1

equal to

1 d  A  2 d  A 
(1)  (2) 
3 dt 3 dt
 Rate of a Chemical Reaction; Rate Law
1. 3A  B + 2C; in this reaction if the rate of 2d  A  3 d  A 
(3)  (4) 
disappearence of A be 0.048 mol L–1sec–1, then the dt 2 dt

ratio of the rate of formation of B and C will be :

3. 

For the reaction, N2  3H2 
 2NH3
(1) 1 : 3 (2) 2 : 1
The rate of change of concentration for hydrogen is
(3) 1 : 2 (4) 3 : 1
0.3 × 10–4 Ms–1. The rate of change of concentration of
 d  A  ammonia is
2. For the reaction 2A  B  C  D , = k[A]2[B].
dt
(1) – 0.2 × 10–4 (2) 0.2 × 10–4
d B 
The expression for will be – (3) 0.1 × 10–4 (4) 0.3 × 10–4
dt
(1) k[A]2[B] (2) 2k[A]2[B] dc dn dp
4. Which is correct relation between , and ,
dt dt dt
1
(3) k[2A]2[B] k[A]2[B]
(4) where c, n, p represents concentration, mole and
2 pressure terms for gaseous phase ?
3. For a general chemical change 2A + 3B  products, the
Reactant A(g) 
 Product ?
rates to disappearance with respect to A is r1 and that
with respect to B is r2. The rates r1 and r2 are related as dc 1 dn 1 dp
(1)   
(1) 3r1 = 2r2 (2) r1 = r2 dt V dt RT dt

(2) 2r1 = 3r2 (4) r12  2r22 dc dn dp

(2)  
dt dt dt

dc RT dn dp
(3)  
Compulsory Home Work CHW1_A dt V dt dt

(4) All of these

 Rate of a Chemical Reaction; Rate Law

1. Observe the following reaction, 2A + B  C. The rate of

formation of C is 2.2 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1. What is the
 Molecularity and Order of Reactions; Zero
d  A  Order Reactions and Half-lives
value of  (in mol L–1 min–1) ?
dt 1. If the volume of the vessel in which the elementary
reaction 2NO + O2  2NO2 is occurring, is diminished
(1) 2.2 × 10–3 (2) 1.1 × 10–3
to 1/3rd of its initial volume. The rate of the reaction will
(3) 4.4 × 10–3 (4) 5.5 × 10–3 be increased by

d B  (1) 3 times (2) 9 times

2. In the reaction 3A  2B, rate of formation  is
dt (3) 27 times (4) 36 times

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2. Which one of the following is wrong about molecularity 4. The pressure of a gas decomposition reaction on the
of a reaction ? surface of a solid has been measured at different times
(1) It may be whole number or fractional in the following manner
Time in second 0 100 200 300
(2) It is calculated from reaction mechanism
Pressure in kPa 3 2.5 2.0 1.5
(3) It is the number of molecules of the reactants
taking part in a single step chemical reaction. The order of the reaction is :
(4) It is always equal to the order of elementary (1) 0 (2) 1
reaction
(3) 2 (4) 3
3. Which of the following statements is false ?
(1) Radioactive decay follows first-order kinetics
(2) For elementary reaction order and molecularity are
the same
(3) The acid-catalysed hydrolysis of ester is second-  First Order Reactions
order reaction
1. In a reaction,2A + B Product, when concentration of
(4) The unit of rate constant is mol1–nLn–1s–1 B alone was doubled, the half life did not change. When
the concentration of A alone was doubled, the rate
Compulsory Home Work CHW1_B increases by two times. The unit of rate constant of the
reaction is
 Molecularity and Order of Reactions; Zero Order (1) s–1 (2) L mol–1 s–1
Reactions and Half-lives (3) no unit (4) mol L–1 s–1
1. The specific rate constant of a reaction is 2. A pure dextrotary substance A,under suitable
experimental conditions converts into an optically
1.0 × 10–4 min–1. The order of the reaction is :
inactive product P following 1st order kinetics as
(1) zero (2) one (+) A  P (optically inactive)
Experimental data conducted on solution of pure A were
(3) two (4) three recorded below
2. For a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction Time (min) 0 60 
is measured for various initial concentrations of A and
Optical rotation +80º +75º +0
B. The data provided are

Determine optical rotation of solution after 5 hrs.

