Chemical Kinetics: MCQs Questions - Test 1

Sr. Questions Answers

No.
1 In a reaction, A + B ’ Product, rate is doubled whenthe Answer: (B)
concentration of B is doubled, and rate increases by a
factor of 8 when the concentrations of both the reactants
(A and B) are doubled, rate law for the reaction can be
written as [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Rate = k[A] (B]
(B) Rate = k[A][B]
(C) Rate = k[AJ[B]
(D) Rate = k[A][B]
2 In a zero-order reaction for every 10° rise of temperature, Answer: (D)
the rate is doubled. If the temperature is increased from
10°C to 100°C, the rate of the reaction will become [CBSE
AIPMT 2012]
(A) 64 times
(B) 128 times
(C) 256 times
(D) 512 times
3 For a first order reaction (A) products the concentration Answer: (B)
of A changes from 0.1M to 0.025 Min 40minutes.
The rate of reaction when the concentration of Ais 0.01 M
is:[AIEEE 2012]
(A) 1.73 x 10-5 M/min
(B) 3.47 x 104 M/min
(C) 3.47 x 10:5 M/min
(D) 1.73 x 10-4 M/min
4 The activation energy of a reaction at a given temperature Answer: (A)
is found to be 2.303 RTImol-, The ratio of rate constant to
the Arrhenius factor is [(Karnataka CET 2011]
(A) 0.1
(B) 0.01
(C) 0.001
(D) 0.02
5 The following data were obtained during the first order Answer: (B)
decomposition of 2A(g) Big) + Cis) at a constant volume
and ata particular temperature.
Sr. Time Total pressure in
No. Pascal
1. At the end of 10 B00
min
2. After completion 200
The rate constant in min is [Karnataka CET 2011]
(A) 69.3
(B) 0.0693
(C) 6.93 x 104
(D) 6.93
6 The time required for 100% completion of a zero order Answer: (D)
reaction is [Karnataka CET 2011]
(A) 2k
(B) ak
2K
(C)
 (D)
7. The rate of a chemical reaction doubles for every 10°C rise Answer: (D)
of temperature. If the temperature is raised by 50°C, the
rate of the reaction increases by about [AIEEE 2011]
(A) 64 times
(B) 10 times
(C) 24 times
(D) 32 times
8 In the hydrolysis of an organic chloride in presence of large Answer: (B)
excess of water, RCI + H,0 ’ ROH + HCI
[West Bengal JEE 2010
(A) Molecularity and order of reaction both are 2
(B) Molecularity is 2 but order of reaction is 1
(C) Molecularity isl but order of reaction is 2
(D) Moecularity is 1 and order of reaction is also 1
9 Radioactivity of a sample (z = 22) decreases 90% after 10 Answer: (C)
years. What will be the half-life of the sample? [West
Bengal JEE 2010]
(A) 5 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 10 years
10. The activation energy for a reaction at the temperature T KAnswer: (A)
was found to be 2.303 RT| mol, The ratio of the rate
constant to Arrhenius factor is [(Karnataka CET
2010]
(A) 10-1
(B) 10-2
(C) 2 x 10-3
(D) 2 x 102
11. Time required for 100 percent completion of a zero order Answer: (C)
reaction is[Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) 2k/a
(B) a/2k
(C) a/k
(D) ak
12.
The concentration ofR in the reaction R ’ P was measured Answer: (D)
as a function of time and the following data is obtained
|(RJ 1.0 0.75 0.40 0.10
(molar)
t (min) 0.0 0.05 0.12 0.18
The order of the reaction is [UIT JEE 2010]
(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) zero
13. Which of these changes with time for a first-order Answer: (A)
reaction? [Delhi PMT 2010]
A. Rate of reaction
B. Rate constant
C. Half-life
(A) A only
(B) C only
(C) A and B only
(D) B and C only Answer: (B)
14. During the kinetic study of the reaction, 2A+ B ’C + D,
following results were obtained:
 Run [AJ/mol L1 B]/molL1 nitial rate of formation
bf D/mol L minl
0.1 p.l 5.0 x 10-3
0.3 p.2 7.2 x 10-2
0.4 2.88 x 10-1
0.3
V p.4 0.1 2.40 x 102
Based on the above data which one of the following is
correct?[CBSE AIPMT 2010]
(A) rate = k[A]? (B]?
(B) rate = k[AJ [B)?
(C) rate = k[A]? [B]
(D) rate = k[AJ [(B]
Answer: (D)
15.
For the reaction N,0s(g) ’ 2NO(g) + 20(g) the value of
rate of disappearance of N,Os is given as 6.25 x 10- mol L
s, The rate of formation of N0, and O, is given
respectively as: [CBSE AIPMT 2010]
(A) 6.25 x 10 mol L1 s and3.125 x 10-3 mol L· s1
(B) 6.25 x 10-3 mol Lls' and6.25 x 10- mol L- s1
(C) 6.25 x 10- mol L·s' and 6.25 x 10- mol L-'s-l
(D) 1.25 x 10 mol L s and 3.125 x 10 mol Lsl

