Chapter 12

Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry

1. The half life period of a first order chemical reaction 5. For a first order reaction, (A) o products, the
is 6.93 minutes. The time required for the concentration of A changes from 0.1 M to 0.025 M
completion of 99% of the chemical reaction will be in 40 minutes. The rate of reaction when the
(log 2 = 0.301) [AIEEE-2009] concentration of A is 0.01M, is [AIEEE-2012]
(1) 23.03 minutes (2) 46.06 minutes (1) 3.47 × 10–4 M/min (2) 3.47 × 10–5 M/min
(3) 460.6 minutes (4) 230.3 minutes (3) 1.73 × 10–4 M/min (4) 1.73 × 10–5 M/min
2. Consider the reaction
6. The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature
Cl2 (aq) + H2S (aq) o S(s) + 2H+(aq) + 2Cl–(aq) changes from 300 K to 310 K. Activation energy of
The rate equation for this reaction is such a reaction will be [JEE (Main)-2013]
rate = k [Cl2] [H2S] (R = 8.314 JK–1 mol–1 and log2 = 0.301)
Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with (1) 53.6 kJ mol–1 (2) 48.6 kJ mol–1
this rate equation?
(3) 58.5 kJ mol–1 (4) 60.5 kJ mol–1
A. Cl2 + H2S o H+ + Cl– + Cl+ + HS– (slow)
7. For the non-stoichiometre reaction 2A + B o C +
Cl+ + HS– o H+ + Cl– + S (fast) D, the following kinetic data were obtained in three
B. H2S œ H+ + HS– (fast equilibrium) separate experiments, all at 298 K.
Cl2 + HS– o 2Cl– + H+ + S (slow)
Initial Initial Initial rate of
[AIEEE-2010] Concentration Concentration formation of C
(1) A only (2) B only (A) (B) (mol L–1s–1 )
(3) Both (A) & (B) (4) Neither (A) nor (B) 0.1 M 0.1 M 1.2 × 10 –3
3. The time for half life period of a certain reaction 0.1 M 0.2 M 1.2 × 10 –3
0.2 M 0.1 M 2.4 × 10 –3
A o Products is 1 h. W hen the initial
concentration of the reactant 'A', is 2.0 mol L–1, The rate law for the formation of C is
how much time does it take for its concentration [JEE (Main)-2014]
to come from 0.50 to 0.25 mol L–1 if it is a zero
dC dC
order reaction? [AIEEE-2010] (1) k[A][B] (2) k[A]2 [B]
dt dt
(1) 1 h (2) 4 h
(3) 0.5 h (4) 0.25 h dC dC
(3) k[A] [B]2 (4) k[A]
4. A reactant (A) forms two products : dt dt

A 
1k
o B, Activation energy Ea1 8. Higher order (>3) reactions are rare due to
[JEE (Main)-2015]
k
A o
2
C , Activation energy Ea2 (1) Low probability of simultaneous collision of all
the reacting species
If Ea2 2Ea1 , then k1 and k2 are related as
(2) Increase in entropy and activation energy as
[AIEEE-2011] more molecules are involved

(1) k 1 k2e
E a1 /RT
(2) k1 2k 2e
Ea2 /RT (3) Shifting of equilibrium towards reactants due to
elastic collisions
Ea1 /RT Ea2 /RT
(3) k 2 k1e (4) k 2 k1e (4) Loss of active species on collision

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9. Decomposition of H 2 O 2 follows a first order
reaction. In fifty minutes, the concentration of H2O2
decreases from 0.5 to 0.25 M in one such
decomposition. When the concentration of H2O2
reaches 0.05 M, the rate of formation of O2 will be
[JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) 6.93 × 10–4 mol min–1
(2) 2.66 L min–1 at STP
14. Consider the given plots for a reaction obeying
Arrhenius equation (0°C < T < 300°C) : (k and Ea
are rate constant and activation energy,
respectively)
k k