 A  B  Initial reaction rate
(1) 49º (2) 38º
0.20M 0.30M 5  10 5 (3) 59º (4) 62º
0.20M 0.10M 5  10 5 3. A diatomic gas A2(g) decomposes into atomic A(g) by
0.40M 0.05M 1 104 first order reaction
A2(g)  2A(g)
The overall order of the reaction is
An empty flask was filled with A2(g) at a pressure of
(1) one (2) two 800 mm Hg at 600 K and sealed.
(3) two and half (4) three If half life for the decomposition is 2 hr what was the
pressure (in mm Hg) after 4 hours ?
3. Which factor has no influence on the rate of reaction ?
(1) 1400 (2) 1200 (3) 1300 (4) 1100
(1) Molecularity
(2) Temperature
(3) Concentration of reactant
(4) Nature of reactant

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Compulsory Home Work CHW1_C

 First Order Reactions  Different Types of 1st Order Reactions

Ni(s)
1. CH2 CH2(g) + H2(g) CH3—CH3 (1st order) 1. An organic compound undergoes first order
decomposition. The time taken for its decomposition
For this reaction calculate the ratio of t75 and t50 (half
to 1/8 and 1/10 of its initial concentration are t1/8 and
life)
 t1/8 
(1) 1.5 (2) 2 t1/10, respectively. What is the value of    10 ?
(3) 2.5 (4) 1.25  t1/10 

2. The half life period of a reaction (log10 2 = 0.3)

(1) increases with increase in temperature (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 9

(2) decreases with increase in temperature 2. In the study of inversion of sucrose in presence of acid,
(3) remains unaffected with change in temperature if 0, t and  represent the polarimetric reading at
(4) none times 0, t and  respectively, then at the 50% inversion
3. The rate constant for the reaction, the correct relationship is
2N2O 5  4NO 2  O 2 is 3.0  10 5 s 1 . If the (1) t  0  
reaction rate is 2.4 × 10–5 M s–1, then the
1
concentration of N2O5 in M is :
(2) t   0   
2
(1) 1.4 (2) 1.2 (3) 0.04 (4) 0.8
(3) t  0  
4. If a is the initial concentration then time required to
1
decompose half of the substance for n th order is (4) t   0   
2
inversely proportional to
3. For a particular reaction Rate constant, K = 2.303 min–1.
(1) a n (2) a n–1 (3) a 1–n (4) a n–2
The initial concentration of reactant is 1 mol/litre. Then
5. What will be the order of reaction for a chemical change rate of reaction after 1 minute is :
having following graph of log t 1/2 versus log a ?
(1) 2.303 mol–1 min–1 (2) 0.2303 mol L–1 min –1
(a = initial concentration of reactant; t1/2 = half-life)
(3) 0.1 mol L–1 min–1 (4) 10 mol L–1 min–1

Compulsory Home Work CHW1_D

log t1/2
45º
 Different Types of 1st Order Reactions
1. Which of the following is/are first order reaction ?

log a
log(a–x)

(1) zero order (2) first order

 a 

 ax 

(i) (ii)
(3) second order (4) none of these
t
log 

(iii)
t1/2

(1) (i), (ii) (2) (ii), (iii)

(3) (i), (ii), (iii) (4) (i), (iii)

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2. When Ethyl acetate is hydrolysed in presence of 0.1 M

3. The rate constant, the activation energy and the
HCl, the rate constant was found to be 5.4 × 10–5 S–1. But
Arrhenius parameter of a chemical reaction at 25ºC
in presence of 0.1 M H2SO4, the rate constant was found
are 3.0 × 10–4 s–1, 104.4 kJ mol–1 and 6×1014 s –1
to be 6.25 × 10–5 S–1. Thus it may be concluded that
respectively. The value of rate constant at T   , is
(1) H2SO4 furnishes more Hr than HCl
(1) 2.0 × 1018 s–1 (2) 6.0 × 1014 s–1
(2) H 2SO4 furnishes less Hr than HCl
(3) zero (4) 3.6 × 1030 s–1
(3) Both have same strength
(4) will depend on concentration of ethyl acetate
Compulsory Home Work CHW1_E
3. A reaction is 50% completed in 2 hours and 75%
completed in 4 hours. The order of reaction is  Arrhenium Equation : Effect of Temperature on
Reaction Rate
(1) 1 (2) 2
1. The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature
(3) 3 (4) 0 changes from 300 K to 310 K. Activation energy of such
a reaction will be (R = 8.314 JK –1 mol –1 and
log 2 = 0.301)

