1.

Experimental data are listed for the hypothetical reaction

A + B  C+ D
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Time (s) 0 10 20 30 40 50
[A] 0.32 0.24 0.20 0.16 0.14 0.12

(a) Plot these data in a graph ([A] vs t)

(b) Draw a tangent to the curve to find the instantaneous rate at 30 s.
(c) Find the average rate over the 10 to 40 s interval.
(d) Compare the instantaneous rate at 30 s with the average rate over the thirty-second interval.

2. The decomposition of nitrogen dioxide is a second-order reaction. At 550 K, a 0.250 M sample

decomposes at the rate of 1.17 mol/L · min.
(a) Write the rate expression.
(b) What is the rate constant at 550 K?
(c) What is the rate of decomposition when [NO2] 5 0.800 M?

3. Hydrogen bromide is a highly reactive and corrosive gas used mainly as a catalyst for organic
reactions. It is produced by reacting hydrogen and bromine gases together.
H2(g) + Br2(g)  2HBr(g)
The rate is followed by measuring the intensity of the orange color of the bromine gas. The following
data are obtained:

(a) What is the order of the reaction with respect to hydrogen, bromine, and overall?
(b) Write the rate expression for the reaction.
(c) Calculate k for the reaction. What are the units for k?
(d) When [H2] = 0.455 M and [Br2] = 0.215 M, what is the rate of the reaction?

4. First order reaction

The decomposition of phosphine, PH3, to P4( g) and H2( g) is first-order. Its rate constant at a certain
temperature is 1.1 min-1.
(a) What is its half-life in seconds?
(b) What percentage of phosphine is decomposed after 1.25 min?
(c) How long will it take to decompose one fifth of the phosphine?

5. The following gas-phase reaction is second-order.

2C2H4(g)  C4H8(g)
Its half-life is 1.51 min when [C2H4] is 0.250 M.
(a) What is k for the reaction?
(b) How long will it take to go from 0.187 M to 0.0915 M?
(c) What is the rate of the reaction when [C 2H4] is 0.335 M?