Exam 13: Chemical Kinetics

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The first-order decomposition of cyclopropane has a rate constant of 6.7 × 10-4 s-1. If the initial concentration of cyclopropane is 1.33 mol L-1, what is the concentration of cyclopropane after 644 s?

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Calculate the frequency factor, A, for a reaction with a rate constant of 7834 s-1 and an activation energy, Ea, of 68.4 kJ mol-1 at 305 K.

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If a reaction carried out at 61 ◦C has an activation energy, Ea, of 67.3 kJ mol-1, a rate constant of 791 s-1, and a frequency factor, A, of 2.65 × 1013, what is the value of R? k = A If a reaction carried out at 61 ◦C has an activation energy, E<sub>a,</sub> of 67.3 kJ mol<sup>-1</sup>, a rate constant of 791 s<sup>-1</sup>, and a frequency factor, A, of 2.65 × 10<sup>13</sup>, what is the value of R? k = A

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Match the following. -t1/2

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How many half-lives are required for the concentration of reactant to decrease to 25% of its original value?

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Hydrogen iodide decomposes at 800 K via a second-order process to produce hydrogen and iodine according to the following chemical equation: 2HI(g)→ H2(g)+ I2(g) At 800 K it takes 142 seconds for the initial concentration of HI to decrease from 6.75 × 10-2 mol L-1 to 3.50 × 10-2 mol L-1. What is the rate constant for the reaction at this temperature?

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Given the following rate law, how does the rate of reaction change if the concentration of Y is doubled? Rate = k [X][Y]2

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Calculate the activation energy, Ea, for a reaction with a frequency factor, A, of 9.3 × 1010 s-1 and a rate constant of 1.06 × 103 s-1 at 273 K.

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For a reaction that follows the general rate law, Rate = k[A][B]2, what will happen to the rate of reaction if the concentration of A is increased by a factor of 5.00?

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The decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide is described by the chemical equation 2N2O5(g)→ 4NO2(g)+ O2(g). If the rate of disappearance of N2O5 is equal to 1.60 mol min-1 at a particular moment, what is the rate of appearance of NO2 at that moment?

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Given the following balanced equation, determine the rate of reaction with respect to [O2]. 2SO2(g)+ O2(g)→ 2SO3(g)

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Without performing complex calculations, determine the order of a reaction that has the following initial rates for the specified starting concentration: Without performing complex calculations, determine the order of a reaction that has the following initial rates for the specified starting concentration:

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What is the activation energy for a reaction that has a rate constant of 5.68 × 10-8 s-1 at 298 K and 1.73 × 10-5 s-1 at 348 K?

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Which of the following represents the equation for a first-order half-life?

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What is the difference between average reaction rate and instantaneous reaction rate?

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What are the units of k in the following rate law? Rate = k[X]2

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The second-order decomposition of NO2 has a rate constant of 0.255 L mol-1 s-1. How much NO2 decomposes in 4.00 s if the initial concentration of NO2 (1.00 L volume)is 1.33 mol L-1?

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What are the units of k in a zero-order reaction?

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A reaction is found to have an activation energy of 38.0 kJ mol-1. If the rate constant for this reaction is 1.60 × 102 L mol-1 s-1 at 249 K, what is the rate constant at 436 K?

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Is the activation energy for a forward reaction the same as the activation energy for the reverse of the same reaction? Use a sketch of a reaction energy diagram.

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