(1) 53.6 kJ mol–1 (2) 48.6 kJ mol–1

(3) 58.5 kJ mol–1 (4) 60.5 kJ mol–1

 Arrhenium Equation : Effect of Temperature
2. The activation energy of a reaction is 12.89 kcal/mol.
on Reaction Rate
The increase in the rate constant when its temperature
1. The Ea (activation energy) of a reaction in the pres- is increased from 27ºC to 37ºC, is
ence of a catalyst is 4.15 kJ mol–1 and in the ab-
(1) 100% (2) 63%
sence of a catalyst is 8.3 kJ mol–1. What is the slope
1 (3) 75% (4) 127%
of the plot of lnK vs in the absence of catalyst ?
T
3. A  B, H = –10 kJ/mol, Ea = 50 kJ / mol ,then activation
(1) +1 (2) – 1
energy of B  A would be
(3) + 1000 (4) – 1000
(1) 60 kJ mol1 (2) 50 kJ mol1
2. Consider the following energy profile for the reactions.
(3) 50 kJ mol1 (4) 60 kJ mol1
X + Y  R + S. Which of the following deduction about
the reaction is not correct ? 4. The activation energy of exothermic reaction A  B
80 kJ mol–1. The heat of reaction is 200 kJ mol–1. The
100 activation energy for the reaction B  A (in kJ mol–1)
P.E. in kJ

80 will be
60
40 (1) 80 (2) 120 (3) 40 (4) 280
20 R+S
X+Y

Reaction pathway

(1) The energy of activation for the backward reaction

is 80 kJ  Collision Theory
(2) The forward reaction is endothermic 1. According to collision theory which of the following is
(3) H for the forward reaction is 20 kJ correct ?
(4) The energy of activation for the forward reaction is (1) all collisions are effective
60 kJ
(2) greater the activation energy the more is the
reaction rate

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(3) the molecules having energy less than threshold (1) K.E. of the molecules increase
energy are called normal molecules (2) collision frequency increases
(4) activation energy is greater than threshold energy (3) the fraction of the molecule having energy equal
2. For the reaction, to threshold energy or greater than threshold
A  3B the following plot is obtained : energy increases
(4) activation energy decreases
50º C 4. The decomposition of a hydrocarbon follows the
t (50%)
(sec) equation k = (4.5 × 1011s –1)e–28000K/T. Activation energy
70º C
= 60
of the reaction is
= 10
(1) 232.79 kJ mol–1 (2) 400 kJ mol–1
–1
[A] (mol L ) (3) 1.2 kJ mol–1 (4) 5×10–2 kJ mol–1

Activation energy of the reaction is

(1) 20 kcal/mol (2) 21 kcal/mol

(3) 19.85 kcal/mol (4) 18 kcal/mol

3. A given sample of milk turns sour at room temperature

(27ºC) in 5 h. In a refrigerator at –3ºC, it can be stored
10 times longer. The energy of activation for the souring
of milk is

(1) 2.303 × 5 R kJ mol–1 (2) 2.303 × 3 R kJ mol–1

(3) 2.303 × 2.7 R kJ mol–1

(4) 2.303 × 10 R kJ mol–1

Compulsory Home Work CHW1_F

 Collision Theory
1. Which of the following statements is in accordance
with collision theory ?
I. Rate is directly proportional to collision frequency
II. Rate depends upon orientation of molecules
III. Temperature determines the rate
(1) Only III (2) Only I and II
(3) Only II and III (4) All of these
2. In the Arrhenius equation k = A.e–Ea/RT
Which of the following is correct ?
(1) A is a collision frequency
(2) A is a steric factor
(3) A is frequency factor
(4) A is a dimentionless constant
3. Which one is wrong for almost doubling the rate of
reaction on increasing the temperature of the reaction
system by 10ºC is

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Answer to the RPP

RPP1_A
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (1)

RPP1_B
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (3)

RPP1_C
1. (2) 2. (3) 3. (1)

RPP1_D
1. (4) 2. (2) 3. (2)

RPP1_E
1. (4) 2. (1) 3. (2)

RPP1_F
1. (3) 2. (4) 3. (3)

ANSWER TO THE CHW

CHW1_A
1. (3) 2. (2) 3. (2) 4. (1)

CHW1_B
1. (2) 2. (1) 3. (1) 4. (1)

CHW1_C
1. (2) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (2)
5. (3)

CHW1_D
1. (3) 2. (1) 3. (1)

CHW1_E
1. (1) 2. (1) 3. (4) 4. (4)

CHW1_F
1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (4) 4. (1)

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