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JEE Advanced · Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics
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Not attemptedFor a first-order reaction , the following graphs (each plotted against time , unless stated otherwise) are shown: (i) vs , drawn as a concave-up increasing curve; (ii) vs , drawn as a straight line through the origin with positive slope; (iii) vs , drawn as a curve decreasing exponentially from towards zero; (iv) the rate constant vs , drawn as a horizontal straight line. Which of the given graphs correctly represent(s) the first-order kinetics of ?
A
Graph (i): vs
B
Graph (ii): vs
C
Graph (iii): vs
D
Graph (iv): vs
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Not attemptedFor a reversible reaction at constant temperature, both forward and backward reactions are first-order elementary reactions with rate constants and respectively. At , and . If , the correct graphical representation of and versus time is
A
Both and approach (equal at equilibrium)
B
rises to a plateau of while falls to a plateau of
C
A third graphical pattern (see original figure)
D
A fourth graphical pattern (see original figure)
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Not attemptedConsider a reaction . The rate of this reaction is measured to be . At the start of the reaction, the concentration of , , is 10 times the concentration of , . The reaction can be considered to be a pseudo first order reaction with assumption that is constant. Due to this assumption, the relative error (in %) in the rate when this reaction is 40% complete, is ______.
[ and represent corresponding rate constants]
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 4.17
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Not attemptedConsider the reaction , which follows the mechanism: step 1 (fast equilibrium, rate constants forward / reverse): ; step 2 (slow, rate constant ): ; step 3 (fast, rate constant ): . The order of the reaction is ______.
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 3
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Not attemptedThe plot of versus for a reversible reaction is shown (the line passes through at , i.e. at ).
Pre-exponential factors for the forward and backward reactions are and , respectively. If the value of for the reaction at is , the value of at is ___.
[ = equilibrium constant of the reaction, = rate constant of forward reaction, = rate constant of backward reaction]
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
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Not attemptedMatch the rate expressions in LIST-I for the decomposition of with the corresponding profiles provided in LIST-II. and are constants having appropriate units.
LIST-I
(I) , under all possible initial concentrations of
(II) , where initial concentrations of are much less than
(III) , where initial concentrations of are much higher than
(IV) , where initial concentration of is much higher than
LIST-II (graphs P, Q, R, S, T are shown in the image above)
(A) IP; IIQ; IIIS; IVT
(B) IR; IIS; IIIS; IVT
(C) IP; IIQ; IIIQ; IVR
(D) IR; IIS; IIIQ; IVR
A
IP; IIQ; IIIS; IVT
B
IR; IIS; IIIS; IVT
C
IP; IIQ; IIIQ; IVR
D
IR; IIS; IIIQ; IVR
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Not attemptedFor the following reaction , the rate of reaction is . Two moles of are mixed with one mole of to make L of solution. At s, mole of is left in the reaction mixture. The correct statement(s) about the reaction is(are) (Use: )
A
The rate constant, , of the reaction is .
B
Half-life of is s.
C
At s, .
D
At s, .
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Not attemptedWhich of the following plots is(are) correct for the given reaction shown below? ( is the initial concentration of .)
A
Plot (A): vs. is a horizontal line.
B
Plot (B): Initial rate vs. is a horizontal line.
C
Plot (C): vs. time rises with increasing (concave-up) slope.
D
Plot (D): vs. time is a straight line of positive slope through the origin.
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Not attemptedThe decomposition reaction is started in a closed cylinder under isothermal isochoric condition at an initial pressure of 1 atm. After , the pressure inside the cylinder is found to be . If the rate constant of the reaction is , assuming ideal gas behavior, the value of is ___
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 2.3
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Not attemptedConsider the kinetic data given in the following table for the reaction :
Experiment 1: , , (mol dm), Rate mol dm s
Experiment 2: , , , Rate
Experiment 3: , , , Rate
Experiment 4: , , , Rate
The rate of the reaction for , , mol dm is found to be mol dm s. The value of is _______
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 6.75
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Not attemptedConsider the following reversible reaction, . The activation energy of the backward reaction exceeds that of the forward reaction by (in J ). If the pre-exponential factor of the forward reaction is 4 times that of the reverse reaction, the absolute value of (in J ) for the reaction at 300 K is ____.
(Given: , J at 300 K and G is the Gibbs energy)
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8500
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Not attemptedFor a first order reaction at constant volume and 300 K, the total pressure at the beginning () and at time are and , respectively. Initially, only is present with concentration , and is the time required for the partial pressure of to reach of its initial value. The correct option(s) is (are) (Assume that all these gases behave as ideal gases)
A
Graph of vs Time is a straight line with negative slope
B
Graph of vs is a declining straight line
C
Graph of vs Time is a straight line with negative slope
D
Graph of Rate constant vs is a horizontal (flat) line
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Not attemptedIn a bimolecular reaction, the steric factor was experimentally determined to be 4.5. The correct option(s) among the following is(are)
A
The activation energy of the reaction is unaffected by the value of the steric factor
B
Experimentally determined value of frequency factor is higher than that predicted by Arrhenius equation
C
Since P = 4.5, the reaction will not proceed unless an effective catalyst is used
D
The value of frequency factor predicted by Arrhenius equation is higher than that determined experimentally
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Not attemptedAccording to the Arrhenius equation,
A
a high activation energy usually implies a fast reaction.
B
rate constant increases with increase in temperature. This is due to a greater number of collisions whose energy exceeds the activation energy.
C
higher the magnitude of activation energy, stronger is the temperature dependence of the rate constant.
D
the pre-exponential factor is a measure of the rate at which collisions occur, irrespective of their energy.
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Not attemptedIn dilute aqueous , the complex diaquodioxalatoferrate(II) is oxidized by . For this reaction, the ratio of the rate of change of to the rate of change of is ______ (single-digit integer, 0-9).
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
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Not attemptedFor the elementary reaction , the rate of disappearance of increases by a factor of 8 upon doubling the concentration of . The order of the reaction with respect to is:
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
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Not attemptedIn the reaction, , the time taken for 75% reaction of is twice the time taken for 50% reaction of . The concentration of varies with reaction time as shown in the figure. The overall order of the reaction is:
A
B
C
D
: is the defining signature of first-order kinetics in ; a -vs-time plot that is a straight line falling to zero is the defining signature of zero order in .
: Find the order with respect to from the given time-ratio clue, and the order with respect to from the shape of the concentration-time graph, then add them for the overall order.
: For a first-order reaction, and - exactly the relationship given, so the reaction is first order in . Separately, a species obeying zero-order decay has , a straight line of negative slope reaching the axis - exactly the graph shown for .
: Order in = 1 (from the test, which holds for first order and no other simple order). Order in = 0 (linear, not exponential, decay of with time). Overall order .
: Check the alternative - if the reaction were second order in , would be , not ; if zero order in , the ratio would be . Only first order gives ratio , confirming the assignment. Likewise, if had any order , its concentration-time curve would be exponential/curved, not the straight line shown.
: (D)