Chemical Kinetics: MCQs Questions - Test 2

Sr. Questions Answers

No.
1 Consider the reaction, Answer: (A)
Cl, (aq) + H,S (aq) ’ S(s) + 2H*(aq) + 2CI(aq)
The rate equation for this reaction is, rate = k [CI,] [H,S)
Which of these mechanisms is/are consistent with this rate
equation? [AIEEE 2010]
(a). Cl, + HSH* + CI + Ci + HS (slow)
Cl+ + HS Ht + Cl + S (fast)
(b). HS H* + HS (fast equilibrium)
Cl, + HS 2CI + Ht + S (slow)
(A) (a) only
(B) (b) only
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: (A)
2. The time for half life period of a certain reaction
A
’ Products is 1 h. When the initial concentration of the
reactant 'A' is 2.0 mol L, how much time does it take for
its concentration to come from 0.50 to 0.25 mol L, if it is a
zero order reaction? [AIEEE 2010]
(A) 0.25 h
(B) 1 h
(C) 4 h
(D) 0.5 h
The time taken for 10% completion of a first order reaction Answer: (A)
3.
is 20 min. Then, for 19% completion, the reaction will take
[WB JEE 2009]
(A) 40 mins
(B) 60 mins
(C) 30 mins
(D) 50 mins
For a chemical reaction A ’ B, the rate of the reaction is 2 Answer: (B)
4.
x 10 mol dm s when the initial concentration is 0.05 mol
 dm. The rate of the same reaction is 1.6 x 10-² mol dms
when the initial concentration is 0.1 mol dm. The order
of the reaction is[Karnataka CET 20091
(A)0
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 2
5. For the decomposition of a compound AB at 600 K, the Answer: (C)
following data were obtained [Karnataka CET 2009]
[AB] mol dm Rate of decomposition
pf AB in mol dm³s1
0.20 2.75 x 10-8
0.40 11.0 x 10-8
0.60 24.75 x 10-8
The order for the decomposition of AB is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 1.5
6 The rate equation for a reaction: A ’ B is r = K [A]. If the Answer: (D)
initial concentration of the reactant is a mol dm-, the half
life period of the reaction is [Karnataka CET 2009]
(A) K/a
(B) a/K
(C)2a/K
(D)a/2K
7. For a first order reaction A’ P, the temperature (T) Answer: (D)
dependent rate constant (k) was found to follow the
equation

log k = -(2000) +6.0.

The pre-exponential factorA and the activation energy E.
respectively, are [iIT JEE 2009]
(A) 1.0 x 10 s-' and 9.2 k<mol-l
(B) 6.0 s-' and l6.6 kjmol-1
(C) 1.0 x 106 s-1 and 16.6 k<mol-1
(D) 1.0 x 10° s-' and 38.3 kJmol
8 For the reaction A + B products, it is observed that Answer: (C)
(i) On doubling the concentration of A only, the rate of
reaction is also doubled.
(i) On doubling the initial concentration of both A and B,
there is change by a factor of 8 in the rate of reaction.
The rate of reaction is given by [CBSE AIPMT 2009]
(A) rate = k [A] [B]
(B) rate= k [A]' [B)
(C) rate =k [A] [B]²
(D) rate = k [AJ2 [B]²
9 dNH,] Answer: (D)
For the reaction, N, + 3H2’ 2NH3, if dt =2 x 10 mol
dH
L's-, the value of - dt would be [CBSE AIPMT 2009]
(A) 4 x 10 mol L s-l
(B) 6 x 104 mol L² s'
(C) 1 x 104 mol L s-1
(D) 3 x 10-4 mol L-' s
10. Half life period of a first order reaction is 1386 seconds. TheAnswer: (B)
 specific rate constant of the reaction is [CBSE AIPMT
2009]
(A) 0.5 x 10² s-1
(B) 0.5 x 10 s1
(C) 5.0 x 10-² sl
(D) 5.0 x 103 s1
In the reaction Answer: (D)
11.
BrO, (ag) + 5Br (ag) + 6H* ’ 3Br, (0) + 3H,0(1)
The rate of appearance of bromine (Br) is related to the
rate of disappearance of bromide ions as [CBSE AIPMT
2009]
d[Br,] 5 d[Br]
(A) dt 3 dt
dBr,]_5 d[Br ]
(B) dt 3 dt

