Solution

CHEMICAL KINETICS MCQS

Class 12 - Chemistry

1.
(d)

Explanation:
A→ B

The concentration of reactants(A) decreases with time and concentration of products (B) increases with time.

2.
(d) Zero order
Explanation: Zero order reaction proceeds with a uniform rate throughout.
rate =k[A]0=k= constant.
The rate of the reaction is independent of the reactant concentration.
3. (a) It does not involve bond breaking
Explanation: Ionic reactions do not involve bond breaking, energy is directly used in completing the reaction, therefore they
are fast.
4. (a) 2.303

k
log 4

Explanation: For a first order reaction,

2.303 a 2.303 a 2.303
t = log = log = log 4
k a−x k a k

5.
(c) 2 and 3
Explanation: For every 10° rise in temperature rate of reaction increases by factor of 2 or 3.
6.
(d) activation energy of reaction
Explanation: A catalyst lowers the activation energy of a reaction so as to faster the rate of reaction.
7. (a) infinite
Explanation: The reaction would be 100 % complete only after infinite time which cannot be calculated.
8.
(c) The minimum amount of energy required to overcome the barrier
Explanation: The minimum extra amount of energy required by the reactants to form the activated complex is known as
activation energy.
In terms of the transition-state theory, the activation energy is the difference in energy content between atoms or molecules in
an activated or transition-state configuration and the corresponding atoms.

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 9. (a) Very fast
Explanation: Ionic reactions occur instantaneously. Therefore, ionic reactions are very fast reactions.
10.
(c) 399 min
Explanation: Half-life of reaction = 120 min
t99.9 = 10 × t1/2

detail:
here, k = 0.693

120

also, t = 2.303×120

0.693
log 10
3
=
2.303×120×3

0.693
log 10

2.303×120×3×1
⇒ t = = 399
0.693

11.
(c) Pseudo first order reaction
Explanation: It is a pseudo-first-order reaction. Pseudo means false. It appears to be a second-order reaction but actually, it is a
first-order reaction.
12.
(b) 0.1 molL–1min–1
Explanation: 2X + Y → Z
hence, rate expression for the reaction will be
d[X] d[Y ] d[Z ]
rate = − 1

2 dt
= −
dt
=
dt

= 2 × 0.05 = 0.1mol L-1 min-1

d[X] d[Z ]
= 2
dt dt

13. (a) Elementary reaction

Explanation: An elementary reaction is a chemical reaction in which one or more chemical species react directly to form
products in a single reaction step and with a single transition state.
14.
(b) -k
Explanation: Slop of the line indicates = -k while the intercept represents [R]0.

15.
(b) x + y
Explanation: Order of reaction with respect to A is x and w.r.t to B is y so total order of reaction is x+y.
16. (a) In photography
Explanation: Photography is an example of photochemistry used in our daily life. Reaction takes place in the presence of light
17.
(c) Decomposition of nitrogen pentoxide
Explanation: Decomposition of N2O5 is 1st order reaction as follows
N2 O5 ⇌ N O2 + N O3

N O2 + N O3 → N O2 + O2 + N O slow step

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 N O + N2 O5 → 3N O2 f ast step

as we know slow step is the rate-determining step, rate =k[N2O5]

18.
(b) mol L-1s-1
Explanation: The order of reaction will be zero because as concentration is decreased half-life is also decreasing so the unit of
rate constant is mol L s −1 −1

19.
(c) 16 min
Explanation: 75% completion means 2 half lifes so 50% completion means only one half life.
2.303 a
k = log
t a−x

2.303 100
k = log( ). . . (1)
32 100−75

2.303 100
k = log( ). . . (2)
t 100−50

from (1) and (2), we get

t = 16 mins
20.
(b) 8 times
Explanation:
1. N O + Br ↔ N OBr [F ast, reversible]
2 2

2. NOBr2 + NO → 2NOBr [Slow, RDS]

⇒ Rate = Rate2 = k2[NO][NOBr2]
→ Rate1 = Rate−1 → k1 [N O][Br2 ] = k−1 [N OBr2 ]

→ [N OBr2 ] = (k1 /k−1 )[N O][Br2 ]

⇒ Rate = k2 [N O][N OBr2 ] = k2 [N O](k1 /k−1 )[N O][Br2 ]

2[ 2
⇒ Rate = (k2 k1 /k−1 )[N O] Br2 ] = k[N O] [Br2 ]

Rate=k[NO]2[Br2], since rate of reaction w.r.t [NO] is second order and w.r.t [Br] is first order, then rate of reaction become
8times when conc. of [NO] and [Br] is doubled.
rate' = k[2NO]2 [2Br2]

rate' = 8 × Rate

21.
(b) Concentration of reactants keep on changing
Explanation: Rate of reaction is dependent on the concentration of reactants if the concentration of reactants change then the
rate of reaction become non-uniform.
22.
(b) 921.2 R
k2 Ea
Explanation: log k1
=
2.303R
(
1