(3) 1.34 × 10–2 mol min–1

(4) 6.93 × 10–2 mol min–1
10. Two reactions R 1 and R 2 have identical pre- Ea T(°C)
exponential factors. Activation energy of R 1 I II
exceeds that of R2 by 10 kJ mol–1. If k1 and k2 are Choose the correct option: [JEE (Main)-2019]
rate constants for reactions R1 and R2 respectively
(1) I is wrong but II is right
at 300 K, then ln(k2/k1) is equal to
(R = 8.314 J mole–1 K–1) [JEE (Main)-2017] (2) Both I and II are correct

(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) Both I and II are wrong

(3) 8 (4) 12 (4) I is right but II is wrong
11. At 518°C, the rate of decomposition of a sample of 15. W hich of the following is not an example of
gaseous acetaldehyde, initially at a pressure of heterogeneous catalytic reaction?
363 torr, was 1.00 torr s–1 when 5% had reacted
and 0.5 torr s–1 when 33% had reacted. The order [JEE (Main)-2019]
of the reaction is [JEE (Main)-2018] (1) Combustion of coal
(1) 2 (2) 3 (2) Ostwald’s process
(3) 1 (4) 0
(3) Hydrogenation of vegetable oils
12. The following results were obtained during kinetic
studies of the reaction ; 2 A + B oProducts (4) Haber’s process

[A] [B] Initial Rate of reaction 16. For an elementary chemical reaction,
Experiment
(in mol L–1) (in mol L–1) (in mol L–1 min–1)
k1 d> A @
–3
ZZZZ
A 2 YZZZ X
Z 2A , the expression for is
I 0.10 0.20 6.93 × 10 k –1 dt
–3
II 0.10 0.25 6.93 × 10
–2
[JEE (Main)-2019]
III 0.20 0.30 1.386 × 10
(1) k1 [A2] + k–1 [A]2
The time (in minutes) required to consume half of
A is [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) 2k1 [A2] – 2k–1 [A]2
(1) 100 (2) 1 (3) 2k1 [A2] – k–1 [A]2
(3) 5 (4) 10 (4) k1 [A2] – k–1 [A]2
13. For the reaction, 2A + B o products, when the 17. If a reaction follows the Arrhenius equation, the plot
concentration of A and B both were doubled, the
rate of the reaction increased from 0.3 mol L–1s–1 1
Ink vs gives straight line with a gradient
to 2.4 mol L–1s–1. When the concentration of A RT
alone is doubled, the rate increased from 0.3 mol
(–y) unit. The energy required to activate the
L–1s–1 to 0.6 mol L–1s–1. Which one of the following
reactant is [JEE (Main)-2019]
statements is correct? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Order of the reaction with respect to A is 2 (1) yR unit

(2) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 1 (2) y/R unit

(3) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 2 (3) –y unit
(4) Total order of the reaction is 4 (4) y unit

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18. The reaction 2X o B is a zeroth order reaction. If 23. The given plots represent the variation of the
the initial concentration of X is 0.2 M, the half-life concentration of a reactant R with time for two
is 6 h. When the initial concentration of X is 0.5 different reactions (i) and (ii). The respective orders
M, the time required to reach its final of the reactions are
concentration of 0.2 M will be [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 12.0 h (2) 7.2 h
In [R] [R]
(3) 9.0 h (4) 18.0 h
19. Decomposition of X exhibits a rate constant of
0.05 Pg/year. How many years are required for the
decomposition of 5 Pg of X into 2.5 Pg? Time Time

[JEE (Main)-2019] (i) (ii)

[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 40 (2) 20
(1) 0, 1 (2) 1, 1
(3) 50 (4) 25
(3) 1, 0 (4) 0, 2
20. For a reaction, consider the plot of In k versus 1/
24. Consider the given plot of enthalpy of the following
T given in the figure. If the rate constant of this
reaction between A and B.
reaction at 400 K is 10 –5 s –1 , then the rate
constant at 500 K is A B o CD
Identify the incorrect statement.

