SIMPLE REACTION PROBLEMS

TYPE OF EXAM

PROBLEM 1
The gas-phase reaction 2A → R takes place in a batch reactor.
Constant at 300 °C. If starting from a mixture that consists of 40% mol of 'A' and 60% mol
from an inert gas at 2 atm pressure and has a rate constant of 1.2 (mol/L)-1
min-1at 300 °C, calculate:
a) The time required to reach 80% conversion at 300 °C
b) The total pressure achieved at the end of the reaction at 300 °C.
c) The half-life at 300°C
d) The time in which the concentration of 'A' is equal to the concentration of 'R' at 500
°C, if the activation energy is 10 kcal/mol
e) The time at which the partial pressure of 'A' is equal to that of 'R' at
200 °C.
f) The temperature at which the reactor must operate to achieve a 50% conversion.
in 10 min, if the pure compound "A" is supplied at a pressure of 2 atm.

Answers:
a) 196.1 min; b) 1.6 atm; c) 49 min; d)13.66 min; e) 520 min; f) 627.54 K.

PROBLEM 2
The aqueous phase reaction of reagent A can be represented by the reaction A → R.
the following experimental data was obtained at 70º C in a batch reactor.

t (min) 0 20 40 60 80 100
CA(mol/m3) 1000 412 306 255 222 200

Determine:
a) The order and the reaction rate constant at 70 ºC.
b) The half-life at 70ºC
c) The time required to achieve 88% conversion.
 d) If you want to achieve 88% conversion in one hour, at what temperature should it be?
Operate the reactor, knowing that the activation energy of the reaction is 10450.
cal/mol of A, using the same CA0
e) The concentration of R at 25 minutes of reaction at 70ºC.

Respuestas:
a) n=3, k = 1.207 x10-7m6mole-2min-1; b) 14.4 min; c) 283.5 min;
d) 381.8 K; e) 623 m3mol-1.

PROBLEM 3
The decomposition of the reactant 'A' in the gaseous phase can be represented by the reaction
2A → R. This reaction takes place at 150 °C in a batch reactor at volume
constant, following the variation of the concentration of the reactant "A" with time, when
A mixture containing 40% mol of reactant and the rest inert materials is fed at a pressure.
From 2 atm, the following experimental results are obtained:

t (min) 10 50 100 150 200

CA(mol/L) 0.0188 0.0109 0.0072 0.0053 0.0042

a) Determine the equation that describes the kinetic behavior of the reaction.
b) At what time will an 85% conversion be reached at this temperature?
c) What will the total pressure be at the end of the reaction?
d) Determine the half-life of the reaction at 150 and 200 °C using the
same initial feeding composition at 2 atm, if the activation energy of the
The reaction is 10.5 kcal/mol.
e) At what temperature should the reactor operate to achieve a 50% conversion?
In 10 minutes, if the pure compound 'A' is supplied at a pressure of 2atm?

Answers:
2
a)–rA=0.966 CA; b) 253.4 min; c) 1.6 atm;
d) t1/2(150 °C) = 44.74 min, t1/2(200 °C) = 13.38 min; e) T = 172.7 °C.
PROBLEM 4
The thermal decomposition of a compound A in the gas phase was studied, measuring the
increase in pressure in a reaction vessel at constant volume, at 502 ºC and a
initial pressure of 312 mmHg obtaining the following data:

t (s) 390 777 1195 3155 ∞

P (mmHg) 408 489 563 775 931

If we started with pure reactant and the reaction was: A → R + S + T, determine:

a) The speed equation.
b) The half-life.
c) La concentración de R a los 10 minutos de reacción. D) La velocidad inicial.
d) The time in which the partial pressure of 'A' is equal to the sum of the pressures.
partials of 'S' and 'T'.
e) The time required to achieve 90% conversion of the reagent.

Answers:
a)–rA4.3 x 10-4CAb) 1611.97 s c) 1.46 x10-3mol/L
d) 2.776 x10-6mol L-1s-1e) 131.6 s f) 5354.85 s

PROBLEM 5
The gas phase reaction A→ 2 R follows a kinetics of order 1.5 when performed in a
constant volume container. The reaction was conducted with pure "A" in a first
experiment, reaching a pressure of 65 mmHg at 172 minutes. At the end of the reaction
a pressure of 80 mmHg was obtained; the entire experiment was carried out in a bath at
constant temperature at 200°C. In a second experiment, carried out at 300°C and pure 'A',
The total pressure was 26 mmHg at 48 minutes and 30 mmHg at the end of the reaction.

Determine:
a) The reaction constant at 200°C and 300°C
b) The activation energy of the reaction
c) The total pressure at 10 minutes, if the reactor is charged with an equimolar mixture.
from A and inert (50% mol of 'A' and 50% mol of inert gas) to an initial total pressure
at 20 mmHg and the reaction is carried out at 500 °C
Problem 6
The gas phase reaction 1.5A→ R was developed isothermally in a reactor.
intermittent at constant volume. The effect of temperature on it was studied.
reaction rate, and the following empirical model was found:
14650
− where: =[ ] −1 y [= ]
k = 5.4 × 1011

If you start from an equimolar mixture of reactant and inert at an initial pressure of 760
mmHg, calculate:
a) The half-life of the reaction at 150°C
b) The total pressure at the end of the reaction if it takes place at 150°C
c) The conversion that is made at 1000 seconds at 150°C
d) The temperature at which the reactor must be operated to reduce its partial pressure
initial one third of its value in 5 minutes
e) The order of the reaction
f) The activation energy