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Lakshya JEE (2025)

Chemistry
Practice Sheet
Chemical Kinetics

Q1 The integrated rate equation is Q5 Mechanism of the reaction:

Rt = log C0 − log Ct . The straight line graph is 2NO + Cl 2 → 2NOCl May be written as
obtained by plotting
K

(A) time vs. log Ct 2NO ⇌ (NO)2 … . . ( fast )

(B) 1
vs. Ct k
time (NO)2 + Cl 2 ⟶ 2NOCl … ...(slow)
(C) time vs. Ct
(D) 1
vs.
1
Rate equation would be
time Ct

(A) Kk [(NO)2 ] [Cl2 ]

Q2 If a reaction A + B → C is exothermic to the (B) Kk[NO]2 [Cl2 ]
extent of and the forward
−1
30 kJ mol (C) Kk [Cl2 ]
reaction has an activation energy (D) Kk[NO] ⋅ [Cl2 ]
70 kJ mol
−1
, the activation energy in
kJ mol
−1
for the reverse reaction is Q6 Which of the following statements
(A) 30 (B) 40 about radioactivity is wrong?
(C) 70 (D) 100 (A) It involves outer electrons activity.
(B) It is not affected by temperature or pressure.
Q3 Which statement is incorrect? (C) It is an exothermic process.
(A) α-rays have more penetrating power than β (D) The radioactivity of an element is not
-rays affected by any other element compounded
(B) α-rays have less penetrating power than γ - by it.
rays
(C) β -rays have less penetrating power than γ - Q7 If concentrations are measured in mol L
−1

rays and time in min, the unit for the rate constant of
(D) β -rays have more penetrating power than a third-order reaction is

α − rays
(A) mol L
−1
min
−1

(B) L2
−2 −1
mol min

Q4 If 8.0 g of radioactive isotope has a half-life of (C) L mol

−1
min
−1

10 hours , the half-life of 2.0 g of the same (D) min−1

substance is:
(A) 2.5 hours Q8 For a first-order reaction,
(B) 5 hours (A) t0.75 = 3t 0.5

(C) 10 hours (B) t0.75 = 2t 0.5

(D) 40 hours (C) t0.75 = 1.5t 0.5

(D) t0.75 = 4t 0.5

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Q9 The radioisotope tritium 3

( H)
1
has a half-life of (A) 230
90
Th

12.3 years. If the initial amount of tritium is (B) 230

94
Pu

32mg , how many milligrams of it would remain (C) 230

88
Ra

after 49.2 years? (D) 230

92
U

(A) 2 mg (B) 4 mg
Q15 For an endothermic reaction where ΔH
(C) 8 mg (D) 1 mg
represents the enthalpy of the reaction in
Q10 14
6
C in upper atmosphere is generated by the kJ/mol ; the minimum value for the energy of
nuclear reaction. activation will be
(A) 7 14
N +
1
1
H ⟶
14
6
C +
0
+1
e +
1
1
H (A) Less than ΔH
(B) 7 14
N ⟶
14
6
C +
0
+1
e (B) Zero
(C) 14
7
N +
1
0
n ⟶
14
6
C +
1
1
H (C) More than ΔH
(D) 14
7
N +
1
1
H ⟶
11
6
C +
4
2
He (D) Equal to ΔH

Q11 For the reaction, Q16 Following reaction was carried out at 300 K .
H2 ( g) + Br2 ( g) → 2HBr(g) , the 2 SO 2 ( g) + O2 ( g) → 2 SO 3 ( g)

experimental data suggests Rate How is the rate of formation of SO 3 related to

= k [H2 ] [Br2 ]
1/2
. The order of reaction for the the rate of disappearance of O2 ?
reaction is (A) − Δ[O 2]
= +
1 Δ[SO 3 ]

Δt 2 Δt

(A) 1 (B) 3/2 (B) − Δ[O2 ]

=
Δ[SO 3 ]

Δt Δt
(C) 3 (D) 2
(C) − Δ[O 2
]
= −
1 Δ[SO 3 ]

Δt 2 Δt

Q12 For the reaction, 3 A → 2 B , rate of reaction (D) None of these

+d[ B]
is equal to
dt
Q17 In a zero-order reaction, for every ∘
10 C rise of
(A) − 3 d[A]

2 dt temperature, the rate is doubled. If the

(B) − 2 d[A]
temperature is increased from 10 C
∘
to ∘
100 C ,
3 dt

(C) − 1 d[A]
the rate of the reaction will become
3 dt

(D) +2 d[A] (A) 256 times (B) 512 times

dt
(C) 64 times (D) 128 times
Q13 The rate of reaction increases to 2.3 times
Q18 27
Al is a stable isotope. 29
Al is expected to
when the temperature is raised from 300 K to 13 13

disintegrate by
310 K . If K is the rate constant at 300 K then
(A) α-emission
the rate constant at 310 K will be equal to
(B) β -emission
(A) 2k
(C) positron emission
(B) k
(D) proton emission
(C) 2.3k
(D) 3k2 Q19 If the rate of the reaction is equal to the rate
constant, the order of the reaction is
Q14 The nucleus resulting from 238 U after successive
92
(A) 1 (B) 2
emission of two α - and four β -particles is

