Chemical Kinetics

1. For a first order reaction, the plot of log [A]t vs t is linear with a

(A) positive slope and zero intercept

(B) positive slope and non−zero intercept

(C) negative slope and zero intercept

(D) negative slope and non−zero intercept

2. Two substances A (t½ = 5 min) and B (t½ = 15 min) are taken in such a way
that initially [A] = 4[B]. The time after which the concentration of both the
substances will be equal is

(A) 5 min (B) 15 min (C) 20 min

(D) Concentrations can never be equal

3. The reaction, A(g) + 2B(g) ⎯→ C(g) + D(g) is an elementary process. In an

experiment, the initial partial pressure of A & B are PA = 0.6 and PB = 0.8 atm.
When PC = 0.2 atm, the rate of the reaction relative to the initial rate is

(A) 1/48 (B) 1/24 (C) 9/16 (D) 1/6

4. For a hypothetical reaction, A + B ⎯→ C + D, the rate = k [A]−1/2 [B]3/2. On

doubling the concentration of A and B, the rate will be (assume that
concentration of A and B initially were same)

(A) 4 times (B) 2 times (C) 3 times (D) none of these

5. For an endothermic reaction where H represents the enthalpy of reaction

in kJ/mol, the minimum value for the energy of activation of the forward
reaction will be

(A) less than H (B) zero

(C) greater than H (D) equal to H

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6. A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the forward reaction by 20 kJ mol−1.

It also changes the activation energy of the reverse reaction by an amount

(A) equal to that of the forward reaction.

(B) equal to twice that of the forward reaction.

(C) which is determined only by the average energy of products.

(D) which is determined by the average energy of products relative to that

of reactants.

7. A substance undergoes 1st order decomposition. The decomposition follows

two parallel paths as
B

C
k1 = 1.26  10−4 sec−1 and k2 = 3.6  10−5 sec−1

The percentage distribution of B & C are

(A) 80% B & 20% C (B) 76.8% B & 23.2% C

(C) 90% B & 10% C (D) 60% B & 40% C

8. For a reaction obeying first−order kinetics, which of the following statement

is correct?

(A) The time taken for the completion of 50% of the reaction is twice of t1/2.

(B) A plot of the reciprocal of the concentration of the reactants against

time gives a straight line.

(C) The degree of dissociation is equal to 1−e−kt.

(D) A plot of [A]0/[A] versus time gives a straight line.

9. Consider the reaction, X + Y ⎯→ products. If the initial concentration of X is

increased to four times its original value, keeping the concentration of Y
constant, the rate of reaction increases fourfold. When the concentrations of
both X and Y become four times their original values, the rate of reaction
becomes sixteen times its original value. The observed rate law is
(A) k[X]2[Y]2 (B) k[X]1[Y]2 (C) k[X]1[Y]1 (D) k[X]2[Y]1

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10. The rate constant for two parallel reactions were found to be 1.0 x 10−2
dm3 mol–1 s−1 and 3.0 x 10−2 dm3 mol–1 s−1. If the corresponding energies of
activation of the parallel reactions are 60.0 kJ mol −1 and 70.0 kJ mol−1
respectively, what is the apparent overall energy of activation?

(A) 130.0 kJ mol−1 (B) 67.5 kJ mol−1 (C) 100.0 kJ mol−1 (D) 65.0 kJ mol−1

11. Consider the following reactions at 300 K.

A ⎯→ B (uncatalyzed reaction)

A ⎯⎯ ⎯⎯→ B (catalyzed reaction)

catalyst

The activation energy is lowered by 8.314 kJ mol−1 for the catalyzed reaction.
The rate of this reaction is

(A) 15 times (B) 38 times

(C) 22 times (D) 28 times

12. In the first order reaction, X ⎯→ Y ; the concentration of X changes from 0.1
M to 0.025 M in 40 min. The rate of reaction (mol/L/min) when concentration
of X is 0.01 M, would be

(A) 3.47  10−5 (B) 3.47  10−4 (C) 5.8  10−4 (D) 5.8  10−6

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13. The correct reaction profile diagram for a positive catalyst reaction.

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

14. The number of given statement/s which is/are correct is_____

(A) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the higher is
the activation energy.

(B) If a reaction has zero activation energy, its rate is independent of

temperature.

(C) The stronger the temperature dependence of the rate constant, the smaller
is the activation energy.

(D) If there is no correlation between the temperature and the rate constant
then it means that the reaction has negative activation energy.

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15. The number of incorrect statement/s from the following is______

A. The successive half lives of zero order reactions decreases with time.

B. A substance appearing as reactant in the chemical equation may not affect

the rate of reaction

C. Order and molecularity of a chemical reaction can be a fractional number

D. The rate constant units of zero and second order reaction are molL −1
s−1 and
mol−1 L s−1 respectively

16. Integrated rate law equation for a first order gas phase reaction is given by
(where 𝑃𝑖 is initial pressure and Pt is total pressure at time t )
2.303 Pi 2.303 2Pi
(1) k = t
× log (2Pi −Pt )
(2) k = t
× log (2Pi −Pt )

2.303 (2Pi −Pt ) 2.303 𝑃

(3) k = × log (4) 𝑘 = × (2𝑃 𝑖 )
t Pi 𝑡 𝑖 −𝑃𝑡

17. Some graphs are sketch for the reaction A → B (assuming different orders).
Where ' ' represent the degree of dissociation.

