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JEE (MAIN + ADV.) 2027

OLYMPIAD COURSE

CHEMISTRY CLASS : XII

CHEMICAL KINETICS
SINGLE CORRECT TYPE
1. In a reaction involving the synthesis of ammonia by Haber’s process,
N2 + 3H2 2NH3, the rate of reaction was measured as = 2.5 ×10 –4 mol L–1 s–1. The rate of change of
conc. of H2 will be
(A) 1.25 × 10–4 mol L–1 s–1 (B) 2.50 × 10–4 mol L–1 s–1
(C) 7.5 × 10–4 mol L–1 s–1 (D) 5.0 × 10–4 mol L–1 s–1

2. In the formation of sulphur trioxide by contact process, 2SO2 + O2 2SO3, the rate of reaction was
 d[O 2 ]
measured as = 2.5 × 10-4 mol lit-1 sec-1. The rate of formation of SO3 will be-
dt
(A) –1.25 × 10-4 mol L–2 sec-1 (B) 50 × 10-4 mol L–1 sec–1
(C) –3.75 × 10-4 mol L–1 sec-1 (D) 5.00 × 10-4 mol L–1 sec–1

3. The rate law for the reaction: Ester + H+ Acid + Alcohol is

v = k [ester] [H3O+]0
What would be the new rate if
(a) Conc. of ester is doubled (b) Conc. of H+ is doubled
(A) (a) v (b) 2v (B) (a) 2v (b) v (C) (a) 2v (b) 2v (D) None of these

4. A + 2B  C, the rate equation for this reaction is given as Rate = k[A][B].

If the concentration of A is kept the same but that of B is doubled what will happen to the rate itself?
(A) quadrupled (B) doubled (C) halved (D) the same

5. The rate constant of a reaction is equal to rate of reaction-

(A) When concentrations of reactants do not change with time
(B) When concentrations of all reactants and products are equal
(C) At time t = 0
(D) When concentrations of all reactants are unity

6. For the reaction N2 + 3H2 2NH3 the rate of change of concentration for hydrogen is – 0.3 × 10–4 Ms–1.
The rate of change of concentration of ammonia is:
(A) – 0.2 × 10–4 (B) 0.2 × 10–4 (C) 0.1 × 10–4 (D) 0.3 × 10–4

7. If the concentration of the reactants in the elementary reaction 2A + B  C + D is increased by three folds,
the rate of the reaction will be increased by-
(A) 27 times (B) 9 times (C) 64 times (D) 01 times

8. The rate of change in concentration of C in the reaction 2A + B  2C + 3D was reported as 1.0 mol litre–1
sec–1. Calculate the reaction rate :
(A) 0.05 mole litre–1 sec–1 (B) 0.01 mol litre–1 sec–1 (C) 0.5 mol litre–1 sec–1 (D) None of these

9. Which of the following statement is not correct for the reaction- 4A + B 2C + 2D

(A) The rate of disappearance of B is one forth rate of disappearance of A
(B) The rate of appearance of C is one half the rate of disappearance of B
(C) The rate of formation of D is one half the rate of consumption of A
(D) The rates of formation of C and D are equal.

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10. Substance A reacts according to a first order rate law with k = 5.0 × 10–5 s–1. If the initial conc. of A is 1.0 M,
the initial rate is
(A) 1 × 10–5 Ms–1 (B) 5.0 × 10–5 Ms–1 (C) 1 × 10–4 Ms–1 (D) 5.0 × 10–4 Ms–1

11. The reaction: 2A 2B + C occurs by the mechanism:

k k
A  1
 B + X (slow) ........(1) A + X 
2
 B + C(fast) ........(2)
Which of the following step is incorrect?
(A) Molecularity of the reaction is one (B) The order of the reaction with respect to A is two
(C) The rate law is : v = k1 [A] (D) k2 > k1

12. Mechanism of the reaction 2NO + Cl2 2NOCl may be written as

K k
2NO (NO)2 .............(fast) (NO)2 + Cl2   2NOCl ............ (slow)
Rate equation would be
(A) kK[(NO)2] [Cl2] (B) kK[NO]2 [Cl2] (C) kK[Cl2] (D) kK[NO] [Cl2]

13. In a first order reaction, the initial conc. of the reactant was M/10. After 8 minutes 20 seconds the conc.
becomes M/100. What is the rate constant?
(A) 5 × 10–3 second–1 (B) 2.303 × 10–5 second–1
–4 –1
(C) 2.303 × 10 second (D) 4.606 × 10–3 second–1

14. In a certain reaction 10% of the reactant decomposes in one hour, 20% in two hours, 30% in three hours and
so on. Dimension of the velocity constant (rate constant) are-
(A) Hour –1 (B) Mol litre–1hour –1 (C) Litre mol–1 sec–1 (D) Mol sec–1

