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Ans: The chemical reaction whose order is one is called first order reaction.
Consider a reaction,
NH4NO2 → N2 + 2H2O
∴ Order of reaction = 1
Ans: The minimum amount of energy required to activate the proceed the chemical reaction is called
activation energy. Mathematically, it can be related as:
∴ Activation energy (Ea) = Thrasehold energy (ET) – Average energy of reacting molecules (ER)
Ans: The time required to decrease half of initial concentration of reactant is called half life of the
reaction. It is denoted by t1/2. It is related to rate constant as:
Ans: The rate of reaction can be defined as the decrease in concentration of reactants or increase in
concentration of product per unit time.
Let us consider a general reaction A giving product.
i.e., A→Product
= +\frac{{\delta}\text{B}}{{\delta}\text{t}}$$
Here, -ve sign shows that the concentration of A decreases with time and +ve sign shows that the
concentration of B increases with time.
Ans: The different factors that affect the rate of reaction are given below.
a. Temperature
b. Concentration of reactants
c. Catalyst
d. Surface area of the reactants
Ans: In reaction between hydrogen and iodine to give hydrogen iodide, both molecularity and order are
same:
H2 + I2 → 2HI
The reaction is bimolecular and follows 2nd order kinetics.
Ans: Catalyst increases the rate of reaction by decreasing the activation energy by providing alternate path
to the reacting species. This can be shown by the energy profile diagram as shown below.
8. Write the possible rate law equations of the following second order reactions.
P + Q → Product
Ans: The possible rate law expressions for the following second order reaction can be given as:
Rate = [P]1[Q]1
9. What is the order of reaction whose rate constant has the same unit as the rate of reaction?
Ans: For a zero order reaction, the rate constant has same value as the rate of reaction.
rate = K[A]0
or,−d[A]dt=k
or,molL−1s=k
or,k=molL−1s−1
11. Equal masses of finely divided metal catalyst is more efficient that the block of same metal.
Why?
Ans: A finely divided metal has larger surface area than the block of same weight. As the rate of reaction
is directly proportional to surface area of the reactant, so equal mass of finely divided metal catalyst is
more efficient that the block of same metal.
i.e., Rate=dxdt
Where dt is the small interval of time and dx is the change in concentration at time interval dt.