In k Slope = – 4606 K Enthalpy (kJ mol–1) 20

15
10
1/T D
[JEE (Main)-2019] 5
A+ B
C
(1) 4 × 10–4 s–1 (2) 10–6 s–1
Reaction Coordinate
(3) 2 × 10–4 s–1 (4) 10–4 s–1
[JEE (Main)-2019]
21. For the reaction 2A + B o C, the values of initial
(1) Activation enthalpy to form C is 5 kJ mol–1
rate at different reactant concentrations are given in
less than that to form D
the table below. The rate law for the reaction is
(2) D is kinetically stable product
1 1
Initial Rate
[A](mol L ) [B](mol L ) (3) Formation of A and B from C has highest
(mol L1 s1)
enthalpy of activation
0.05 0.05 0.045
(4) C is the thermodynamically stable product
0.10 0.05 0.090
0.20 0.10 0.72 25. A bacterial infection in an internal wound grows as
Nc(t) = N0exp(t), where the time t is in hours. A
[JEE (Main)-2019] dose of antibiotic, taken orally, needs 1 hour to
reach the wound. Once it reaches there, the
(1) Rate = k[A]2[B]2 (2) Rate = k[A][B]
(3) Rate = k[A]2[B] (4) Rate = k[A][B]2 dN
bacterial population goes down as = – 5N2.
dt
k1 k2
22. For a reaction scheme A o B o C, if the N0
What will be the plot of vs. t after 1 hour ?
rate of formation of B is set to be zero then the N
concentration of B is given by : [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) k1k 2[A] (2) (k1 – k2) [A]
N0 N0
§k · (1) (2)
(3) ¨ 1 ¸ > A @ (4) (k1 + k2) [A] N N
© k2 ¹ t (h) t (h)

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31. Consider the following plots of rate constant versus

1
N0 for four different reactions. W hich of the
(3) (4) N0 T
N N
following orders is correct for the activation
t (h) t (h) energies of these reactions?
26. For the reaction of H2 with I2, the rate constant
is 2.5 × 10 –4 dm 3 mol –1 s –1 at 327°C and
1.0 dm3 mol–1 s–1 at 527°C. The activation energy log k a
for the reaction, in kJ mol–1 is : d c
(R = 8.314 J K–1 mol–1) [JEE (Main)-2019]
b
(1) 150 (2) 59
(3) 72 (4) 166 1/T
27. In the following reaction; xA o yB [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Eb > Ea > Ed > Ec (2) Ec > Ea > Ed > Eb
ª d[A] º ª d[B] º
log10 «  log10 «  0.3010
¬ dt »¼ ¬ dt »¼
(3) Ea > Ec > Ed > Eb (4) Eb > Ed > Ec > Ea
32. For following reactions
‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively can be [JEE (Main)-2019]
700 K
(1) C2H4 and C4H8 A  o Product
(2) N2O4 and NO2 500 K
A  o Product
catalyst
(3) n-Butane and Iso-butane
it was found that the E a is decreased by
(4) C2H2 and C6H6
30 kJ/ mol in the presence of catalyst. If the rate
28. NO2 required for a reaction is produced by the remains unchanged, the activation energy for
decomposition of N2O5 in CCI4 as per the equation, catalysed reaction is (Assume pre exponential factor
2N2O5(g) o 4 NO2(g) + O2(g). is same) [JEE (Main)-2020]
The initial concentration of N2O5 is 3.00 mol L–1 (1) 75 kJ/mol (2) 198 kJ/mol
and it is 2.75 mol L–1 after 30 minutes. The rate
of formation of NO 2 is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 105 kJ/mol (4) 135 kJ/mol

