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Chemistry Unit Test: Reaction Rates & Kinetics

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Chemistry Unit Test: Reaction Rates & Kinetics

The document is an examination paper for a chemistry unit test for standard 12 students at Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, covering various topics related to chemical reactions and kinetics. It includes a series of questions that require students to analyze reaction orders, calculate rates, and understand the effects of temperature on reaction rates. The test consists of 30 questions, each carrying 1 mark, to be completed in 3 hours.

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Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, Gandhinagar

Chapters : 1,2 Std 12 : Chemistry Date : 21/12/25


Total Marks : 30 Unit Test Time : 03 Hour
Section A
//X
• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [30]
1. From the rate expression for the following reactions, determine their order of reaction and the
dimensions of the rate constants.
(i) 3NO(g) ® N2O(g) Rate = k[NO]2
(ii) H2O2(aq) + 3I–(aq) + 2H+(aq) ® 2H2O(l) + I3– Rate = k[H2O2][I–]
3
(iii) CH3CHO(g) ® CH4(g) + CO(g) Rate = k[CH3CHO]2
(iv) C2H5Cl(g) ® C2H4(g) + HCl(g) Rate = k[C2H5Cl]

2. For the reaction : 2A + B ® A2B the rate = k[A][B]2 with k = 2.0 × 10–6 mol–2 L2 s–1. Calculate the
initial rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.1 mol L–1, [B] = 0.2 mol L–1. Calculate the rate of reaction
after [A] is reduced to 0.06 mol L–1.
3. The decomposition of NH3 on platinum surface is zero order reaction. What are the rates of
production of N2 and H2 if k = 2.5 × 10–4 mol–1 L–1 s–1 ?
4. The decomposition of dimethyl ether leads to the formation of CH4, H2 and CO and the reaction
3
rate is given by Rate = k[CH3OCH3 ]2 The rate of reaction is followed by increase in pressure in
a closed vessel, so the rate can also be expressed in terms of the partial pressure of dimethyl
3
ether, i.e., Rate = k ( pCH3OCH3 )2 If the pressure is measured in bar and time in minutes, then
what are the units of rate and rate constants ?
5. Mention the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
6. A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the
concentration of the reactant is (i) doubled (ii) reduced to half ?
7. What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reaction ? How can this effect of
temperature on rate constant be represented quantitatively ?
8. In a pseudo first order hydrolysis of ester in water, the following results were obtained :

t/s 0 30 60 90
–1
[Ester]/mol L 0.55 0.31 0.17 0.085
(i) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.
(ii) Calculate the pseudo first order rate constant for the hydrolysis of ester.
9. A reaction is first order in A and second order in B.
(i) Write the differential rate equation.
(ii) How is the rate affected on increasing the concentration of B three times ?
(iii) How is the rate affected when the concen-trations of both A and B are doubled ?
10. In a reaction between A and B, the initial rate of reaction (r0) was measured for different initial
concentrations of A and B as given below :
A/mol L–1 0.20 0.20 0.40
B/mol L–1 0.30 0.10 0.05
r0 mol L–1 s–1 5.7 × 10–5 5.07 × 10–5 1.43 × 10–4

What is the order of the reaction with respect to A and B ?


11. The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction :
2A + B ® C + D
Experiment [A]/ [B]/ Initial rate of
The following results have been obtained during the kinetic studies of the reaction :
2A + B ® C + D
Experiment [A]/ [B]/ Initial rate of
mol L–1 mol L–1 formation of
D/mol L–1 min–1
I 0.1 0.1 6.0 × 10–3
II 0.3 0.2 7.2 × 10–2
III 0.3 0.4 2.88 × 10–1
IV 0.4 0.1 2.40 × 10–2

Determine the rate law and the rate constant for the reaction.
12. The reaction between A and B is first order with respect to A and zero order with respect to B. Fill
in the blanks in the following table :

Experiment [A]/ [B]/ Initial rate /


–1 –1
mol L mol L mol L–1 min–1
I 0.1 0.1 2.0 × 10–2
II – 0.2 4.0 × 10–2
III 0.4 0.4 –
IV – 0.2 2.0 × 10–2