    1
 
 1

t t t

(A) (B) (C)

The order of reaction are respectively.

(A) 0, 1, 2 (B) 1, 0, 2 (C) 2, 0, 1 (D) 1, 2, 0

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18. The inversion of cane sugar proceeds with half life of 600 minute at pH = 5
for any concentration of sugar. However at pH = 6, the half life changes to
60 minute. The rate law expression for sugar inversion can be written as

r = k sugar   H +  r = k sugar   H + 
2 0 1 0

(A) (B)
−1
r = k sugar   H +  r = k sugar   H + 
2 1 0

(C) (D)

19. If the reaction A + B -> P is exothermic to the extent of 30 kcal/mole and Ea

for the forward reaction is 294 kJ/mole, Ea for the backward reaction in
kcal/mole is:

(A)324 (B) 264 (C)100 (D)40

Directions: Read the following questions and choose

(A) If both the statements are true and statement-2 is the correct
explanation of statement-1.

(B) If both the statements are true but statement-2 is not the correct
explanation of statement-1.

(C) If statement-1 is True and statement-2 is False.

(D) If statement-1 is False and statement-2 is True.

20. Statement-1: Rate of a chemical reaction increases as the temperature is

increased.

Statement-2: As the temperature is increased fraction of molecules

occupying ET or more increases.

21. Statement-1: For the molecules to react, they must collide with each other.

Statement-2: Bond breaking and formation occurs during the collision.

22. Statement-1: An –decay, followed by 2– decays lead to the formation of

an isotope.

Statement-2: Protons and neutrons keep on changing into one another by

emission or absorption of  mesons.

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23. Statement-1: Catalyst does not change the H value of the reaction.

Statement-2: Catalysts are generally added in very small quantities and not
stoichiometrically.

24. Statement-1: The order of the reaction C12H22O11 + H2O C6H12O6 + C6H12O6 is
2.

Statement-2: The molecularity of this reaction is 2.

25. The rate constant of a reaction increases by five times on increase in

temperature from 27°C to 52°C. The value of activation energy in kJmol -1
is_________ (Rounded off to the nearest integer)

[R = 8.314 JK-1 mol-1]

26. A and B decompose via first order kinetics with half-lives 54.0 min and 18.0
min respectively. Starting from an equimolar non reactive mixture of A and
B, the time taken for the concentration of A to become 16 times that of B is
__________ min. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

27. 2NO(g) + Cl2(g) 2NOCl(s)

This reaction was studied at -10°C and the following data was obtained

run [NO]0 [Cl2]0 r0

1 0.10 0.10 0.18

2 0.10 0.20 0.35

3 0.20 0.20 1.40

[NO]0 and [Cl2]0 are the initial concentrations and r0 is the initial reaction rate.
The overall order of the reaction is_______. (Round off to the Nearest
Integer).

28. Catalyst A reduces the activation energy for a reaction by 10 kJ mol−1 at

kT catalysed
300 K. The ratio of rate constants, kT uncatalysed is ex. The value of x is
_______[nearest integer] [Assume that the pre-exponential factor is same
in both the cases. Given R = 8.31 J K −1 mol−1 ]

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29. It has been found that for a chemical reaction with rise in temperature by
9 K the rate constant gets doubled. Assuming a reaction to be occurring at
300 K, the value of activation energy is found to be ____________kJmol−1 . [nearest
integer] (Given ln 10 = 2.3, R = 8.3JK −1 mol−1 , log 2 = 0.30 )

30. At 30∘ C, the half life for the decomposition of AB2 is 200 s and is independent
of the initial concentration of AB2 . The time required for 80% of the AB2 to
decompose is (Given:log 2 = 0.30;log 3 = 0.48)

31. The reaction 2NO + Br2 → 2NOBr takes place through the mechanism given
below

NO + Br2 ⇌ NOBr2 (fast)

NOBr2 + NO → 2NOBr (slow)

The overall order of the reaction is_______

32. 𝑡87.5 is the time required for the reaction to undergo 87.5% completion and
𝑡50 is the time required for the reaction to undergo 50% completion. The
relation between 𝑡87.5 and 𝑡50 for a first order reaction is 𝑡87.5 = 𝑥 × 𝑡50 The
value of x is_______ (Nearest integer)

33. A(g) → 2 B( g) + C(g) is a first order reaction. The initial pressure of the system
was found to be 800 mmHg which increased to 1600 mmHg after 10 min . The
total pressure of the system after 30 min will be _________mmHg. (Nearest
integer)

34. For a reversible reaction A ⇌ B, the ΔH forward reaction = 20 kJ mol−1 . The

activation energy of the uncatalyzed forward reaction is 300 kJ −1 . When the
reaction is catalysed keeping the reactant concentration same, the rate of
the catalysed forward reaction at 27∘ C is found to be same as that of the
uncatalyzed reaction at 327∘ C. The activation energy of the catalysed
backward reaction is __________kJmol −1

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ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (B)

5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (C)

9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (D) 12. (B)

13. (b) 14. (2) 15. (1) 16. (1)

17. (b) 18. (b) 19. (a)

20. (A) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B)

24. (D) 25. 52 26. 108 27. 3

28. 4 29. 59 30. 465 31. 3

32. 3 33. 2200 34. 130

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