(1) 1.667 × 10–2 mol L–1 min–1 33. Consider the reaction sequence given below:
(2) 4.167 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1 OH
Br OH + Br ...(1)
(3) 8.333 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1 H 2O
rate = k[t-BuBr]
(4) 2.083 × 10–3 mol L–1 min–1
29. For the reaction CH3
OH
+ HOH + Br ...(2)
2H2 (g)  2NO(g) o N2 (g)  2H2O(g) C 2H 5OH H 2C CH3
rate = k[t-BuBr][OH ]
the observed rate expression is,
rate = k f[NO]2[H2]. The rate expression for the Which of the following statements is true?
reverse reaction is : [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) kb[N2][H2O]2/[NO] (2) kb[N2][H2O]
(1) Changing the concentration of base will have
(3) kb[N2][H2O]2 (4) kb[N2][H2O]2/[H2] no effect on reaction (2)
30. The rate of a certain biochemical reaction at (2) Changing the concentration of base will have
physiological temperature (T) occurs 106 times faster
no effect on reaction (1)
with enzyme than without. The change in the
activation energy upon adding enzyme is (3) Changing the base from OH to OR will have
[JEE (Main)-2020] no effect on reaction (2)

(1) – 6RT (2) + 6RT (4) Doubling the concentration of base will double
the rate of both the reactions
(3) + 6(2.303)RT (4) – 6(2.303)RT

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34. The results given in the below table were obtained 38. The rate constant (k) of a reaction is measured at
during kinetic studies of the following reaction different temperatures (T), and the data are plotted
in the given figure. The activation energy of the
2 A + B oC + D
reaction in kJ mol–1 is (R is gas constant)
[A] / [B] / Initial rate /
Experiment –1 –1
mol L mol L mol L–1 min–1 10
–3
I 0.1 0.1 6.00 u 10
In k
II 0.1 0.2 2.40 u 10 –2 5
–2
III 0.2 0.1 1.20 u 10
IV X 0.2 7.20 u 10 –2 0
V 0.3 Y 2.88 u 10 –1 1 2 3 4 5
103
X and Y in the given table are respectively
T
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 0.4, 0.3 (2) 0.3, 0.4 (1) 1/R (2) 2/R
(3) 0.4, 0.4 (4) 0.3, 0.3 (3) 2R (4) R
35. It is true that [JEE (Main)-2020] 39. Consider the following reactions
(1) A zero order reaction is a single step reaction A o P1 ; B o P2 ; C o P3 ; D o P4,

(2) A zero order reaction is a multistep reaction The order of the above reactions are a, b, c, and
d, respectively. The following graph is obtained
(3) A frist order reaction is always a single step when log[rate] vs. log[conc.] are plotted
reaction
[D] [B]
(4) A second order reaction is always a multistep [A]
reaction [C]
log [rate]

3
36. For the reaction 2A  3B  C o 3P , which
2
statement is correct? [JEE (Main)-2020]

dnA 3 dnB 3 dnC log [conc.]