dBr,]_3dBr"]
(C) dt 5 dt
dBr,13 d[Br]
(D) dt 5 dt
12. The half life period of a first order chemical reaction is 6.93 Answer: (C)
minutes. The time required for the completion of 99% of
the chemical reaction will be (lg 2 = 0.301) [AIEEE 2009]
(A) 230.3 minutes
(B) 23.03 minutes
(C) 46.06 minutes
(D) 460.6 minutes
13. Under the same reaction conditions, initial concentration of Answer: (A)
1.386 mol dm of a substance becomes half in 40 seconds
and 20 seconds through first order and zero order kinetics

respectively. Ratio (K of the rate constants for first order

(k1) and zero order (ko) of the reaction is [iIT JEE 20081
(A) 0.5 mol- dm²
(B) 1.0 mol' dm-3
(C) 1.5 mol dm3
(D) 2.0 mol dm-3
14. The bromination of acetone that occurs in acid solution is Answer: (D)
represented by the equation
CH,COCH3(ag) + Brz(aq) ’ CH,COCHBr(aq) + H*(aq) + Br
(ag)
These kinetic data were obtained from given reaction
concentrations. [CBSE AIPMT 2008]
Initial concentrations, (M)
[CHCOCH3] [Br2] [H]
0.30 0.05 p.05
0.30 0.10 p.05
0.30 0.10 0.10
0.40 0.05 p.20
Initial Rate, disappearance of B2, Ms
5.7 x 105
5.7 x 0-5
1.2 × l04
3.1 × 10-4
Based on these data, the rate of reaction is
 (A) rate = k [CH;COCH] [Br2]
(B) rate = k [CH3COCH3] [Br] [H*]?
(C) rate = k[CH,COCH,J(Br,] [H*]
(D)rate = k[CH3COCH] [H]
15. The rate constants k, and k, for two different reactions are Answer: (C)
1016.e2000T and 1015 el10o0/T, respectively. The temperature
at which kË = kz is [CBSE AIPMT 2008]
2000
(A) 2.303
(B) 2000 K
1000
(C) 2.303
(D) 1000K

Chemical Kinetics: MCQs Questions -Test 3

Sr. Questions Answers
No.
1 Answer: (D)
For a reaction: ’ 2B, rate of disappearance of 'A' is
related to the rate of appearance of 'B' by the
expression: [AIEEE 2008]
d[A]_ dB]
dt dt
(A)