15. For the reaction, 2A + B  products, when the concentrations of A and B both were doubled, the rate of the
reaction increased from 0.3 mol L–1s–1 to 2.4 mol L–l s–1. When the concentration of A alone is doubled, the
rate increased from 0.3 mol L–1s–1 to 0.6 mol L–1s–1
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(A) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 2 (B) Order of the reaction with respect to A is 2
(C) Total order of the reaction is 4 (D) Order of the reaction with respect to B is 1

16. The reaction 2X  B is a zeroth order reaction. If the initial concentration of X is 0.2 M, the half-life is 6 h.
When the initial concentration of X is 0.5 M, the time required to reach its final concentration of 0.2 M will
be:-
(A) 18.0 h (B) 7.2 h (C) 9.0 h (D) 12.0 h

17. Radioactive disintegration is a reaction of:

(A) First order (B) Second order (C) Zero order (D) Third order

18. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 100 seconds. Its rate constant is:
(A) 0.693 sec–1 (B) 6.93 × 10–3 sec–1 (C) 6.93 × 10–2 sec–1 (D) None of these

19. 75% of a first order reaction was completed in 32 minutes. When was 50% of the reaction completed?
(A) 24 minutes (B) 8 minutes (C) 16 minutes (D) 4 minutes

20. The half-life period of a first order reaction is 15 minute. How much reaction will be completed in 30 min.
(A) 75% (B) 80% (C) 95% (D) 100%

d[C]
21. Reaction A + 2B + C  product, follows the rate law:  = k[A]2
dt
False statement regarding the above reaction is:
(A) On doubling the conc. of B and C the rate of the reaction remains unaffected
(B) Reducing the conc. of A to half, the rate becomes one-fourth
(C) Half-life period of the reaction depends upon the conc. of B
(D) Half-life period of the reaction is inversely proportional to the first power conc. of A

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22. For a reaction A + 2B  C + D, the following data were obtained
Expt. Initial concentration Initial Rate of formation of D
(moles litre–1) (moles litre–1 min–1)
[A] [B]
1. 0.1 0.1 6.0 × 10–3
2. 0.3 0.2 7.2 × 10–2
3. 0.3 0.4 2.88 × 10–1
4. 0.4 0.1 2.4 × 10–2
The correct rate law expression will be:
(A) Rate = k [A] [B] (B) Rate = k [A] [B]2 (C) Rate = k [A]2 [B]2 (D) Rate = k [A]2 [B]

23. For the reaction 2A +B  C, the values of initial rate at different reactant concentrations are given in the
table below. The rate law for the reaction is :
[A] (mol L–1) [B] (mol L–1) Initial Rate
(mol L–1s–1)
0.05 0.05 0.045
0.10 0.05 0.090
0.20 0.10 0.72
(A) Rate = k [A][B] (B) Rate = k [A]2[B]2 (C) Rate = k [A][B]2 (D) Rate = k [A]2[B]

24. A student has studied the decomposition of a gas AB3 at 25°C. He obtained the following data.
p(mm Hg) 50 100 200 400
Relative t1/2 (s) 4 2 1 0.5
The order of the reaction is
(A) 0.5 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0 (zero)

25. The following kinetic data are provided for a reaction between A and B :
Concentration of A(M) Concentration of B(M) Rate of reaction (M min–1)
0.50 0.02 1.15 × 10–4
0.50 0.04 2.30 × 10–4
0.01 1.00 2.30 × 10–6
0.02 1.00 0.92 × 10–5
Then value of the rate constant for the above reaction is equal to :
(A) 1.15 × 10–4 dm3/mol min (B) 2.30 × 10–4 dm6/mol2 min
–2 6
(C) 2.30 × 10 dm /mol min 2 (D) 1.15 × 10–2 dm3/mol min

26. The following data pertain to reaction between A and B ;

[Link]. [A] mol. L–1 [B] mol. L–1 Rate mol. L–1. t–1
I 1 × 10 –2
2 × 10 –2
2 × 10–4
II 2 × 10 –2
2 × 10 –2
4 × 10–4
III 2 × 10 –2
4 × 10 –2
8 × 10–4
Which of the following inference(s) can be drawn from the above data
[a] Rate constant of the reaction is 10–4
[b] Rate law of the reaction is k [A] [B]
[c] Rate of reaction increases four times on doubling the concentration of both the reactants
Select the correct answer
Codes :
(A) a, b and c (B) a and b (C) b and c (D) c alone

27. Following data are obtained for the reaction A + B  product

[A] (mole L–1) [B] (mole L–1) Rate (mole L–1 s–1)
4 × 10 –2
4 × 10 –2
2 × 10–2
4 × 10 –2
8 × 10 –2
4 × 10–2
2 × 10 –2
8 × 10 –2
2 × 10–2
The reaction confirms the rate law
d[B] d[B] d[B] d[A]
(A) – = k [A] (B) – = k [A] [B]2 (C) – = k [A] [B] (D) – = k [B]
dt dt dt dt