(1)
dt 2 dt 4 dt Among the following, the correct sequence for the
order of the reactions is [JEE (Main)-2020]
dn A dnB dnC
(2) (1) d > b > a > c (2) d > a > b > c
dt dt dt
(3) a > b > c > d (4) c > a > b > d
dnA 2 dnB 4 dnC 40. During the nuclear explosion, one of the products
(3)
dt 3 dt 3 dt is 90Sr with half life of 6.93 years. If 1 Pg of 90Sr
was absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby
dnA 2 dnB 3 dnC in place of Ca, how much time, in years, is
(4)
dt 3 dt 4 dt required to reduce it by 90% if it is not lost
37. A flask contains a mixture of compounds A and B. metabolically _________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
Both compounds decompose by first-order 41. A sample of milk splits after 60 min. at 300 K and
kinetics. The half-lives for A and B are 300 s and after 40 min. at 400 K when the population of
180 s, respectively. lf the concentrations of A and lactobacillus acidophilus in it doubles. The
B are equal initially, the time required for the activation energy (in kJ/mol) for this process is
concentration of A to be four times that of B (in s) closest to ___________ . [JEE (Main)-2020]
is : (Use In 2 = 0.693) [JEE (Main)-2020]
§2·
(1) 120 (2) 300 (Given, R = 8.3 J mol–1K–1, ln ¨ ¸ 0.4, e–3 = 4.0)
©3¹
(3) 180 (4) 900
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42. If 75% of a first order reaction was completed in 90
minutes, 60% of the same reaction would be
completed in approximately (in minutes) _______.
(Take : log 2 = 0.30; log 2.5 = 0.40)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
43. The number of molecules with energy greater than
the threshold energy for a reaction increases five
fold by a rise of temperature from 27°C to 42°C. Its
energy of activation inJ/mol is _____.
(Take In 5 = 1.6094; R = 8.314 J mol–1 K–1)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
44. The rate of a reaction decreased by 3.555 times
when the temperature was changed from 40°C to
30°C. The activation energy (in kJ mol –1 ) of
the reaction is _______. Take; R = 8.314 J mol–1
K–1 ln 3.555 = 1.268 [JEE (Main)-2020]
45. Gaseous cyclobutene isomerizes to butadiene in a
first order process which has a ‘k’ value of 3.3 ×
10–4 s–1 at 153°C. The time in minutes it takes for
the isomerization to proceed 40% to completion at
this temperature is __________. (Rounded off to
the nearest integer) [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. Sucrose hydrolyses in acid solution into glucose
and fructose following first order rate law with a half-
life of 3.33 h at 25ºC. After 9 h, the fraction of
§ 1·
sucrose remaining is f. The value of log10 ¨ ¸ is
©f¹
______ × 10–2. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
[Assume : In 10 = 2.303, ln 2 = 0.693]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
47. For the reaction, aA + bB o cC +dD, the plot of
1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
log k vs is given below:
T 53. For a certain first order reaction 32% of the reactant
slope = –10000 K
log k
1/T
The temperature at which the rate constant of the
reaction is 10–4s–1 is ________ K.
(Rounded-off to the nearest integer)
[Given : The rate constant of the reaction is
10–5s–1 at 500 K.] [JEE (Main)-2021]
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48. The rate constant of a reaction increases by five
times on increase in temperature from 27°C to
52°C. The value of activation energy in kJ mol–1 is
_______. (Rounded-off to the nearest integer)
[R = 8.314 J K–1 mol–1] [JEE (Main)-2021]
49. An exothermic reaction X o Y has an activation
energy 30 kJ mol–1. If energy change 'E during the
reaction is –20 kJ, then the activation energy for
the reverse reaction in kJ is ________. (Integer
answer) [JEE (Main)-2021]
50. If the activation energy of a reaction is 80.9 kJ
mol–1, the fraction of molecules at 700 K, having
enough energy to react to form products is e–x.
The value of x is _________. (Rounded off to the
nearest integer)
[Use R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1] [JEE (Main)-2021]
51. The decomposition of formic acid on gold surface
follows first order kinetics. If the rate constant at
300 K is 1.0 × 10–3 s–1 and the activation energy
Ea = 11.488 kJ mol–1, the rate constant at 200 K
is _____ × 10–5 s–1. (Round off to the Nearest
Integer) [JEE (Main)-2021]
52. A and B decompose via first order kinetics with
half-lives 54.0 min and 18.0 min respectively.
Starting from an equimolar non reactive mixture of
A and B, the time taken for the concentration of
A to becom e 16 times that of B is
___________min.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
is left after 570 s. The rate constant of this
reaction is __________ × 10–3 s–1.
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[Given log102 = 0.301, ln10 = 2.303]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
54. The reaction 2A + B2 o 2AB is an elementary
reaction. For a certain quantity of reactants. If the
volume of the reaction vessel is reduced by a
factor of 3, the rate of the reaction increases by
a factor of _____. (Round off to the Nearest
Integer). [JEE (Main)-2021]
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55. 2NO(g)  Cl2 (g) U 2NOCl(s) 60. For the following graphs,

This reaction was studied at –10ºC and the

following data was obtained
t1
run [NO]0 [Cl2]0 r0 Rate 2

1 0.10 0.10 0.18 (a) (b)

Initial
2 0.10 0.20 0.35 Time concentration
3 0.20 0.20 1.40
[NO]0 and [Cl2]0 are the initial concentrations and

Concentration
Concentration
r0 is the initial reaction rate.
The overall order of the reaction is ________.
(c) (d)
(Round off to the Nearest Integer).
[JEE (Main)-2021] Time Time

56. A first order reaction has a half life of 1 min. The

time required for 99.9% completion of the reaction
is ______min. (Round off to the Nearest integer).

