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Multiple Choice Questions On Chemical Kinetics With Answers PDF (Rate of a Chemical Reaction)

1. The reaction NO₂ + CO → NO + CO₂ takes place in two steps. Find the rate law.

2NO₂ → NO + NO₃ (k₁) – slow
NO₃ + CO → CO₂ + NO₂ (k₂) – fast

a) R = k₁ [NO₂]³

b) R = k₂ [NO₃] [CO]

c) R = k₁ [NO₂]

d) R = k₁ [NO₂]²

Answer: R = k₁ [NO₂]²

2. For the reaction A + H₂O → products, find the rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.75 M, k= 0.02.

a) 0.077 s^-1

b) 0.085 s^-1

c) 0.015 s^-1

d) 0.026 s^-1

Answer: 0.015 s^-1

3. What is the rate law for acid hydrolysis of an ester such as CH₃COOC₂H₅ in aqueous solution?

a) k [CH₃COOC₂H₅]

b) k [CH₃COOC₂H₅] [H₂O]

c) k [CH₃COOC₂H₅]²

d) k

Answer: k [CH₃COOC₂H₅]

4. What is the concentration of the reactant in a first order reaction when the rate of the reaction is 0.6 s^-1 and the rate constant is 0.035?

a) 26.667 M

b) 17.143 M

c) 26.183 M

d) 17.667 M

Answer: 17.143 M

5. How many times will the rate of the elementary reaction 3X + Y → X₂Y change if the concentration of the substance X is doubled and that of Y is halved?

a) r₂= 4.5r₁

b) r₂= 5r₁

c) r₂= 2r₁

d) r₂= 4r₁

Answer: r₂= 4r₁

6. What is the rate law for the reaction C₂H₄ + I₂ → C₂H₄I₂?

a) R= [C₂H₄] [I₂]^3/2

b) R= [C₂H₄] [I₂]³

c) R= [C₂H₄] [I₂]²

d) R= [C₂H₄] [I₂]

Answer: R= [C₂H₄] [I₂]^3/2

7. The rate law for the reaction involved in inversion of cane sugar is R=k [C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁] [H₂O].

a) True

b) False

Answer: False

8. For a second-order reaction, what is the unit of the rate of the reaction?

a) s^-1

b) mol L^-1s^-1

c) mol^-1 L s^-1

d) mol^-2 L² s^-1

Answer: mol^-1 L s^-1

9. The rate constant of a reaction is k=3.28 × 10^-4 s^-1. Find the order of the reaction.

a) Zero order

b) First order

c) Second order

d) Third order

Answer: First order

10. For a reaction A +B → C, the experimental rate law is found to be R=k[A]¹[B]^1/2. Find the rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.5 M, [B] = 0.1 M and k=0.03.

a) 4.74 × 10^-2 (L/mol)^1/2 s^-1

b) 5.38 × 10^-2 (L/mol)^1/2 s^-1

c) 5.748 × 10^-2 (L/mol)^1/2 s^-1

d) 4.86 × 10^-2 (L/mol)^1/2 s^-1

Answer: 4.74 × 10^-2 (L/mol)^1/2 s^-1

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