dt dt
(B)
dA] 1dB)
(C) dt 2 dt
d[A]_ 1 dB]
dt 4 dt
kD)
2. Which one of the following is a second order Answer: (A)
reaction? [Karnataka CET 2007]
(A) CH3CO0CH; + NaOH ’ CH;COONa + H,0
(B) H, + Cl,
sunlight
2HCI
(C) NH NO3 ’ N + 3H,0
(D) H, + Brz ’ 2BHr
3 Consider a reaction, aG + bH ’ Products.
Answer: (D)
When concentration of both the reactants G and H is
doubled, the rate increases by eight times, However, when
the concentration of G is doubled keeping the
koncentration of H fixed, the rate is doubled. The overall
brder of the reaction is: [IIT JEE 2007]
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D)3
4. If 60% of a first order reaction was
completed in 60 Answer: (A)
minutes, 50% of the same reaction would be completed in
approximately [CBSE PMT 2007]
KA) 45 minutes
(B) 60 minutes
(C) 40 minutes
(D) 50 minutes
5. In a first order reaction A B, if kis rate constant and Answer: (C)
initial concentration of the reactant A is 0.5 M, then the
half-life is [CBSE PMT 2007]
log 2
(A)
log2
(B) ko.s
n 2
(C) k
0.693
(D) 0.5k
6. Consider the reaction, Answer: (D)
2A + B ’ Products
When concentration of Balone was doubled, the half-life
did not change. When the concentration of A alone was
doubled, the rate increased by two times. The unit of rate
constant for this reaction is: [AIEEE 2007]
(A) no unit
(B) molLs1
(C) s'
(D) L mol-' s!
7 The energies of activation for forward and reverse reactionsAnswer: (C)
for Az+ B2 2AB are 180 k< mol- and 200 k< mol
respectively. The presence of a catalyst lowers the
activation energy of both (forward and reverse) reactions
by 100 kj mol. The enthalpy change of the reaction (A, +
B, ’ 2AB) in the presence of catalyst will be (in kJ mol
): [AIEEE 2007]
KA) 120
(B) 280
(C) 20
(D) 300
8. For a reaction A + BC+ D if the concentration of Ais Answer: (C)
doubled without altering the concentration of B, the rate
gets doubled. If the concentration of B is increased by nine
times without altering the concentration of A, the rate gets
tripled. The order of the reaction is[Karnataka CET 2006]
(A) 2
(B) 1
(C) 3/2
(D) 4/3
9 Consider the reaction: Answer: (A)
N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g)
The equality relationship between
dNH3nd.dH2]
dt
-and
dt
is [CBSE AIPMT 2006]
d[NH,] 2 dH,]
KA) + dt 3 dt

dNH,]3dH]
(B) + dt 2 dt

dNH3]
dt
dH,]
(C) + dt
 d[NH,]_ 1dH,]
(D) + dt 2 dt
10. For the reaction: 2A + B ’ 3C + D Answer: (D)
Which of the following does not express the reaction
rate? [CBSE AIPMT 2006]

(A)

(B) t
d[A]
(C)
dC]
KD) 3d
11. |Areaction was found to be second order with respect to Answer: (B)
concentration of carbon monoxide. If the concentration of
karbon monoxide is doubled, with everything else kept the
same, the rate of reaction will [AIEEE 2006]
KA) triple
KB) increase by a factor of 4
kc) double
(D) remain unchanged
12. Rate of a reaction can be expressed by Arrhenius equation Answer: (A)
as:
k = Ae-E/RT
n this equation, E represents [AIEEE 2006]
KA) the energy below which colliding molecules will not
react.
KB) the total energy of the reacting molecules at a
temperature, T.
(C) the fraction of molecules with energy greater than the
activation energy.
(D) the energy above which allthe colliding molecules will
react.
13. The following mechanism has been proposed for the Answer: (C)
reaction of NO and Br, to form NOBr
NO(g) + Brz(g) NOBr(g)
NOBr> (g) + NO(g)’ 2NOBr(g)
|f the second step is rate determining step, the order of the
reaction with respect to NO(g) is [AIEEE 2006]
(A) 0
(B) 3
kC) 2
(D) 1
14. For the reaction A+ B ’C, it is found that doubling the Answer: (C)
koncentration of Aincreases the rate by 4 times, and
doubling the concentration of Bdoubles the reaction rate.
What is the overall order of the reaction? [Karnataka CET
2005]
KA) 4
(B) 3/2
KC) 3
(D) 1
15. Which of these does not influence the rate of
Answer: (D)
reaction? [Karnataka CET 2005]
KA) Nature of the reactants
(B) Concentration of the reactants
 (C)Temperature of the reaction
(D) Molecularity of the reaction

