The Rate Law and Rate Constant

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The Rate Law and Rate Constant: Overview

This topic consists of various concepts like Units of Rate Constant,Rate Law Expression of a Chemical Reaction,Rate Constant of a Chemical Reaction, etc.

Important Questions on The Rate Law and Rate Constant

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The sum of the powers of the concentration terms in the experimentally determined rate equation is known as:

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The rate constant for the reaction, 2 N 2 O 5 4 NO 2 + O 2  is  3 · 0 × 1 0 - 5  s  -1 . If the rate is  2 · 4 0 × 1 0 - 5 mol  L -1 s -1 , then the concentration of N2O5 ( in mol L-1) is

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Consider a reaction a G + bH products .  When concentration of both the reactants G and H is doubled, the rate increases by eight times. However, when the concentration of G is doubled, keeping the concentration of H constant, the rate is doubled. The overall order of the reaction is:

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Consider the chemical reaction:

     N 2 g + 3 H 2 g 2 NH 3 g

The rate of this reaction can be expressed in terms of time derivatives of concentration of  N2g , H2g  and  NH3g Identify the correct relationship amongst the rate expressions:

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What is meant by specific reaction rate?

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Give the general expression for a balanced chemical equation by applying the law of mass action.

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For a certain reaction, the rate =k [A]2 [B], when the initial concentration of A is tripled keeping concentration of B constant, the initial rate would 

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In an enzyme solution, sucrose undergoes fermentation. If 0.10 mol/L solution of sucrose is reduced to 0.05 mol/L in 10 hours and to 0.025 mol/L in 20 hours, then the rate constant of the reaction will be?

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If concentrations of A&B are expressed in terms of mol/dm3, and time in minutes calculate the units for the rate constant for the following reaction:

A+BAB,    R=KAxBy

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The rate of the reaction : CH3COOC2H5+NaOHCH3COONa+C2H5OH is given by the equation,

Rate =KCH3COOC2H5NaOH. If concentration is expressed in mol L-1, the unit of K is

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The initial concentration of the reactant is 0.1 mole L-1. The rate constant for this reaction is 1×10-2 mole L-1S-1. When the concentration of the reactants is increased to 0.2 mole L-1, the value of the rate constant [assume constant T]

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For a reaction A+B products, the rate of reaction was doubled when the concentration of A was doubled. When concentration of A and B both was doubled, the rate was again doubled, order of reaction with respect to A and B are

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How is rate constant of a reaction affected by temperature? Write the name of this relation. How will you calculate activation energy of a reaction with the help of this relation?

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For the reaction C12H22O11+H2O     H+          C6H12O6+C6H12O6, write the rate law equation.

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What is rate constant? Write 'two applications' of rate law.

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Show that for the reactions of first order, the unit of rate constant does not depend upon the units of concentration.

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The gas phase decomposition of acetaldehyde, CH3CHOg               CH4g+COg, at 680 K is observed to follow the rate expression, rate=-dCH3CHOdt=kCH3CHO32. If the rate of decomposition is followed by monitoring the partial pressure of acetaldehyde, we can express the rate as -dCH3CHOdt=kCH3CHO32

If the pressure is measured in atmospheres and the time in minutes, then what is the unit of rate constant k?

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What is meant by 'rate constant, k ' of a reaction ? If the concentration be expressed in mol L-1 units and time in seconds, what would be the unit for a first order reaction? 

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What is meant by 'rate constant, k ' of a reaction ? If the concentration be expressed in mol L-1 units and time in seconds, what would be the unit for a zero order reaction? 

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Define the following:
 Rate law