THE HYDERABAD PUBLIC SCHOOL, RAMANTHAPUR, HYDERABAD - 13

CLASS 12 CHEMISTRY
CHAPTER 4 – CHEMICAL KINETICS
( QUESTIONS FROM PREVIOUS CBSE BOARD PAPERS )

Rate of a Chemical Reaction and Factors influencing Rate of a Reaction:

1. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B .
(і) Write differential rate equation .
(іі) How is the rate affected if the concentration of B is tripled ?
(ііі) How is the rate affected when the concentration of both A and B are doubled ? What is the
significance of rate constant in the rate expression ?
2. What is meant by elementary reaction ?
3. Following reaction takes place in one step :
2NO(g) + O2(g) 2NO2(g)
4. How will the rate of the above reaction change if the volume of the reaction vessel is diminished to one-
third of its original volume ? Will there be any change in the order of the reaction with the reduced
volume ?
5. For the reaction A→B , The rate of reaction becomes twenty seven times when the concentration of A is
increased three times, what is the order of the reaction ?
6. Cl2(g) + 2NO(g) → 2NOCL(g) the rate law is expressed as rate =K[Cl2][NO]2. what is the over all order of this
reaction ?
7. Express the rate of the following reaction in terms of disappearance of hydrogen in the reaction.
3H2(g) + N2(g) → 2NH3(g)
8. Define the term order of reaction for chemical reactions.
9. What is meant by the rate constant K of a reaction ? if the concentration be expressed in mol L - units and
time in seconds , what would be the units of K
(і) for a zero order reaction and (іі) for a first order reaction ?
10. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is a zero order reaction. What are the rates of productions
of N2 and H2 if Κ=2.5×10-4mol- L s-1 ?
11. List the factors on which the rate of a chemical reaction depends.
Distinguish between order and molecularity of a reaction. When could order and molecularity of a reaction be
same?
12. Define the following :
(і ) order of a reaction (іі) Activation energy of a reaction
13. a) Explain the following terms :
(і) Order of a reaction (іі) Molecularity of a reaction
b) Define the following :
(і) Elementary step in a reaction (іі) rate of reaction
14. Define Rate constant (k). Write the unit of rate constant for the following :
i) First order reaction ii) Second order reaction
15. For the reaction
N2O5 (g) 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g)
The rate of formation of NO2 (g) is 2.8 x 10-3 M s-1. Calculate the rate of disappearance of N2O5 (g).

Integrated Rate Equations, Pseudo First Order reaction.

16. Give an example of a Pseudo first order reaction .
17. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s-1 . How much time will it take to reduce the
concentration of the reactant to 1/10th of its initial value ? (Ans : 3.8×10-2 s)
18. Express the relation between the half-life period of a reaction and its initial concentration if the reaction
involved is of second order .
19. A first order reaction takes 69.3 minutes for 50%completion. Set up an equation for determining the time
needed foe 80% completion of this reaction. (calculate of result is not required )( Ans : 160.93 min)
20. Express the relation between the half-life period of a reactant and its initial concentration for a reaction of
nth order .
21. A reaction is 50% complete in 2 hours and 75% complete in 4 hours .what is the order of the reaction?
22. A first order decomposition reaction takes 40minutes foe 30% decomposition. Calculate its t 1/2 value .
23. Derive the general form of the expression for the half-life of first order reaction.
24. The half-life for decay of radioactive C14 IS 5730 years. An archeological artifact containing wood
has only 80% of the C14 activity as found in living trees. Calculate the age of the aircraft.
25. The data given below is for the reaction
2N2 O 5 (g)→ 4NO2(g) + O2 (g) at 298 K
S.NO [N2O5] mol- L Rate of disappereance
of [N2O5] mol- L

