Chemistry: Principles and Reactions
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Chapter 11, Problem 94QAP
Three first-order reactions have the following activation energies:
(a) Which reaction is the fastest?
(b) Which reaction has the largest half-life?
(c) Which reaction has the largest rate?
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Which of the following is correct?
(A) The activation energy changes when temperature changes.
(B) The Arrhenius equation only applies to 1st order reactions.
(C) The rate constants at higher temperatures are ALWAYS larger than at low temperatures for the same chemical reaction.
(D) The rates of reaction at higher temperatures are ALWAYS larger than at low temperatures for the same chemical reaction.
1. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) As the chemical reaction proceeds, the rate of reaction increases.
(B) The reaction rate almost gets doubled for 10°C rise in temperature.
(C) For a first order chemical reaction, the rate constant has unit of time-1.
(D) Chemical kinetics can predict the rate of a chemical reaction.
2. In a chemical reaction, represented by A → P, it is observed that the rate of reaction increases by a
factor of 4 on doubling the concentration of the reactant. The rate of reaction increases by a factor of 9 on
trebling the concentration of the reactant. Then the rate of the reaction is proportional to
(A) CA
(B) CA2
(C) CA3
(D) CA4
3. An elementary reaction has the stoichiometric equation A + 2B = P. What is the order of reaction
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
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concentrations of the reactants.
(A) Law of mass action…
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(a) What is the rate constant k, in min?
(b) What is the half-life, in min?
(c) What will be the molar concentration of "A" after 150 minutes?
(d) If the activation energy of this reaction is 34.5 kJ/mol, at what temperature would the half-
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