[Use : In 2 = 0.69; In 10 = 2.3]

(e)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
57. The inactivation rate of a viral preparation is
proportional to the amount of virus. In the first
Choose from the options given below, the correct
minute after preparation, 10% of the virus is
one regarding order of reaction is
inactivated. The rate constant for viral inactivation
is ______ × 10–3 min–1. (Nearest integer) [JEE (Main)-2021]
[Use : In 10 = 2.303; log10 3 = 0.477; (1) (a) and (b) Zero order
property of logarithm : log xy = y log x] (c) and (e) First order
[JEE (Main)-2021] (2) (b) and (d) Zero order
58. PCI5(g) o PCI3(g) + CI2(g) (e) First order
In the above first order reaction the concentration (3) (a) and (b) Zero order
of PCI 5 reduces from initial concentration
50 mol L–1 to 10 mol L–1 in 120 minutes at 300 (e) First order
K.The rate constant for the reaction at 300 K is x (4) (b) Zero order
× 10–2 min–1. The value of x is ________.
(c) and (e) First order
Given: log5 = 0.6989 [JEE (Main)-2021]
61. For a chemical reaction A o B, it was found that
1 concentration of B is increased by 0.2 mol L–1 in
59. N2O5(g) o 2NO2(g)  O2(g) 30 min. The average rate of the reaction is
2
________ × 10–1 mol L–1h–1. (in nearest integer)
In the above first order reaction the initial
[JEE (Main)-2021]
concentration of N2O5 is 2.40 × 10–2 mol L–1 at
318 K. The concentration of N2O5 after 1 hour was 62. For a reaction of order n, the unit of the rate
1.60 × 10–2 mol L –1. The rate constant of the constant is :
reaction at 318 K is ______ × 10–3 min–1. (Nearest (1) mol1 – n L2n s–1 (2) mol1 – n L1 – n s–1
integer)
(3) mol1 – n Ln – 1 s–1 (4) mol1 – n L1 – n s
[Given : log 3 = 0.477, log 5 = 0.699]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
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63. For the first order reaction A o 2B, 1 mole of 67. The first order rate constant for the decomposition
reactant A gives 0.2 moles of B after 100 minutes. of CaCO 3 at 700 K is 6.36 × 10 –3 s –1 and
The half life of the reaction is ________ min. activation energy is 209 kJ mol–1. Its rate constant
(Round off to the Nearest Integer). (in s–1) at 600 K is x × 10–6. The value of x is
_____. (Nearest integer)
[Use : In 2 = 0.69, In 10 = 2.3
[Given R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1; log 6.36 × 10–3 =
Properties of logarithms : In xy = y In x;
–2.19, 10–4.79 = 1.62 × 10–5]
§x·
In ¨ ¸ = In x – In y] [JEE (Main)-2021]
©y¹
[JEE (Main)-2021] 68. For a first order reaction, the ratio of the time for
75% completion of a reaction to the time for 50%
64. The following data was obtained for chemical
completion is _______. (Integer answer)
reaction given below at 975 K.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
2NO(g) + 2H2(g) o N2(g)  2H2O(g)
69. According to the following figure, the magnitude of
[NO] [H2] Rate the enthalpy change of the reaction

mol L–1 mol L–1 mol L–1s–1 A  B o M  N in kJ mol–1

(A) 8 × 10–5 8 × 10–5 7 × 10–9 is equal to _____. (Integer answer)

(B) 24 × 10–5 8 × 10–5 2.1 × 10–8
(C) 24 × 10–5 32 × 10–5 8.4 × 10–8 x x = 20 kJ mol
–1

