Name: __________________________ Date: _____________

1. Chlorine dioxide reacts in basic water to form chlorite and chlorate according to the
following chemical equation:
2ClO2(aq) + 2OH(aq) ClO2(aq) + ClO3(aq) + H2O(l)
Under a certain set of conditions, the initial rate of disappearance of chlorine dioxide
was determined to be 2.30 x 101 M/s. What is the initial rate of appearance of chlorite
ion under those same conditions?
A) 5.75 x 102 M/s
B) 1.15 x 101 M/s
C) 2.30 x 101 M/s
D) 4.60 x 101 M/s
E) 9.20 x 101 M/s

2. For the reaction C6H14(g) C6H6(g) + 4H2(g), DP(H2)/Dt was found to be 2.5 102
atm/s, where DP(H2) is the change in pressure of hydrogen. Determine DP(C6H14)/Dt for
this reaction at the same time.
A) 2.5 102 atm/s
B) 6.2 103 atm/s
C) 2.5 102 atm/s
D) 0.10 atm/s
E) 6.2 103 atm/s

3. 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?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
E) 9

4. For the overall chemical reaction shown below, which one of the following statements
can be rightly assumed?
2H2S(g) + O2(g) 2S(s) + 2H2O(l)
A) The reaction is third-order overall.
B) The reaction is second-order overall.
C) The rate law is, rate = k[H2S]2 [O2].
D) The rate law is, rate = k[H2S] [O2].
E) The rate law cannot be determined from the information given.

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 5. The reaction A + 2B products was found to have the rate law, rate = k[A] [B]2.
Predict by what factor the rate of reaction will increase when the concentration of A is
doubled and the concentration of B is also doubled.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
E) 9

6. 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 25C. How long will it take for the reaction to be 90% complete?
A) 13.0 min
B) 86.0 min
C) 137 min
D) 222 min
E) 284 min

7. Nitric oxide gas (NO) reacts with chlorine gas according to the chemical equation given
below.
1
NO + 2 Cl2 NOCl
The following initial rates of reaction have been measured for the given reagent
concentrations.
Expt. # Rate (M/hr) NO (M) Cl2 (M)
1 1.19 0.50 0.50
2 4.79 1.00 0.50
3 9.59 1.00 1.00
Which of the following is the rate law (rate equation) for this reaction?
A) rate = k[NO]
B) rate = k[NO][Cl2]1/2
C) rate = k[NO][Cl2]
D) rate = k[NO]2[Cl2]
E) rate = k[NO]2[Cl2]2

8. Use the following data to determine the rate law for the reaction shown below.
2NO + H2 N2O + H2O
Expt. # [NO]0 [H2]0 Initial rate
1 0.021 0.065 1.46 M/min
2 0.021 0.260 1.46 M/min
3 0.042 0.065 5.84 M/min
A) rate = k[NO]
B) rate = k[NO]2
C) rate = k[NO][H2]
D) rate = k[NO]2[H2]

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E) rate = k[NO]2[H2]2

9. The half life for a first order reaction is 45 min. What is the rate constant in units of s-1?
A) 0.015 s-1
B) 65 s-1
C) 2.6 x 10-4 s-1
D) 3.9 x 103 s-1
E) 1.9 x 103 s-1

10. The first-order decomposition, A products, has a rate constant of 0.150 s1. Starting
with [A]o = 0.350 M, how much time is required for [A]t = 0.125 M?
A) 6.86 s
B) 2.98 s
C) 34 s
D) 1.50 s
E) 4.62 s

11. Appropriate units for a second-order rate constant are

A) M/s
B) 1/Ms
C) 1/s
D) 1/M2s

12. The isomerization of cyclopropane to form propene is a first-order reaction.

At 760 K, 15% of a sample of cyclopropane changes to propene in 6.8 min. What is the
half-life of cyclopropane at 760 K?
A) 3.4 102 min
B) 2.5 min
C) 23 min
D) 29 min
E) 230 min

13. At 700 K, the rate constant for the following reaction is 6.2 104 min1.

How many minutes are required for 20% of a sample of cyclopropane to isomerize to

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 propene?
A) 1,120 min
B) 360 min
C) 3710 min
D) 1.4 104 min
E) 280 min

14. A reaction was experimentally determined to follow the rate law, Rate = k[A]2 where k
= 0.456 s-1M-1. Starting with [A]o = 0.500 M, how many seconds will it take for [A]t =
0.250 M?
A) 2.85 x 10-2 s
B) 1.14 x 10-1 s
C) 1.52 s
D) 4.39 s
E) 5.48x10-1 s

