Exam 13: Chemical Kinetics

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Nitric acid is formed by the gas-phase hydrolysis of N2O5. For the reaction N2O5 + H2O 2HNO3, Ea(forward)= 15 kJ/mol and Ea(reverse)= 51 kJ/mol. Calculate Hrxn.

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A first-order reaction has a rate constant of 7.5 10-3 /s. The time required for the reaction to be 60% complete is

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At 30°C, by how much is a reaction's activation energy decreased by the addition of a catalyst if the catalyst triples the reaction rate?

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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 for the first-order decomposition of C4H8 at 500°C is 9.2 10-3 s-1.How long will it take for 10.0% of a 0.100 M sample of C4H8 to decompose at 500°C?

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An experimental drug, D, is known to decompose in the blood stream.Tripling the concentration of the drug increases the decomposition rate by a factor of nine.Write the rate law for decomposition of D and give the units of the rate constant.

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For the following exothermic reaction, the rate law at 298 K is rate = k [H2][I2]. H2(g)+ I2(g) 2HI(g) Predict the effect of each of the following changes on the initial rate of the reaction: a.Addition of hydrogen gas at constant temperature and volume b.Increase in volume of the reaction vessel at constant temperature c.Addition of a catalyst d.Increase in temperature

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For the reaction represented below, the experimental rate law is given by rate = k [(CH3)3CCl]. (CH3)3CCl(aq)+ OH- (CH3)3COH(aq)+ Cl- If some solid sodium hydroxide were added to a solution in which [(CH3)3CCl] = 0.01 M and [NaOH] = 0.10 M, which of the following would be true? (Assume the temperature and volume remain constant.)

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With respect to the figure below, which choice correctly identifies all the numbered positions? With respect to the figure below, which choice correctly identifies all the numbered positions?    With respect to the figure below, which choice correctly identifies all the numbered positions?

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At a certain temperature, the data below were collected for the reaction below. 2ICl + H2 I2 + 2HCl. Determine the rate law for the reaction. At a certain temperature, the data below were collected for the reaction below. 2ICl + H<sub>2</sub> <font face=symbol></font> I<sub>2</sub> + 2HCl. Determine the rate law for the reaction.

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The first-order reaction SO2Cl2 SO2 + Cl2 is 10% complete in 80.min. How long would it take for the reaction to be 95% complete?

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The rate law for the reaction 2NO2 + O3 N2O5 + O2 is rate = k[NO2][O3]. Which one of the following mechanisms is consistent with this rate law?

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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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For the reaction X + Y 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 <font face=symbol></font> 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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The activation energy for the following reaction is 60.kJ/mol. Sn2+ + 2Co3+ Sn4+ + 2Co2+ By what factor (how many times)will the rate constant increase when the temperature is raised from 10°C to 28°C?

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The reaction A + 2B 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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At a particular temperature the first-order gas-phase reaction N2O5 2NO2 + 1/2O2 has a half-life for the disappearance of dinitrogen pentoxide of 5130 s. Suppose 0.450 atm of N2O5 is introduced into an evacuated 2.00 L flask. What will be the total gas pressure inside the flask after 3.00 hours?

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Appropriate units for a second-order rate constant are

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For the reaction whose rate law is rate = k[X], a plot of which of the following is a straight line?

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The gas phase reaction of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide was found by experiment to be second-order with respect to NO2, and zeroth-order with respect to CO below 25°C. NO2 + CO NO + CO2 Which one of the following mechanisms is consistent with the observed reaction order?

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