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The document outlines a mid-term exam for a Physical Chemistry course at Gazi University, focusing on reaction kinetics and mechanisms. It includes problems related to deriving rate equations, calculating concentrations for a second-order reaction, and analyzing a third-order reaction's half-life and activation energy. Additionally, it presents a mechanism for a reaction involving NO and O2, requiring the application of the steady-state approximation and derivation of rate laws.

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23 Midterm 2

The document outlines a mid-term exam for a Physical Chemistry course at Gazi University, focusing on reaction kinetics and mechanisms. It includes problems related to deriving rate equations, calculating concentrations for a second-order reaction, and analyzing a third-order reaction's half-life and activation energy. Additionally, it presents a mechanism for a reaction involving NO and O2, requiring the application of the steady-state approximation and derivation of rate laws.

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Gazi University , Department of Chemical Engineering

CHE 244 Physical Chemistry


Prof. Dr. Nurdan SARAÇOĞLU
Mid Term II

1. For the reaction 2A→ R + S,


The following data are obtained at 900 K.

Time(min) 0 32 65 ∞
CR(mol/L) 0 0.0525 0.089 0.26
CA

Assume reaction is second order with respect to A.


a) Derive the integrated rate equation
b) Calculate CA at various times in table
c) Show that reaction is second order and find the rate constant by drawing a plot.
2. a) Derive the half life equation for a third order reaction

3A →Products

b) If the third order reaction has an activation energy of 104.6x103J/mol


and a pre-exponential factor of 5x1013 (l/mol)2s-1, at what temperature will the
reaction have a half -life of 3.9x108 second . CA0 = 0.01 mol/L. R= 8.314 J/Kmol
3)a)A possible mechanism for the reaction 2NO +O2 ⎯
⎯→ 2NO2 is

1. NO + NO ⎯
⎯→ N2O2 k1

2. N2O2 ⎯
⎯→ 2NO k2

3. N2O2 + O2 ⎯
⎯→ 2NO2 k3
i) Apply steady state approximation to obtain a rate law in terms of concentration of NO and
O2
ii) If only a very small fraction of all N2O2 formed goes to give product in Eqn. (2) and If the
activation energies E1=82 kJ/mol, E2=95 kJ/mol, E3=82 kJ/mol, What is the observed activation
energy.

b) Consider the following mechanism to describe the overall reaction.


A+B ⟶ D
Mechanism:

k1
𝑘1
1. step 2A ⇌ A2 K1=
𝑘−1
k-1

k2
𝑘2
2. step A +B ⇌ C K2=
𝑘−2
k-2

𝑘3
3. step D+ 2 A slow
A2 + C →

What is the rate equation derived from above mechanism.

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