Chemical Kinetics: MCQs Questions - Test 4

Sr. Questions Answers
No.
1. Which of the folowing statements for order of reaction is Answer: (D)
hnot correct? [IlT JEE 2005]
KA) Order can be determined experimentally
(B) Order of a reaction is equal to the sum of the power of
concentration terms in differential rate law
(C) It is not affected with the stoichiometric coefficients of
the reactants
(D) Order cannot be fractional
2. The rate of reaction between two reactants A and B Answer: (B)
decreases by a factor of 4 if the concentration of reactant B
is doubled. The order of reaction with respect to reactant B
is [CBSE AIPMT 2005]
KA) 2
KB) -2
KC) 1
(D) -1
3. A reaction involving two different reactants can never Answer: (A)
be [AIEEE 2005]
KA) Unimolecular reaction
(B) First order reaction
kC) Second order reaction
KD) Bimolecular reaction
4. Consider an endothermic reaction, X ’Y with activation Answer: (A)
energies E and E respectively for the backward and
forward reactions, respectively. In general, [AIEEE 2005]
KA) E, <E
KB) Eb > Er
(C) E, = E
kD) there is no definite relation between Eb and Er
5. ty4 Can be taken as the time taken for the concentration of Answer: (B)
a reactant to drop to 3/4 of its initial value, If rate constant
for a first order reaction is k, then tys can be written
as [AIEEE 2005]
KA) 0.01l/k
(B) 0.29/k
kC) 0.69/k
(D) 0.75/k
6. A follows first order reaction, (A)¬’ product Answer: (C)
Concentration of A, changes from 0.1 Mto 0.025 Min 40
minutes. Find the rate of reaction of A when concentration
of Ais 0.01 M.[IIT JEE 2004]
(A) 1.73 x 104 M min
KB) 3.47x 105 M min
KC) 3.47 × 104 M minl
KD) 1.73 × 105 M min
7. The rate of a first order reaction is JAnswer: (A)
1.5 x 10² mol L min at 0.5 M concentration of the
reactant. The half life of the reaction is [CBSE AIPMT
2004]
 ((A) 23.l min
KB) 8.73 min
KC) 7.53 min
KD) 0.383 min
8. In a first order reaction, the
concentration of the reactant Answer: (C)
decreases from 0.8 M to 0.4 M in 15 minutes. The time
taken for the concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025
M is [AIEEE 2004]
(A) 7.5 min
(B) 15 min
(C) 30 min
(D) 60 min
9. The rate equation for the reaction: Answer: (D)
2A + B ’Cis found to be: rate = k [A] [B]. The correct
statement in relation to this reaction is that the [AIEEE
2004]
KA) units of k must bes
KB) t2 is constant
KC) rate of formation of C is twice the rate of disappearancel
pf A
KD) value of k is independent of the initial concentration of
A and B.
10. The velocity constant of a reaction at 290° K was found to Answer: (B)
be
3.2 x 10 S. VWhen the temperature is raised to 310° K, it
will be about: [Karnataka CET 2004]
(A) 9.6 x 10
KB) 1.28 x 10-2
(C) 6.4 x 103
KD) 3.2 x 104
11. The reaction: A ’B follows first order kinetics. The time
taken for 0.8 mol of A to produce 0.6 mol of B is 1 hour. Answer: (A)
What is the time taken for conversion of 0.9 mol of A to
produce 0.675 mol of B?[CBSE AIPMT 2003]
KA) 1 hour
KB) 0.5 hour
KC) 0.25 hour
KD) 2 hour
12. The rate law for a reaction between the substances A an B Answer: (C)
is given by Rate=k [A] [B]m
On doubling the concentration of A and halving the
concentration of B, the ratio of the new rate to the earlier
rate of reaction will be[AIEEE 2003]
KA) m + n
KB) n - m
KC) 2(n - m)
1
(D) 2im

13. In respect of the equation K = A ta/RT in chemical kinetics, Answer: (C)

which one of the following statements is correct? [AIEEE
2003]
KA) k is equilibrium constant
(B) A is adsorption factor
(C) E, is energy of activation
KD) R is Rydberg's constant
14. Units of rate constant of first and zero order reactions in
terms of molarity M unit are respectively [AIEEE 2002] Answer: (A)
KA) sec, Msec
 (B) sec, M
kC) Msec-', sec
KD) M, sec-l
15. When a bio chemical reaction is carried out in laboratory Answer: (C)
put side the human body in the absence of enzyme, then
the rate of reaction obtained is 10 times, than activation
energy of
reaction in the presence of enzyme is: [AIPMT 2001]
KA) 6/RT
KB) P is required
(C) Different from, E, obtained in laboratory
KD) Can't say anyy things