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28. The half-life period of a chemical reaction is given by: t 1 
2
a n -1
The order of the reaction is:
(A) n (B) n – 1 (C) n + 1 (D) None of these

29. For the reaction, 2A + B  Products, the following initial rates were obtained at various initial concentrations
[A] [B] Rate (mol L–1 sec–1)
0.1 M 0.2 M 0.46
0.2 M 0.2 M 1.84
0.2 M 0.1 M 0.92
The rate law for the reaction is :
(A) Rate = k [A]2 [B]0 (B) Rate = k [A] [B] (C) Rate = k [A]2 [B] (D) Rate = k [A] [B]2

30. AB KA = 1015 e–2000/T

CD KC = 1014 e–1000/T
Temperature TK at which (KA = KC) is: (n10 = 2.303)
(A) 1000 K (B) 2000 K (C) (2000 / 2.303) K (D) (1000 / 2.303) K

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

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

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 ANSWERS & SOLUTIONS
1. (C)
1 d[H 2 ]
Sol. r =
3 dt
 d[H 2 ]
= 3 × 2.5 × 10–4 =7.5× 10–4 mol L–1 S–1
dt

2. (D)
d[O 2 ] 1 d[SO3 ]
Sol. 
dt 2 dt
d[SO 3 ]
= 2 × 2.5 × 10–4 = 5 × 10–4 mol L–1 S–1
dt

3. (B)
Sol. Reaction in 1st order will ester, but zero order w.r.t H3O+.
So (a)  rate = v × (2)1 = 2v.

4. (B)
Sol. R = k[A][B]
R’ = k[A][B] × 2

5. (D)
1 d[H 2 ] 1 d[NH 3 ]
Sol.  
3 dt 2 dt

6. (B)

7. (A)
Sol. Rate = k[A]2[B]

8. (C)
1 d[C]
Sol. ROR 
2 dt

9. (B)
1 d[A] d[B] 1 d[C] 1 d[D]
Sol.    
4 dt dt 2 dt 2 dt
Rate = K[A] = 5 × 10–5 × 1 Msec–1

10. (B)

11. (B)
Sol. Molecularity as well as order is decided on basis of R.D.S.

12. (B)
Sol. r = K[NO]2 [Cl2]
[NO ]2
K' =
[NO ]2
r = KK' [NO]2 [Cl2]

13. (D)
2.303 a 
Sol. K = log  0 
t a 

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2.303 10
K= log
500 1
100
2.303
= log 10 = 4.606 × 10–3 sec–1
500

14. (B)
Sol. For this reaction rate is constant with time, it does not depend upon conc. of reactant, so it is a zero order
reaction, so unit of K = (conc.)1–n time–1.
= Mol litre–1 hour–1.

15. (A)
x y
Sol. r = K[A] [B]
8 = 2 = 2
3 x+y

 x + y = 3 ...(1)
 2 = 2x
 x = 1, y = 2
Order w.r.t. A = 1
Order w.r.t. B = 2

16. (A)
Sol. For zero order
[A0]–[At] = kt
0.2 – 0.1 = k×6
1
k= M/hr
60
1
and 0.5–0.2 = t
60
t = 18 hrs.

17. (A)

18. (B)
Sol. For 1st order reaction, t75% = 2t50%.

19. (C)

20. (A)
Sol. For 1st order reaction, t75% = 2t50%.

21. (C)
Sol. Half-life of reaction will depend on concentration of A only.

22. (B)
Sol. Four times increases in conc. of A keeping B constant increases the rate four times while two times increase in
conc. of B increases the rate four times.

23. (C)
Sol. 2A  B 
C
Rate  [A]1 [B]2

24. (B)
t 1   PO 
l n
Sol.
2

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 t   P 
1
2 1 0 1
l n

t  P 
1
2 2
02
l n

l n
 4   50 
  
 2   100 
l n
 1
2 
 2
 2   2
n 1

 n  l 1
n2

25. (C)
Sol. Rate = K[A]2[B]
2.3 × 10–6 = K(0.01)2(1)
K = 2.3 × 10–2 dm6/mol2 min

26. (C)
Sol. Rate = K[A][B]
2 × 10–4 = K(10–2) (2 × 10–2)
K=1

27. (C)

28. (A)
n2
Sol. For 1st order reaction, t 1 
2
K

29. (C)

30. (D)
Sol. KA = KC
1015.e 2000 / T  1014 e 1000 / T
10.e 2000 / T  e 1000 / T
2000 1000
n10  
T T
1000
2.303 
T

31. (B)
Sol. By using positive catalyst:
(i) H does not change
(ii) Activation energy decreases.

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