1.

For the reaction A + 2B → C, rate is given by R = [A] [B]2 then the order
of the reaction is:
a. 3
b. 6
c. 5
d. 7

2. For the reaction system: 2NO(g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g), volume is suddenly

reduced to half its value by increasing the pressure on it. If the reaction is
of first order with respect to O2 and second order with respect to NO, the
rate of reaction will:
a. diminish to one-fourth of its initial value
b. diminish to one-eighth of its initial value
c. increase to eight times of its initial value
d. increase to four times of its initial value

3. In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases from

0.8 M to 0.4M in 15 minutes. The time taken for the concentration to
change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is:
a. 30 minutes
b. 15 minutes
c. 7.5 minutes
d. 60 minutes

4. A reaction involving two different reactants can never be:

a. Unimolecular reaction
b. First order reaction
c. Second order reaction
d. Bimolecular reaction

5. The following mechanism has been proposed for the reaction of NO with
Br2 to form NOBr.

If the second step is the rate determining step, the order of the
reaction with respect to NO(g) is
a. 1
b. 0
c. 3
d. 2
6. The time for half life period of a certain reaction A → Products is 1 hour.
When the initial concentration of the reactant ‘A’ is 2.0 mol L-1, how
much time does it take for its concentration to come from 0.50 to 0.25
mol L-1. If it is a zero order reaction?
a. 4 h
b. 0.5 h
c. 0.25 h
d. 1 h

7. The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10◦C rise of

temperature. If the temperature is raised by 50◦C, the rate of the reaction
increases by about:
a. 10 times
b. 24 times
c. 32 times
d. 64 times

8. The rate of reaction doubles when its temperature 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)
a. 53.6 KJ mol-1
b. 48.6 KJ mol-1
c. 58.5 KJ mol-1
d. 60.5 KJ mol-1

9. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 15 minutes. The amount of

substance left after one hour will be:
a. 1/4 of the original amount
b. 1/8 of the original amount
c. 1/16 of the original amount
d. 1/32 of the original amount

10 . The rate coefficient (K) for a particular reactions is 1.3 x 10-4

M-1s-1 at 100◦C, and 1.3 x 10-3 M-1s-1 at 150◦C. What is the
energy of activation (EA) (in kJ) for this reaction?
(R = molar gas constant = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1)
 a. 16
b. 60
c. 99
d. 132

11 . A + 2B → C, the rate equation for this reaction is given as

Rate = K[A][B]
If the concentration of A is kept the same but that of B is
Doubled what will happen to the rate itself?
a. Halved
b. The same
c. Doubled
d. Quadrupled

12 . For the equilibrium, If the ratio of the

Activation energies of the forward (Ef) and reverse (Eb) reaction

2
is 3 then:

a. Ef = 80 kJ/mol; Eb = 120 kJ/mol

b. Ef = 60 kJ/mol; Eb = 100 kJ/mol
c. Ef = 30 kJ/mol; Eb = 70 kJ/mol
d. Ef = 70 kJ/mol; Eb = 30 kJ/mol

13. A + 2B → C, the rate equation for this reaction is given as

Rate = K[A][B]
If the concentration of A is kept the same but that of B is
Doubled what will happen to the rate itself?
a. Halved
b. The same
c. Doubled
d. Quadrupled

14. For a first order reaction, A → P, t1/2 (half life) is 10 days. The
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Time required for 4 th conversion of A (in days) is : (In 2 =

0.693, In 3 = 1.1)
a. 5
b. 3.2
c. 4.1
d. 2.5

15. The reaction 2X → B is a zeroth order reaction. If the initial

Concentration of X is 0.2 M, the half-life is 6h. When the
Initial concentration of X is 0.5 M, the time required to reach
Its final concentration of 0.2 M will be :
a. 18.0 h
b. 12.0 h
c. 7.2 h
d. 9.0 h