Chemical Kinetics ASSIGNMENT NO-4.

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➢ First Order Reaction
1. The half-life period of the first order reaction is 10 seconds. Calculate its rate constant.
2. A first reaction is 50 % complete in 25 minutes. Calculate the time for completion of 80 % of
the reaction. [ 58.11 min]
3. Find out two-third (2/3) life of a first order reaction in which k = 5.48x10-14 s-1.[2.0 x 1013 s]
4. Show that for a first order reaction, time required for 99.9 % of the reaction to take place is
10 times the time required for the completion of half of the reaction.
5. A reaction SO2Cl2→ SO2 + Cl2 is first order reaction with half life period 3.15x 104 s at
320oC. What percentage of SO2Cl2 would be decomposed on heating at 320oC for 90 minutes
? [11.2%]
6. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 min . If we begin with0.10 M
concentration of the reactant, what concentration of reactant will remain in solution after 3
hours? [0.039 M]
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7. Decomposition of phosphine (PH3) at 120 C proceeds according to the equation ;
4PH3(g) → P4(g) + 6H2(g) It was found that the reaction follows the rate equation;
Rate=k[PH3]. Thehalf-life period of PH3 is 37.9 s at 120oC.
(a)How much time will be required for ¾ of PH3 to decompose? [75.8 s]
(b) What fraction of the original amount of PH3 will remain undecomposed after 1 minute?
[0.334]
8.Following data is obtained for the reaction: N 2O5→ 2NO +1/2O2
t/s 0 300 600
[N2O5] 1.6x10-2 0.8x10-2 0.4x10-2
(a) Show that the reaction is of first order. [2.3x 10-3 s]
(b) Calculate the half-life period. [301.30 s]
9.For a chemical reaction variation in concentration, ln [R] Vs tim(min) plot is shown:

a) What is the order of the reaction?

b) What are the units of rate constant, k for the reaction?
c) If the initial concentration of the reactant is half of the original concentration, how will 1/2
change?
d) Draw the plot of log [Ro]/[R] Vs time (s).
10. Derive expression for the half-life period of first order reaction.
11.For a reaction R→ P, half-life (t1/2) is observed to be independent of the initial concentration of
the reactants. What is the order of the reaction?