Exam 14: Chemical Kinetics

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The rate constant for a certain first-order reaction is 0.40/min. What is the initial rate in mole/L·min, if the initial concentration of the compound involved is 0.50 mol/L?

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The isomerization of cyclopropane follows first order kinetics. The rate constant at 700 K is 6.20 * 10-4 min-1, and the half-life at 760 K is 29.0 min. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction.

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The reaction A + 2B →\rarr products has the rate law, rate = k[A][B]3. If the concentration of B is doubled while that of A is unchanged, by what factor will the rate of reaction increase?

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The isomerization of methyl isocyanide, CH3NC →\rarr CH3CN, follows first-order kinetics. The half-lives were found to be 161 min at 199°C and 12.5 min at 230°C. Calculate the activation energy for this reaction.

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A certain reaction A →\rarr products is second order in A. If this reaction is 10.% complete after 20. s, how long would it take for the reaction to be 90.% complete?

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For the hypothetical reaction A + 3B →\rarr 2C, the rate should be expressed as

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The activation energy for the reaction CH3CO →\rarr CH3 + CO is 71 kJ/mol. How many times greater is the rate constant for this reaction at 170°C than at 150°C?

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An increase in the temperature of the reactants causes an increase in the rate of reaction. The best explanation for this behavior is that as the temperature increases,

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Peroxodisulfate ion can oxidize iodide ions to iodine according to the balanced equation S2O82- + 2I - →\rarr 2SO42- + I2. The reaction is catalyzed by certain chemical species. Identify the catalyst in the following mechanism: Step 1: Fe3+ + 2I - →\rarr Fe2+ + I2 Step 2: S2O82- + Fe2+ →\rarr 2SO42- + Fe3+

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In which of the forms listed below would 0.5 g aluminum react the fastest with gaseous chlorine at 25°C?

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Nitric acid is formed by the gas-phase hydrolysis of N2O5. Draw an energy profile curve for the reaction N2O5 + H2O →\rarr 2HNO3 given that Ea(forward)= 15 kJ and Ea(reverse)= 51 kJ/mol. Label the activation energies of the forward and reverse reactions and label Δ\Delta H for the reaction.

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For the hypothetical reaction A + 3B →\rarr 2C, the rate of appearance of C given by ( Δ\Delta [C]/ Δ\Delta t)may also be expressed as

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For a second order reaction, the half-life is equal to

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For the reaction X + Y →\rarr Z, the reaction rate is found to depend only upon the concentration of X. A plot of 1/X verses time gives a straight line.  For the reaction X + Y  \rarr  Z, the reaction rate is found to depend only upon the concentration of X. A plot of 1/X verses time gives a straight line.    What is the rate law for this reaction? What is the rate law for this reaction?

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A city's water supply is contaminated with a toxin at a concentration of 0.63 mg/L. Fortunately, this toxin decomposes to a safe mixture of products by first-order kinetics with a rate constant of 0.27 day-1. How long will it take for half of the toxin to decompose?

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The rate constant of a first-order reaction, A →\rarr products, can be determined from a graph of ln[A] versus t.

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The first-order decomposition of SO2Cl2 to sulfur dioxide gas and chlorine gas at 320°C has a half-life of 8.75 hr. If one begins with 600. mmHg of pure SO2Cl2 in a 5.00-L flask at 320°C, how long does it take for the total pressure in the flask to rise to 1.000 atm?

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It takes 42.0 min for the concentration of a reactant in a first-order reaction to drop from 0.45 M to 0.32 M at 25°C. How long will it take for the reaction to be 90% complete?

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For the overall chemical reaction shown below, which one of the following statements can be rightly assumed? 2H2S(g)+ O2(g) →\rarr 2S(s)+ 2H2O(l)

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At 25°C the rate constant for the first-order decomposition of a pesticide solution is 6.40 * 10-3 min-1. If the starting concentration of pesticide is 0.0314 M, what concentration will remain after 62.0 min at 25°C?

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