1. 1.13×10-2 34×10-5

2. 0.84×10-2 25×10-5
0.62×10-2
3. 18×10-5
Determine for this reaction :
(і) order of reaction(іі) rate constant(ііі) rate law
26. A first order reaction has a rate constant of 0.0051 mm-1. If we begin with 0.10 M concentration of the
reactant, what concentration of the reactant will be left after three hours ?
27. A reaction is of second order with respect to a reactant. How will the rate of reaction be affected if the
concentration of this reactant is :
(і) doubled (іі) reduced to half ?
28. The decomposition of phosphine, PH3, proceeds according to the following equation :
4PH3(g) → P4(g) + 6H2 (g)
It is found that the reaction follows the following rate of equation :
Rate = K [PH3].
The half=life of PH3 is 37.9 s at 120⁰ C.
 (і) How much time is required for 3/4th of PH3 to decompose?
(іі) What fraction of the original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 minute?
29. A reaction is of first order in reactant A and of second order in reactant B . How is the rate of this reaction
affected when,
(і) the concentration of B alone is increased to three times
(іі)the concentration of A as well as B is doubled ?
30. The rate constant for as reaction of zero order in A is 0.0030 mol L -1 s -1. How long will it take for the initial
concentration of A to fall from 0.10 M TO 0.075 M ?
31. The following data were obtained during first order Thermal decomposition of SO 2Cl2
at a constant volume :
SO2Cl2 (g) SO2 (g) + Cl2 (g)
Experiment Time / s-1 Total pressure / atm
1 0 0.4
2 100 0.7
Calculate the Rate constant.
( Given : log 4 = 0.6021 , log 2 = 0.3010 )

32. For a chemical reaction R P, the variation in the concentration (R) vs.Time(t) plot is given as,

(R)
t
Predict the order of the reaction. ii) What is the slope of the curve?
33. For a reaction :
Pt
2NH3(g) N2(g) + 3H2(g)
Rate = k
(i) Write the order and molecularity of this reaction.
(ii) Write the unit of k.
34. A first order reaction takes 20 minutes for 25% decomposition. Calculate the time when 75% of the
reaction will be completed.
(Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021)

Temperature Dependence of the Rate, Effect of Catalyst and Collision Theory:

35. A first order reaction has a constant of 0.0051 mm-1. If we begin with 0.10 M concentration of the reactant,
what concentration of reactant will remain in solution after 2 hours ?
36. The rate of a particular reaction triples when temperature changes from 50⁰C to 100⁰C . Calculate the
activation energy of the reaction . [log3 =0.4771; R= 8.314 JK -1 mol-1) (Ans : 22.012 kJ mol-1)

37. For a decomposition reaction the value of rate constant K at two different temperature are given below :
Κ1 = 2.15×10-8 L mol-1 s-1 at 650K
 Κ2 = 2.39×10-7L mol-1 s-1at 700K
Calculate the value of activation energy for this reaction. (R =8.314 JK -1 mol-1 )
38. A certain reaction is 50% complete in 20 minutes at 300K and the same reaction ia again 50%complete in 5
minutes at 350K. Calculate the activation energy if it is a first order reaction .
[R= 8.314 JK-1 mol-1 ; log 4 = 0.602 ] (Ans : 24.205 kJ mol-1)
39. The activation energy of a reaction is 75.2 KJ mol-1 in the absence of a catalyst and 50.14 KJ mol-1 with a
catalyst. How many times will the rate of reaction grow in th presence of the catalyst if the reaction
proceeds at 25⁰C ? (R= 8.314 JK-1 mol-1 ) (Ans :25000 times )
40. The decomposition of phosphine , 4PH3(g) → P4(g) + 6H2(g) has the rate law, rate = k[PH3].
the rate content is 6.0×10-4 s-1 at 300 K and activation energy is 3.05× 105 J mol- . Calculate the
value of rate contant at 310K . (Given R= 8.314 JK-mol- )
41. Define Activation energy of a reaction
42. For a chemical reaction , what is the effect of a catalyst on the following :
(і) Activation energy of the reaction (іі)Rate constant of the reaction.
43. The rate of a reaction increases four times when the temperature changes from 300K to 320K
Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction , assuming that it does not change with
temperature. (R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1 )
44. The Rate constant of a first order reaction increases from 2 x 10-2-to 8 x 10-2 when the temperature changes
from 300 K to 320 K. Calculate the energy of Activation (Ea ).
( log 2 = 0.301, log 3 = 0.4771, log 4 = 0.6021 )
45. The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following equation:
log k = 14.2 – 1.0 x 104 K
T

Calculate Ea for this reaction and rate constant k if is half-life period be 200 minutes
(Given R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1).
46. What is the effect of adding a catalyst on
(a) Activation energy (Ea), and
(b) Gibbs energy (∆G) of a reaction?
47. A first order reaction takes 50% completed in 40 minutes at 300 K and in 20 minutes at 320 K. Calculate the
activation energy of the reaction.
(Given: log 2 = 0.3010, log 4 = 0.6021, R = 8.314 JK -1 mol-1)

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