A+ B –1
The order of the reaction with respect to NO is y = 45 kJ mol
_____. (Integer answer) [JEE (Main)-2021] y z = 15 kJ mol
–1
Energy

65. The reaction rate for the reaction M+N

[PtCl4]2– + H2O U [Pt(H2O)Cl3]– + Cl– z
Reaction Coordinate
was measured as a function of concentrations of
different species. It was observed that
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d ª¬[PtCl4 ] º¼
2
70. For the reaction A o B, the rate constant k (in s–1)
4.8 u 10 5 ª¬[PtCl4 ]2  º¼ is given by
dt
 2.4 u 10 3 ª>Pt(H2 O)Cl3 @ º [Cl ].


¬ ¼ (2.47 u 103 )
log10 k 20.35 
T
where square brackets are used to denote molar
The energy of activation in kJ mol–1 is ________.
concentrations. The equilibrium constant
(Nearest integer)
Kc = _______. (Nearest integer)
[Given : R = 8.314 JK–1 mol–1]
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66. The reaction that occurs in a breath analyser, a
71. Which one of the following given graphs represents
device used to determine the alcohol level in a
the variation of rate constant (k) with temperature
person’s blood stream is (T) for an endothermic reaction?
2K2Cr2O7 + 8H2SO4 + 3C2H6O o 2Cr2(SO4)3 + [JEE (Main)-2021]
3C2H4O2 + 2K2SO4 + 11H2O
If the rate of appearance of Cr2(SO4)3 is 2.67 mol
min –1 at a particular time, the rate of (1) k (2) k
disappearance of C2H6O at the same time is _____
mol min–1. (Nearest integer) [JEE (Main)-2021] T T

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(3) k (4) k
T T
72. The rate constants for decomposition of acetaldehyde
have been measured over the temperature range 700
– 1000 K. The data has been analysed by plotting
10 3
In k vs graph. The value of activation energy for
T K c, Catalysed
the reaction is ______ kJ mol–1. (Nearest integer)
(Given : R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1)
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73. For a first order reaction, the time required for
completion of 90% reaction is ‘x’ times the half life
of the reaction. The value of ‘x’ is (Given: In 10 =
2.303 and log 2 = 0.3010) [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 1.12 (2) 2.43
(3) 3.32 (4) 33.31
74. For a given chemical reaction
J1A + J 2B o J 3 C + J 4D
Concentration of C changes from 10 mmol dm–3 to
20 mmol dm–3 in 10 seconds. Rate of appearance
of D is 1.5 times the rate of disappearance of B
which is twice the rate of disappearance A. The rate
of appearance of D has been experimentally
determined to be 9 mmol dm–3 s–1. Therefore, the
rate of reaction is _____ mmol dm–3 s–1.
(Nearest Integer)
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75. At 345 K, the half life for the decomposition of a
sample of a gaseous compound initially at 55.5 kPa
was 340 s. When the pressure was 27.8 kPa, the
half life was found to be 170 s. The order of the
reaction is ________. [integer answer]
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76. A flask is filled with equal moles of A and B. The half
lives of A and B are 100 s and 50 s respectively and
are independent of the initial concentration. The time
required for the concentration of A to be four times
that of B is ________s.
(Given : In 2 = 0.693) [JEE (Main)-2022]
77. Catalyst A reduces the activation energy for a reaction
by 10 kJ mol–1 at 300 K. The ratio of rate constants,
is e x . T he value of x is
K, Uncatalysed
____.[nearest integer]
[Assume that the pre-exponential factor is same in
both the cases Given R = 8.31 J K–1 mol–1]
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78. The rate constant for a first order reaction is given
by the following equation :
2.0 u 104 K
lnk 33.24 
T
The activation energy for the reaction is given by
______ kJ mol–1. (In nearest integer)
(Given : R = 8.3 J K–1 mol–1) [JEE (Main)-2022]
79. It has been found that for a chemical reaction with
rise in temperature by 9 K the rate constant gets
doubled. Assuming a reaction to be occurring at 300
K, the value of activation energy is found to be
_________kJ mol–1. [nearest integer]
(Given ln10 = 2.3, R = 8.3 J K–1 mol–1, log 2 = 0.30)
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80. For a first order reaction A o B, the rate constant, k
= 5.5 × 10 –14 s –1. The time required for 67%
completion of reaction is x × 10–1 times the half life
of reaction. The value of x is _____ (Nearest integer)
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81. A radioactive element has a half life of 200 days.
The percentage of original activity remaining after
83 days is ________. (Nearest integer)
(Given : antilog 0.125 = 1.333,
antilog 0.693 = 4.93) [JEE (Main)-2022]
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82. The activation energy of one of the reactions in a 87. At 30ºC, the half life for the decomposition of AB2 is
biochemical process is 532611 J mol–1. When the 200 s and is independent of the initial concentration
temperature falls from 310 K to 300 K, the change of AB2. The time required for 80% of the AB2 to
in rate constant observed is k300 = x × 10–3 k 310. decompose is
The value of x is ______.
(Given : log 2 = 0.30, log 3 = 0.48)
[Given: ln10 = 2.3, R = 8.3 JK–1 mol–1] [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 200 s (2) 323 s
(3) 467 s (4) 532 s
83. The equation
88. 2NO + 2H2 o N2 + 2H2O
k = (6.5 × 1012s –1)e–26000K/T is followed for the
The above reaction has been studied at 800°C. The
decomposition of compound A. The activation energy
related date are given in the table below
for the reaction is ______ kJ mol–1. [nearest integer]

