1.

Derive an equation for the catalytic reaction A→P

CA
−ln ( )
C AO
= ( k 1 +k 2 C c ) t

2. Derive an equation for the catalytic reaction A+B→P

1 C A C BO
ln =( k 1+ k 2 C C ) t
C AO −C BO C AO ( C BO−C AO +C A )
3. Derive an equation for the autocatalytic reaction A+R→R+R
1 C AO ( C RO−C AO +C A )
ln =kt
C RO−C AO C A C RO
4. Derive an equation for the series reaction A→B→D. Assume k1 = k2 and CBO = 0
C B=k C AO t e−kt
5. Derive an equation for the series reaction A→B→D. Assume k1 = k2 and CBO ≠ 0

C B=e−kt ( k C AO t+C BO )

6. Derive an equation for the series reaction A→B→D. Assume k1 ≠ k2 and CBO = 0
k 1 C AO −k t −k t
C B= ( e −e )1 2

k 2−k 1
7. Derive an equation for the series reaction A→B→D. Assume k1 ≠ k2 and CBO ≠ 0
k 1 C AO −k t −k t t
C B= ( e −e ) +C BO e−k
1 2 2

k 2−k 1
8. A reactant R undergoes three parallel first order reactions to give three products P 1, P2, and P3.
Write the expression for the integrated rate equation for the consumption of reactant R.
C RO
ln = ( k 1 + k 2+ k 3 ) t
CR
9. Three reactions occur in an isothermal batch reactor:

A→B r 1=k 1 C A k 1=0.4 /hr

A→C+D r 2=k 2 C A k 2=0.15/hr
2A→E r 3=k 3 C A k 3=0.35/hr
The initial concentrations are: CAO = 10M, CBO = 0, CCO = 0.8M, CDO = 0.8M, CEO = 0.5M.

a. What is the integrated rate equation for this set of parallel reactions based on the
consumption of A?
C AO
ln =( k 1 +k 2 +2 k 3 ) t
CA
b. What reaction time is needed for 90% conversion of A? (1.84hrs)
10. For the reaction A↔B→C find the concentration of B if the reaction starts with pure A.
k 1 C AO − k +k t k C X − k +k t − k +k )t
C B= ( 1− X AE ) [ 1−e ( ) ]+ 1 AO AE [ e ( ) −e (
2 3 1 2 2 3
]
k 2 +k 3 k 3 −k 1