
hydrochloric acid at 25oC. When 25 cm3 aliquots of reaction mixture were removed and
titrated with NaOH solution, the volume V of alkali required for neutralisation after time t
were as follows.
t/ min 0 21 75 119 ∞
V/ cm3 24.4 25.8 29.3 31.7 47.2
Show that the reaction is first order and calculate the rate constant. (Avery, 32)