15. A reaction is experimentally found to follow the rate law, Rate = k[A]2 where k = 0.355
M-1min-1. Starting with [A]o = 1.55 M, how many seconds will it take for [A]t = 0.150M
A) 6.58 s
B) 395 s
C) 6.02 s
D) 17.0 s
E) 1.02 x 103 s

16. The thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde, CH3CHO CH4 + CO, is a second-order

reaction. The following data were obtained at 518C.
time, s Pressure CH3CHO, mmHg
0 364
42 330
105 290
720 132
Based on the data given, what is the half-life for the disappearance of acetaldehyde?
A) 1.5 105 s
B) 410 s
C) 5.4 107 s
D) 520 s
E) 305 s

17. The graphs below all refer to the same reaction. What is the order of this reaction?

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A) zero order
B) first order
C) second order
D) unable to predict

18. For what order reaction does the half-life get longer as the initial concentration
increases?
A) zero order
B) first order
C) second order
D) none of them because half-life is always independent of the initial concentration

19. Which one of the following changes would alter the rate constant (k) for the reaction 2A
+ B products?
A) increasing the concentration of A
B) increasing the concentration of B
C) increasing the temperature
D) measuring k again after the reaction has run for a while

20. The Arrhenius equation is k = AeEa/RT. The slope of a plot of ln k vs. 1/T is equal to
A) k
B) k
C) Ea
D) Ea /R
E) A

21. What is the slope of an Arrhenius plot for the following reaction?
2NOCl 2NO + Cl2
Temperature (K) k (L/mols)
400. 6.6 104
500. 2.9 101
600. 16.3
A) 8.18 102 K
B) 5.06 102 K
C) 1.22 104 K
D) 1.96 104 K
E) not enough information to calculate the slope

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 22. The isomerization of cyclopropane follows first order kinetics. The rate constant at 700
K is 6.20 104 min1, and the half-life at 760 K is 29.0 min. Calculate the activation
energy for this reaction.
A) 5.07 kJ/mol
B) 27.0 kJ/mol
C) 50.7 kJ/mol
D) 60. kJ/mol
E) 270. kJ/mol

23. The reaction C4H10 C2H6 + C2H4 has an activation energy (Ea) of 350 kJ/mol, and the
Ea of the reverse reaction is 260 kJ/mol. Estimate DH, in kJ/mol, for the reaction as
written above.
A) 90 kJ/mol
B) +90 kJ/mol
C) 350 kJ/mol
D) 610 kJ/mol
E) +610 kJ/mol

24. Given that Ea for a certain biological reaction is 48 kJ/mol and that the rate constant is
2.5 102 s1 at 15C, what is the rate constant at 37C?
A) 2.7 102 s1
B) 2.5 101 s1
C) 1.0 101 s1
D) 6.0 103 s1
E) 1.1 s1

25. For the chemical reaction system described by the diagram below, which statement is
true?

A) The forward reaction is endothermic.

B) The activation energy for the forward reaction is greater than the activation energy

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 for the reverse reaction.
C) At equilibrium, the activation energy for the forward reaction is equal to the
activation energy for the reverse reaction.
D) The activation energy for the reverse reaction is greater than the activation energy
for the forward reaction.
E) The reverse reaction is exothermic.

26. 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?
A) NO2 + NO2 N2O4 (fast)
N2O4 + O3 N2O5 + O2 (slow)
B) NO2 + O3 NO5 (fast)
NO5 + NO5 N2O5 + 5/2O2 (slow)
C) NO2 + O3 NO3 + O2 (slow)
NO3 + NO2 N2O5 (fast)
D) NO2 + NO2 N2O2 + O2 (slow)
N2O2 + O3 N2O5 (fast)

27. The peroxodisulfate ion can oxidize iodide ions to iodine according to the balanced
equation
S2O82 + 2I 2SO42 + I2.
The reaction is catalyzed by certain chemical species. Identify the catalyst in the
following mechanism:
step 1: Fe3+ + 2I Fe2+ + I2
step 2: S2O82 + Fe2+ 2SO42 + Fe3+
A) Fe3+
B) I
C) S2O82
D) Fe2+
E) SO42

28. 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?
A) 0.969 atm
B) 0.105 atm
C) 0.795 atm
D) 1.14 atm
E) 0.864 atm

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Answer Key

1. B
2. B
3. D
4. E
5. D
6. E
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. D
15. E
16. B
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. D
21. C
22. E
23. B
24. C
25. D
26. C
27. A
28. A

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