C. Y.

Yeung (AL Chemistry)

F6 AL Chemistry (Tutorial 11)

Name: _________________ Class: ________ ( ) Date: __________

(I) Multiple Choices

1. If the reaction
P+QR+S
is described as being of zeroth order with respect to P, it means that
A. no P molecules posses sufficient energy to react.
B. the concentration of P does not change during the reaction
C. the rate of reaction is independent of the concentration of P.
D. the rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of Q.

2. The following reaction is first order with respect to [P] and zero order with respect to [Q].
P + Q  product
If the rate constant doubles for each 10 0C rise in temperature, which of the following sets
of conditions will give the greatest rate of reaction?
[P] / mol dm-3 [Q] / mol dm-3 temperature / 0C
A. 0.1 0.2 40
B. 0.1 0.3 30
C. 0.3 0.1 20
D. 0.3 0.1 30

3. Which one of the following graphs would confirm that the decomposition of hydrogen
peroxide was first order with respect to the concentration of hydrogen peroxide?

A. rate of B. rate of C. rate of D. rate of

decomposition of decomposition of decomposition of decomposition of
H2O2 H2O2 H2O2 H2O2

0 0 0 0
[H2O2] [H2O2] [H2O2] [H2O2]
4. The rate equation for a reaction is given by: rate = k[A][B]. If the concentration units are
mol dm-3, what are the possible units of the rate constant, k?
A. mol dm-3 s-1 B. mol-1 dm3 s-1
C. mol-2 dm3 s-1 D. s-1

5. For the gaseous reaction 2X(g) + Y(g)  Z(g), the rate equation is:

rate = k[X]2[Y]0

If the pressure in the reaction vessel is doubled by reducing volume, but the temperature
remains constant. By what factor does the rate of reaction increase?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 8
6. The acid-catalysed reaction between iodine and propanone may be investigated by
reacting dilute aqueous iodine with solutions containing known concentrations of

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propanone and acid. The rate can be followed using a colorimeter.
Why is a large excess of propanone used?
A. to give a convenient rate of reaction.
B. to keep the rate of reaction constant.
C. to keep the propanone concentration effectively constant.
D. to prevent iodine from precipitating out of solution.

7. In the diagram, curve X was obtained by observing the decomposition of 100 cm 3 of 1.0
mol dm-3 hydrogen peroxide, catalysed by manganese(IV) oxide.

volume of
oxygen Y
formed X

0 time

Which change to the original experimental conditions would produce curve Y?

A. adding water. B. adding some 0.1 mol dm-3 H2O2(aq).
C. using less MnO2(s). D. lowering the temperature.

8. The table gives data for the reaction between X and Y at constant temperature.
experiment [X] / mol dm-3 [Y] / mol dm-3 initial rate / mol dm-3 s-1
1 0.3 0.2 4  10-4
2 0.6 0.4 1.6  10-3
3 0.6 0.8 6.4  10-3
What is the rate equation for the reaction?
A. rate = k[X][Y]2 B. rate = k[X]2[Y]
C. rate = k[X]2 D. rate = k[Y]2

9. The rate of reaction between bromine and methanoic acid is first order with respect both
to bromine and to methanoic acid.
Br2(aq) + HCOOH(aq)  2Br-(aq) + 2H+(aq) + CO2(g)
Which of the following can be correctly deduced from this information?
(1) Doubling the concentration of methanoic acid doubles the rate of evolution of gas.
(2) Halving the concentrations of both reactants will halve the reaction rate
simultaneously.
(3) The overall order of the reaction is one.
A. (1), (2) and (3) are correct. B. (1) and (2) only are correct.
C. (2) and (3) only are correct. D. (1) only is correct.

(II) Structural Questions

1. Consider the reaction A+BX+Y

which is first order with respect to [A] and second order with respect to [B].

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(a) Write a rate equation of the reaction.

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(b) Draw and label suitable straight line graphs, basing on both differential rate
equation and integrated rate equation, that would allow the rate constant to be
determined from a series of experiments in which
(1) [A] is kept constant, but [B] is varied.

(2) [B] is kept constant, but [A] is varied.

2. The iodination of propanone is catalysed by hydrogen ions. The overall equation is:
CH3COCH3(aq) + I2aq)  CH3COCH2I (aq) + HI(aq)
Using four mixtures B, C, D and E, the progress of the reaction was followed by
colorimetric measurement. The results are tabulated below:
Composition by volume of mixture / cm3
Mixture Initial rate / mol dm-3 s-1
propanone Water 1.00M HCl 0.05M I2 in KI
B 10.0 60.0 10.0 20.0 4.96  10-6
C 10.0 50.0 10.0 30.0 5.04  10-6
D 5.0 65.0 10.0 20.0 2.45  10-6
E 10.0 65.0 5.0 20.0 2.47  10-6

(a) Write the rate expression for the reaction.

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(b) For the mixture B, calculate the rate constant for the reaction at the temperature of the
experiment. (Density of CH3COCH3 = 0.789 g cm-3)

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3. In the gas reaction 2 NO(g) + 2 H2(g)  N2(g) + 2 H2O(g)
It was found that doubling the initial concentration of NO made the initial rate four times
as fast, whereas doubling the initial concentration of H 2 only made the reaction twice as
rapid.
(a) Deduce the rate equation.

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(b) What is the unit of the rate constant?

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(c) Calculate the activation energy of the reaction if the rate constant at 1115 K is
double the value at 1093 K. [Ideal gas constant, R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1]

4. For the reaction 2 XY(g)  X2(g) + Y2(g) ,

the rate constant is 3.91  10-4 mol-1 dm3 s-1 at 3700C and 4.05  10-2 mol-1 dm3 s-1 at
4700C. Calculate:
(a) the activation energy

(b) the rate constant at 4500C. [Ideal gas constant, R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1]

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