A first-order reaction was started with a decimolar solution of the reactant. After 8 minutes and 20 seconds, its concentration was found to be M/100. The rate constant of the reaction will be:

1. $4.6$ $\times$ ${10}^{-3}se{c}^{-1}$                                      

2. $16.6$ $\times$ ${10}^{-3}$ $se{c}^{-1}$

3. $24.6$ $\times$ ${10}^{-3}$ $se{c}^{-1}$                                   

4. $40.6$ $\times$ ${10}^{-3}$ $se{c}^{-1}$

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

A gaseous substance $A{B}_3$ decomposes irreversibly according to the overall equation $A{B}_3\to \frac{1}{2}{A}_2+\frac{3}{2}{B}_2$ Starting with pure $A{B}_3$ the partial pressure of the reactant varies with time for which the data are given below.
Time in hours 0      5.0      15.0       53.0

$P_{A{B}_3}$mm Hg  660   330      165       82.5

What is the order of the reaction ?

(1) 2                                                            

(2) 0.5

(3) 1                                                            

(4) 1.5

The inversion of cane sugar proceeds with half life of 500 minute at pH 5 for any concentration of sugar. However if pH = 6, the half life changes to 50 minute. The rate law expression for the sugar inversion can be written as 

(1) $r<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>=<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>K[sugar{]}^2<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>[H{]}^6$                                             

(2) $r<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>=<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>K[sugar{]}^1<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>[H{]}^0$

(3) $r<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>=<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>K[sugar{]}^0<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>[H^{+}{]}^6$                                          

(4) $r<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>=<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>K[sugar{]}^0<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>[H^{+}{]}^1$

The decomposition of A into product has value of k as \(4.5 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~s}^{-1} \text { at } 10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.\) Energy of activation of the reaction is \(60 \mathrm{~kJ}~mol^{-1}.\) The temperature at which value k would become \(1.5\times10^4~s^{-1}\) is : 

Decomposition on $N{H}_3$on heated tungsten yields the following data :

Initial pressure (mm)      65    105     y    185

Half-life (s)                   290     x     670   820

What are the values of x and y in that order ?

(1) 420 s, 110 mm                                                  

(2) 500 s, 160 mm

(3) 520 s, 170 mm                                                  

(4) 460 s, 150 mm

The half life period of gaseous substance undergoing thermal decomposition was measured for various initial pressure ‘P’ with the following result. 

P(mm)       250     300      400     450

$t_{1/2}$(min)   136    112.5     85      75.5

Calculate the order of reaction.

(A) 2                                                 

(B) 4

(C) 6                                                 

(D) 10

For the reaction 2N₂O₅(g) → 4NO₂(g) + O₂(g)$,\hspace{0.17em}$the concentration of $$ $N{O}_2$ increases by 2.4 × 10^-2 mol L^-1

in 6 seconds. The rate of appearance of $N{O}_2$ and the rate of disappearance of $N_2{O}_5$ , respectively, are:

1. 2 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1, 4 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1

2. 2 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1, 1 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1

3. 2 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1, 2 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1

4. 4 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1, 2 x 10^-3 mol L^-1 sec^-1

The rate constant of a particular reaction has the dimension of frequency. The order of the reaction is: 

1. Zero.                                                     

2. First.

3. Second.                                                 

4. Fractional.

The reaction of iodomethane with sodium ethoxide proceeds as : $Et{O}^{⊝}+MeI\to EtOMe+<mspace\; width="1em"></mspace>I^{⊝}$

A plot of log $\left\{\frac{\left[MeI\right]}{\left[Et{O}^{⊝}\right]}\right\}$on the Y-axis against 't' on the X-axis gives a straight line with a positive slope. What is the order of the reaction ?

(1) Second                                                

(2) First

(3) Third                                                   

(4) Fractional