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Important Questions on Chemical Kinetics

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In mechanism of any reaction, the step going in the slowest manner is called _____
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 Name the factors that affect the rate of a reaction. Explain in detail.
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The addition of a catalyst during a chemical reaction alters which of the following quantities?
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The decomposition of phosphine PH3 on tungsten at low pressure is a first-order reaction. It is because the
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Zinc piece and zinc powder are taken in two test tubes and equal amount of dil. HCl is added.
(a) In which test tube does the reaction proceed faster? 
(b) Give reason. 
(c) Give an instance in daily life, where such condition is made use. 
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For the reaction, 2A+B products, when the concentration of A and B both were doubled, the rate of the reaction increased from 0.3 mol L-1s-1 to 2.4 mol L-1s-1.  When the concentration of A alone is doubled, the rate increased from 0.3 mol L-1s-1 to 0.6 mol L-1s-1.

Which one of the following statements is correct?
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On which of the following parameters does the rate constant of a reaction depend?
(i) time, (ii) concentration of reactants, (iii) temperature, and (iv) catalyst
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A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is doubled?
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The rate of a first-order reaction is 0.04 mol l-1s-1 at 10 second and 0.03 mol l-1s-1 at 20 seconds after initiation of the reaction. The half-life period of the reaction is:
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Which one of the factors does not affect rate of the reaction?
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Consider the given plots for a reaction obeying Arrhenius equation (0°C<T<300°C): ( K and Ea are rate constant and activation energy, respectively )

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Mention any two factors which influence the rate of reaction.
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Decomposition of X exhibits a rate constant of 0.05μg/year. How many years are required for the decomposition of 5μg of X into 2.5μg?
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For a reaction, consider the plot of lnk versus 1/T given in the figure. If the rate constant of this reaction at 400K is 10-5s-1 , then the rate constant at 500K is:

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For an elementary chemical reaction, A2 k-1k12A , the expression for dAdt is:

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How will the rate of reaction be affected when surface area of the reactant is reduced?
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The rate of a gaseous reaction is given by the expression k[A][B]2. If the volume of vessel is reduced to one half of the initial volume, the reaction rate as compared to original rate is
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1 L of 2 M CH3COOH is mixed with 1 L of 3 M C2H5OH to form an ester. The rate of the reaction with respect to the initial rate when each solution is diluted with an equal volume of water will be