BCM6211 – Physical Chemistry II

Unit Test on Chemical Kinetics

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1. The following data was obtained for the decomposition of X2 in the gas phase.
X2 → Y + Z
t 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00
(hr)
[X2] 0.250 0.213 0.182 0.155 0.133 0.113 0.097 0.082 0.070 0.060 0.051

a. Determine the rate constant for this reaction.

b. How much X2 is left if 0.457 M of the gas is allowed to decompose for 1.75 hours?

c. What is the half-life of 0.892 M X2?

2. Consider the first-order reaction: ½ A2 → B + C. The rate constant is found to be 3.15 x 10-3
min-1. How long will it take (in minutes) to convert 30% A2?

3. The rate constant for the decomposition of L is 2.6 x 10-11 s-1 at 300. °C and 2.1 x 10-10 s-1 at
330 °C.
L→M+N
a. What the activation energy for this reaction?

b. Assuming that the activation energy is constant over the temperature range, what is the
value of the collision frequency at 320. °C?
4. The rate law for the decomposition of ozone to molecular oxygen
2 𝑂3 (𝑔) → 3 𝑂2 (𝑔)
is
[𝑂3 ]2
𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒 = 𝑘
[𝑂2 ]
The mechanism proposed for this process is

Derive the rate law from these elementary steps. Clearly state the assumptions you use in
the derivation.