Ac227 has a half life of 22 years. The decays follows two parallel paths 

What are the decay constants (λ) for Th and Fr respectively?

1. 0.03087, 0.00063

2. 0.00063, 0.03087

3. 0.02,0.98

4. None of these

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A reaction takes place in various steps. The rate constant for first, second, third

and fifth steps are k1k2, k3   and k5 respectively. The overall rate constant is

given by

k=k2k3k1k512

If activation energy are 40, 60, 50 and 10 kJ/mol respectively, the overall

energy of activation (kJ/mol) is : 

1. 10

2. 20

3. 25

4. None of these

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The following reaction was carried out at 300 K.

2SO2(g)  +  O2(g) →  2SO3(g)

The rate of formation of SO3 is related to the rate of disappearance of O2  by the following expression:

1. -O2t=+12SO3t                           

2. -O2t=SO3t

3. -O2t=-12SO3t                           

4. None of the above.

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Which of the following rate laws has an over all order of 0.5 for the reaction A + B + C → product ?

1. R=k[A].[B].[C]                                            

2. R=k[A]0.5[B]0.5[C]0.5  

3. R=k[A]1.5[B]-1[C]0                                  

4. R=k[A][B]0[C]0.5

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For the system A2g+B2g2ABg,H=-80kJ If the activation energy for the forward step is 100 kcal/mol.What is the ratio of temperature at which the forward and backward reaction shows the same % change of rate constant per degree rise of temperature ? (1 cal= 4.2 J)

(A) 0.72                                                    

(B) 0.84

(C) 0.42                                                    

(D) 1

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For the reaction 2A + B → 2C, Rate = k[A]²[B].
Find the factor by which the rate changes when the vessel volume is reduced to one-fourth.

1.  0.25                                                          
2.  16
3.  64  
4.  4.0

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The rate constant of a first-order reaction is typically determined from a plot of:

1. Concentration of reactant vs time t

2. Log (concentration of reactant) vs time t

3. \(\frac{1}{\text { concentration of reactant }} \text { vs time } t\)
4. Concentration of reactant vs log time t

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The plot of log k versus 1T is linear with a slope of

(1) EaR                                                    

(2) -EaR

(3) Ea2.303R                                             

(4) -Ea2.303R

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The rate constant, activation energy and Arrhenius factor of a reaction at 25°C are
3.0 × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹, 104.4 kJ mol⁻¹, and 6.0 × 10¹⁴ s⁻¹, respectively.
Find the rate constant as the temperature approaches infinity.

1. 2.0 × 1018 s-1                                                  

2. 6.0 × 1014 s-1

3. Infinity (∞)                                                                   

4. 3.6 × 1030 s-1

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87.5% of a radioactive substance disintegrates in 40 minutes. What is the half life of the substance ?

(1) 13.58 min                                                   

(2) 135.8 min

(3) 1358 min                                                    

(4) None of these

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