Chm271 - Tutorial 5 - Chemical Kinetics
Chm271 - Tutorial 5 - Chemical Kinetics
CHEMICAL KINETICS
A. Rates of Reaction
1. Chlorine dioxide reacts in basic water to form chlorite and chlorate according to the
following chemical equation:
Under a certain set of conditions, the initial rate of disappearance of chlorine dioxide
was determined to be 2.30 x 10–1 M/s. Determine the initial rate of appearance of
chlorite ion under the same conditions.
2. For the following reaction, dP(C6H14)/dt was found to be –6.2 x 10–3 atm/s.
4. For the reaction, 2 N2O5(g) 4 NO2(g) + O2(g), the rate of formation of NO2(g) is
4.0 x 10-3 mol L-1s-1.
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3. For the following exothermic reaction, the rate law at 298 K is rate = k [H2] [I2].
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
2. Consider the reaction below. The reaction order in N2O2 is zero order. The
order with respect to Br2 is second order.
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Use the following data to determine whether the decomposition of HI in the gas phase
is first order or second order in hydrogen iodide.
Initial Instantaneous
Initial (HI) (M)
Rate of Reaction (M/s)
Trial 1 1.0 x 10-2 4.0 x 10-6
Trial 2 2.0 x 10-2 1.6 x 10-5
Trial 3 3.0 x 10-2 3.6 x 10-5
5. The following set of data was obtained by the method of initial rates for the reaction:
2 HgCl2 (aq) + C2O42- (aq) 2 Cl- (aq) + 2 CO2 (g) + Hg2Cl2 (s)
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6. The reaction, 2 NO(g) + 2 H2(g) → N2(g) + 2 H2O(g), was studied at 904oC, and the
data are given below.
8. A first-order reaction has a rate constant of 3.00 x 10–3 s–1. Find the time required for
the reaction to be 75.0% complete?
9. 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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3. The activation energy for the reaction CH3CO → 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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E. Reaction Mechanism