(Given : R = 8.314 J K–1 mol–1]

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84. The half-life for the decomposition of gaseous
compound A is 240 s when the gaseous pressure
was 500 torr initially. When the pressure was
250 torr, the half-life was found to be 4.0 min. The
order of the reaction is ______. (Nearest integer)
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85. For the decomposition of azomethane,
CH3N2CH3(g) oCH3CH3(g) + N2(g), a first order
reaction, the variation in partial pressure with time at
600 K is given as
The order of the reaction with respect to NO is ___.

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89. [A] o [B]

Reactant Product

If formation of compound [B] follows the first order of

The half life of the reaction is ______ × 10–5s.
[Nearest integer]
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86. For a reaction A o2B + C the half lives are 100 s
and 50 s when the concentration of reactant A is 0.5
and 1.0 mol L–1 respectively. The order of the reaction
is ________. (Nearest integer)
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kinetics and after 70 minutes the concentration of [A]
was found to be half of its initial concentration. Then
the rate constant of the reaction is x × 10–6 s–1. The
value of x is _________. (Nearest Integer)
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90. For the given first order reaction A o B, the half-life
of the reaction is 0.3010 min. The ratio of the initial
concentration of reactant to the concentration of
reactant at time 2.0 min will be equal to ______.
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91. For a reaction, given below is the graph of ln k vs
1
. The activation energy for the reaction is equal
T
to____ cal mol–1. (Nearest integer)
(Given: R = 2 cal K–1 mol–1)
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92. The reaction between X and Y is first order with
respect to X and zero order with respect to Y.
Examine the data of table and calculate ratio of
numerical values of M and L. (Nearest integer)
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93. Assuming 1Pg of trace radioactive element X with a
half life of 30 years is absorbed by a growing tree.
The amount of X remaining in the tree after 100 years
is ______ × 10–1 Pg.
[Given : ln 10 = 2.303; log 2 = 0.30]
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94. For kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ion with
H2O2 at room temperature :
(A) Always use freshly prepared starch solution.
(B) Always keep the concentration of sodium
thiosulphate solution less than that of Kl solution.
(C) Record the time immediately after the appearance
of blue colour.
(D) Record the time immediately before the
appearance of blue colour.
(E) Always keep the concentration of sodium
thiosulphate solution more than that of Kl solution.
Choose the correct answer from the options given
below :
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(1) (A), (B), (C) only (2) (A), (D), (E) only
(3) (D), (E) only (4) (A), (B), (E) only