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(C) 3 (D) 0 (B) K1 = 2 K2 and K3 = 2 K1

(C) K1 = K2 = K3
Q20 According to collision theory of reaction
(D) K1 = 2 K2 = 3 K3
(A) every collision between reactant molecules
leads to a chemical reaction. Q24 A zero-order reaction is one
(B) rate of reaction is proportional to the (A) in which reactants do not react.
velocity of the molecules. (B) in which one of the reactants is in large
(C) rate of reaction is proportional to the excess.
average energy of the molecules. (C) whose rate does not change with time.
(D) rate of reaction is proportional to the (D) whose rate increases with time.
number of collision per second.
Q25 The radioactivity due to 14
C -isotope
Q21 Which of the following nuclei is unstable? (t 1/2 = 6000 years ) of a sample of wood from
(A) 5
10
B an ancient tomb was found to be nearly half
(B) 4
10
Be that of fresh wood. The tomb is, therefore,
(C) 7
14
N about
(D) 8
16
O (A) 3000 years old
(B) 6000 years old
Q22 For a first order reaction, the units of Arrhenius
(C) 9000 years old
factor (A) will be
(D) 12000 years old
(A) J K
−1
s
−1

(B) s−1 Q26 In a first order reaction, the concentration of

(C) M ol L −1
s
−1
the reactant decreases from 0.8M to 0.4M in
(D) J K
−1
L
−1
s
−1
15 min . The time taken for the concentration to
change from 0.1M to 0.025M is
Q23 Dinitrogen pentaoxide decomposes as
(A) 60 min
2 N 2 O5 → 4NO2 + O2
(B) 15 min
(C) 7.5 min
(D) 30 min
The rate can be given in three ways
Q27 For a reaction pA + qB → Products, the rate
−d [N2 O5 ]
= K1 [ N 2 O5 ] ,
d [NO2 ]
law expression is r = k[A][B]
m
. Then
dt dt (A) (p + q) = (1 + m)
= K2 [ N 2 O5 ] ,
(B) (p + q) > (1 + m)
d [O2 ]
= K3 [ N 2 O5 ]
(C) (p + q) may or may not be equal to
dt
(1 + m)

(D) (p + q) = (1 + m)

The relation between the rate constant

Q28 90% of first order reaction was completed in
K1 K2 and K3 is
100 min. What is the half life of the reaction?
(A) K2 = 2 K1 and K3 = 1/2 K1
(A) 63.3 min

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(B) 53.3 min (B) if [A] < 1 then r1 > r2 > r3

(C) 43.3 min (C) if [A] > 1 then r3 > r2 > r1

(D) 30 min (D) All the above

Q29 Select the rate law that corresponds to data Q32 For a reaction, the rate constant is expressed
shown for the following reaction
40000

as . The energy of the activation

−
A + B → k = Ae T

Products is.
(A) 40000cal
(B) 8000cal
(C) 80000cal
(D) 4000cal

Q33 For a first order homogeneous gaseous

reaction, A → 2 B + C , the initial pressure was
(A) Rate = k[ B]
3
P0 while total pressure after time t was Pt . The
(B) Rate = k[ B]
4
right expression for the rate constants k in
(C) Rate = k[ A][B]
3
terms of Po, Pt and t is
(D) Rate = 2
k[ A] [ B]
2
(A)
2.303 2P O
k = log( )
Q30 In a multistep reaction such as t 3P O − P t

A + B → Q → C , The potential energy (in

(B)
kcal/mol ) diagram is shown below. What is Ea 2.303 2P O
k = log( )
for the reaction Q → C ? t 2P O − P i

(C)
2.303 PO
k = log( )
t PO − Pt

(D) None of these

Q34 The rate constant of a reaction is

0.0693 min
−1
Starting with 10 mol/L, the rate
(A) 3kcalmol−1 of the reaction after 10 min is
(B) 5kcalmol−1 (A) 0.0693 mol/Lmin−1
(C) 8kcalmol−1 (B) 0.0693 × 2 mol/Lmin−1
(D) 11kcalmol−1 (C) 0.0693 × 5 mol/Lmin−1
(D) 0.0693 × (5)2 mol/Lmin
−1

Q31 The rate constant is numerically the same for

three reactions of first, second and third order Q35 How will the rate of elementary reaction
respectively. Which of the following is correct : 2SO 2 ( g) + O2 ( g) → 2SO 3 ( g) change if the
(A is the reactant) - volume of the reaction vessel is halved?
(A) if [A] = 1 then r1 = r2 = r3
(A) It will be 1/6 th of its initial value

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(B) It will be 1/4 th of its initial value Statement II: A reaction having first order may
(C) It will be 8 times of its initial value be either elementary or complex reaction
(D) It will be 4 times of its initial value (A) Both the statement are correct.
(B) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is
Q36 What will be order of reaction and value of rate
correct.
constant for a chemical change having
(C) Statement I is correct but statement II is
log t 50% v/s log a curve as -
incorrect.
(D) Both the statements are incorrect.