T1
−
1

T2
)

k Ea 1 1
log = ( − )
k 2.303 R 200 400

10

Ea 400−200
log 10 = ( )
2.303×R 200×400

2.303×200×400 R
Ea = (log 10 = 1)
200

Ea = 921.2R

23.
2.303×273×313×8.314×log 3
(b) 40

k2 Ea
Explanation: log k1
=
2.303R
(
1

T1
−
1

T2
)

3k Ea 1 1
log = ( − )
k 2.303R 273 313

Ea 40
log 3 = ( )
2.303R 273×313

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24. (a) 2
Explanation: As initial concentration has increased half-life is decreasing so the order of the reaction is 2.
for second-order reaction, rate ∝ 1

[R]

25.
(b) Rate constant increases exponentially with decreasing activation energy and increasing temperature.
Explanation: K = Ae-Ea/RT from the equation it is clear that the value of rate constant k increases exponentially with a
decrease in activation energy Ea and increase in temperature.
−Ea
As Ea decreases RT
increases and k (rate constant) increases.
−Ea −Ea
As T increases, RT
decreases and RT
increases and k (rate constant) increases.

26.
(d) s–1
Explanation: unit of rate constant for nth order reaction (k) = (mol L −1 1−n
)
−1
s

put, n=1 ;
unit of rate constant for 1st order reaction( k) = s-1
27. (a) 40.0 minutes
Explanation: For second-order reaction:
t1 [R]
2k /2

t1 = ⇒ k =
/ [R] 2
2

Applying this equation,

′ ′
t1 [R] t 1 [R ]
/ /
2 2
=
2 2
′
t 1 ×0.10
8.0×0.50 /
2
=
2 2

′ 8×0.50
t 1/
= = 40
2 0.10

28.
(b) r = k[A][B]
Explanation: Rate of reaction is determined by slowest step.
29.
(b) 1
Explanation: as concentration is decreasing regularly with time, so Decomposition of H2O2 is 1st order.

30.
(d) 5 × 10-4 mol L-1s -1
Explanation: 2SO2​(g) + O2(g) ⇌ 2SO2​(g)
d[S O2 ] d[ O2 ] d[S O3 ]
rate = − 1

2 dt
= −
dt
=
dt

5 × 10-4 mol L-1s -1

d[S O2 ] d[ O2 ]
−4
= 2 × = 2 × 2.5 × 10 =
dt dt

31. (a) 4 years

Explanation: Radioactivity follow 1st order kinetics.
2.303 a
k = log
t a−x
2.303 10
k = log
12 1.25

k = 0.1919 log 8
k = 0.1919 × log 23
k = 0.1919 × 3 × log2 = 0.575 × 0.3010 = 0.173yr-1
now,
0.693
t1 = = 4.005yrs ≃ 4yrs
/ 0.173
2

32.
(b) 2.71 × 10-6s-1
Explanation: Decay constant(k) = 0.693

t
1/2

0.693 −6 −1
k = = 2.71 × 10 s
2.95×24×60×60

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33.
(b) Energy is needed to break bonds.
Explanation: Energy is needed to break bonds. This energy, used to initiate the reaction, is called the activation energy.
34.
(c) 104 kJ/mol
Explanation: lnK = lnA − Ea

RT

on comparing with y=mx+c

Ea
slope =
2.303R
3
Ea = 5.42 × 10 × 2.303 × 8.314

Ea = 103.7K J /mol

35.
(b) Increases
Explanation: With an increase in temperature the effective molecular collisions increases, hence the rate of reaction also
increases.
− +
Δ[Br ] Δ[H ]
5
36. (a) Δt
=
6 Δt

Explanation: For the equation

5Br–(aq) + BrO–3(aq) + 6H+(aq) → 3Br2(aq) + 3H2O(l)
Rate law expression can be written as
− − +
Δ[BrO ]
−1 Δ[Br ]
3 −1 Δ[H ] +1 Δ[ Br2 ]
= − = =
5 Δt Δt 6 Δt 3 Δt
−
˙
− Δ[Br O3 ] +
Δ[Br ] −5 Δ[H ]
⇒ = =
Δt Δt 6 Δt
− +
Δ[Br ] Δ[H ]
5
⇒ =
Δt 6 Δt

37.
(b) – 6162
Explanation: lnK = lnA − Ea

RT

on comparing with y = mx + c
graph between logK and 1/T is a straight line with negative slope.
Ea
slope = −
2.303R
5
1.18×10
slope = −
2.303×8.314

slope = -6162.8
38.
(b)

Explanation: According to Arrhenius equation k = Ae-Ea/RT

E2
−
Taking log on both sides in k = ln(A ⋅ e RT )

Ea
ln k = ln A − RT
−Ea 1
ln k = − × + ln A
R T

y = mx + c
This equation can be related to the equation of a straight line.
−Ea
From the graph, it is very clearly shown that the slope of the plot = R
and intercept = ln A.

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39. (a) 4.62 × 10– 2 min – 1
Explanation: for first order reaction
0.693
t1 =
/ k
2

40. (a) k[A][D]

2

Explanation: Rate of reaction is first-order w.r.t A reactant and 2nd-order w.r.t D reactant, therefore:
2
rate = k[A][D]

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