13. Calculate the half-life of a first order reaction from their rate constants given below :
(i) 200 s–1 (ii) 2 min–1 (iii) 4 years–1
14. The half-life for radioactive decay of 14C is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood
had only 80% of the 14C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.
15. The experimental data for decomposition of N2O5 [2N2O5 ® 4NO2 + O2] in gas phase at 318 K are
given below :
t/s 0 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 2800 3200
2 –1
10 × [N2O5] mol L 1.63 1.36 1.14 0.93 0.78 0.64 0.53 0.43 0.35

(i) Plot [N2O5] against t. (ii) Find the half-life period for the reaction.
(iii) Draw a graph between log[N2O5] and t. (iv) What is the rate law ?
(v) Calculate the rate constant. (vi) Calculate the half-life period from k and compare it with (ii).
16. The rate constant for a first order reaction is 60 s–1. How much time will it take to reduce the
1 th
initial concentration of the reactant to its value ?
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17. During nuclear explosion, one of the products is 90Sr with half-life of 28.1 years. If 1 mg of 90Sr was
absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby instead of calcium, how much of it will remain after
10 years and 60 years if it is not lost metabolically. ,
18. For a first order reaction, show that time required for 99% completion is twice the time required
for the completion of 90% of reaction.
19. A first order reaction takes 40 minutes for 30% decomposition. Calculate t 1
2

20. For the decomposition of azoisopropane to hexane and nitrogen at 543 K, the following data are
obtained.
t (sec) P (mm of Hg)
0 35.0
360 54.0
720 63.0
Calculate the rate constant.
21. The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of SO 2Cl2 at a
constant volume. SO2Cl2(g) ® SO2(g) + Cl2(g)

Experiment Time/s–1 Total pressure/atm


1 0 0.5
2 100 0.6
Calculate the rate of the reaction when total pressure is 0.65 atm.
22. The rate constant for the decomposition of N2O5 at various temperatures is given below :
T
C 0 20 40 60 80

105 × k / s–1 0.0787 1.70 25.7 178 2140


l
Draw a graph between ln k and and calculate the values of A and Ea. Predict the rate constant at
T
30° and 50° C.

T° C 0 20 40 60 80
T° (K) 273 293 313 333 353
k s–1 0.0787 × 105 1.70 × 105 25.7 × 105 178 × 105 2140 × 105
= 7870 = 170000 = 2570000 = 17800000 = 214000000
\ ln k 8.9708 12.0434 14.7594 16.694 19.181
1
\ 3.663 × 10–3 3.412 × 10–3 3.195 × 10–3 3.003 × 10–3 2.832 × 10–3
T

23. The rate constant for the decomposition of hydrocarbons is 2.418 × 10–5 s–1 at 546 K. If the energy
of activation is 179.9 kJ/mol, what will be the value of pre-exponential factor.
24. Consider a certain reaction A ® Products with k = 2.0 × 10–2 s–1. Calculate the concentration of
A remaining after 100 s if the initial concentration of A is 1.0 mol L–1.
25. Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose according to the first order rate
law, with t 1 = 3.00 hours. What fraction of sample of sucrose remains after 8 hours ?
2

26. The decomposition of hydrocarbon follows the equation k = (4.5 ´ 1011 s–1) e–28000K/T Calculate Ea.
27. The rate constant for the first order decomposition of H2O2 is given by the following equation :
log k = 14.34 – 1.25 ´ 104 K/T [Where unit of k is s–1]
Calculate Ea for this reaction and at what temperature will its half-period be 256 minutes ?
28. The decomposition of A into product has value of k as 4.5 ´ 103 s–1 at 10°C and energy of
activation 60 kJ mol–1. At what temperature would k be 1.5 ´ 104 s–1 ?
29. The time required for 10 % completion of a first order reaction at 298 K is equal to that required for
its 25 % completion at 308 K. If the value of A is 4 × 1010 s–1. Calculate k at 318 K and Ea.
30. The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K. Calculate
the energy of activation of the reaction assuming that it does not change with temperature.
Saraswati Vidhya Mandir, Gandhinagar
Chapters : 1,2 Std 12 : Chemistry Date : 21/12/25
Total Marks : 30 Unit Test Time : 03 Hour
Section A
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• Write the answer of the following questions. [Each carries 1 Mark] [30]
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