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The correct reaction profile diagram for a positive catalyst reaction.

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Important Questions on Chemical Kinetics

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The rate of a certain biochemical reaction at physiological temperature T occurs 106 times faster with enzyme than without. The change in the activation energy upon adding enzyme is:
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The rate constant of a chemical reaction at a very high temperature will approach
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The activation energy of a reaction is zero. Its rate constant at 280 K is 1.6×10-6s-1, the rate constant at 300 K is
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Slope of the straight line obtained by plotting log10k against 1T represents which term?
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Two reactions A1 and A2 have identical pre-exponential factors. The activation energy of A1 is more than A2 by 10 kJ mol-1 . If k1 and k2 are the rate constants for reactions A1 and A2, respectively at 300 K, then lnk2k1 is equal to

R=8.314 J mol-1K-1
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For the reaction of H2 with I2, the rate constant is 2.5×10-4 dm3mol-1s-1 at 327oC and 1.0 dm3 mol-1s-1 at 527°C . The activation energy for the reaction, in kJ mol-1 is:

R=8.314 JK-1mol-1
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The rate of a reaction triples when temperature changes from 200C to 500C. The energy of activation for the reaction is R=8.314JK-1 mol-1
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Which among the following equations represents Arrhenius equation?
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The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 300 to 310K . The activation energy of this reaction is:

(Assume Activation energy and pre-exponential factor are independent of temperature; ln(2)=0.693; R=8.314 J mol-1K-1)
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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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The addition of a catalyst during a chemical reaction alters which of the following quantities?
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The rate constant (k) of a reaction is measured at different temperature (T), and the data are plotted in the given figure. the activation energy of the reaction in kJmol-1 is : (R is gas constant)

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Consider the following plots of rate constant versus 1T for four different reactions. Which of the following orders is correct for the activation energies of these reactions?
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The rate constant is doubled when temperature increases from 27 °C to 37 °C. Activation energy in kJ is:
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The rate of chemical reaction doubles with every 10oC rise in temperature. If the reaction is carried out in the vicinity of 22oC, the activation energy of the reaction is (Given R=8.3 J K-1 mol-1, ln 2=0.69 and ln 3=1.1)
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The rate constant of a reaction is given by k=PZe-Ea/RT under standard notation In order to speed up the reaction, which of the following factors has to he decreased?
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The Arrhenius plots of two reactions, I and II are shown graphically-

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The graph suggests that-

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The activation energy of a reaction can be determined from the slope of which of the following graphs?
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The enthalpy (H) of an elementary exothermic reaction AB is schematically plotted against the reaction coordinate. The plots in the presence and absence of a catalyst are shown in dashed and solid lines, respectively. Identify the correct plot for the reaction.