Q41 The mechanism of the reaction

2NO + O2 → 2NO2 is
K1
NO + NO ⇌ N2 O2 (f ast)
K−1

K2

N2 O2 + O2 ⟶ 2NO2 (slow)

The rate constant of the reaction is

(A) 0, 1/2 (B) 1,1 (A) K2
(C) 2,2 (D) 3,1 (B) K2 K1 ( K−1 )

(C) K2 K1
Q37 For the reaction : aA ⟶ bB ;
−d[A] d[B]
(D) K2 ( K1
)
log[
dt
] = log[
dt
] + 0.6020 , then a : b is K−1

y : 1 . What is the value of y ? Q42 The half-life of a first order reaction is 10 min. If
initial amount is 0.08 mol L
−1
and
Q38 In reaction A ⇌ B , if initial concentration of
concentration at some instant is 0.01 mol L
−1
,
reactant is changed from 5M to 10M , half life
then t is
of reaction changes from 50 minute to 25
(A) 10 min
minute. Order of reaction is
(B) 30 min
Q39 Statement I: A plot of log[X] versus time is (C) 20 min
linear for a first order reaction, X → P . (D) 40 min
Statement II: A plot of log Kp versus 1/T is
Q43 The plot of log k versus 1/T is linear with a
linear.
slope of
(A) Both the statement are correct.
(A) Ea

(B) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is R

correct. (B) −E a

R
Ea
(C) Statement I is correct but statement II is (C) 2.303R
−E a
incorrect. (D) 2.303R

(D) Both the statements are incorrect.

Q44 The half-life period of a substance is 1600
Q40 Statement I: Zero order reactions are min. How much fraction of the substance will
elementary reactions. remain after 6400 min ?
(A) 1/16

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(B) 1/4
(C) 1/8
(D) 1/2

Q45 The decomposition of phosphine (PH 3 ) on From the above data the order of reaction is
tungsten at low pressure is a first order reaction. (A) Zero (B) 1
It is because the (C) 2 (D) 3
(A) Rate is proportional to the surface coverage
(B) Rate is inversely proportional to the surface Q49 During the kinetic study of the reaction,
coverage 2 A + B → C + D , following results were
(C) Rate is independent of the surface obtained:
coverage
(D) Rate of decomposition is very slow.

Q46 For a zero order reaction the graph between

[A t ] and t is given below. If [A t ] is the
concentration at time t and [A 0 ] is the initial
concentration, then its slope will be:

Based on the above data which one of the

following is correct?
(A) rate = k[A][B]
2

(A) −k (B) rate = 2

k[A] [ B]

(B) [A0 ] (C) rate = k[A][B]

(C) − 2.303k
(D) rate = 2
k[A] [ B]
2

(D) − 2.303
k
Q50 Which of the following is correct representation
Q47 The rate constant, the activation energy and for t1/2 of a first order reaction?
the Arrhenius parameter of a chemical reaction (A)
at 25 C
∘
are 3 × 10
−4
s
−1
; 104.4 kJ mol
−1

and 6.0 × 10
14
s
−1
respectively, the value of
the rate constant as T → ∞ is
(A) 2 × 10 8
s
−1

(B) 6 × 10 14
s
−1

(B)
(C) Infinity
(D) 3.6 × 1030 s
−1

Q48 Consider the data below for a reaction A → B

(C)

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(D)

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Answer Key
Q1 (A) Q26 (D)

Q2 (D) Q27 (C)

Q3 (A) Q28 (D)

Q4 (C) Q29 (A)

Q5 (B) Q30 (A)

Q6 (A) Q31 (D)

Q7 (B) Q32 (C)

Q8 (B) Q33 (A)

Q9 (A) Q34 (C)

Q10 (C) Q35 (C)

Q11 (B) Q36 (A)

Q12 (B) Q37 4

Q13 (C) Q38 2

Q14 (D) Q39 (A)

Q15 (C) Q40 (B)

Q16 (A) Q41 (D)

Q17 (B) Q42 (B)

Q18 (B) Q43 (D)

Q19 (D) Q44 (A)

Q20 (D) Q45 (A)

Q21 (B) Q46 (A)

Q22 (B) Q47 (B)

Q23 (A) Q48 (A)

Q24 (C) Q49 (A)

Q25 (B) Q50 (B)

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