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Chemical Kinetics-2020
Course: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-I
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University: Amity University
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CHEMICAL KINETICS
BOARD QUESTIONS
2010
1.(a) Explain the following term:
Rate of a reaction
(b) 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 equation:
Rate = k[PH3]
The half-life of PH3 is 37.9 s at 120
°
C
(i) How much time is required for ¾ th of PH3 to decompose ?
(ii) What fraction of the original sample of PH3 remains behind after 1 minute ?
2. Explain the following terms:
(i) Order of a reaction
(ii) Molecularity of a reaction
2011
3.(a) Express clearly what you understand by ‘rate expression’ and ‘rate constant’ of a
reaction.
(b) Nitrogen pentoxide decomposes according to the equation:
2N2O5(g) 4NO2(g) + O2(g)
This first order reaction was allowed to proceed at 40
°
C and the data given below were
collected:
[N2O5] M
Time (min)
0.400
0.00
0.289
20.00
0.209
40.00
0.151
60.00
0.109
80.00
(i) Calculate the rate constant for the reaction. Include units with your answer.
(ii) Calculate the initial rate of reaction.
(iii) After how many minutes will [N2O5] be equal to 0.350 M.
4.(a) Define:
(i) Order of a reaction
(ii) Elementary step in a reaction
(b) A first order reaction has a rate constant value of 0.00510 min-1. If we begin with
0.01 M concentration of the reactant, how much of the reactant will remain after
3.00 hours ?