| 1. | 5.54 | 2. | 16.61 |
| 3. | 33.32 | 4. | 332.2 |
| (i) | The thermal decomposition of HI on a gold surface follows a zero-order reaction. |
| (ii) | Instantaneous rate = \(\operatorname{limit}_{t \rightarrow 0} \frac{\Delta C}{\Delta t}\) |
| (iii) | The rate of 1st order reaction is proportional to the first power of the concentration of the reactant. |
| (iv) | Radioactive reaction follows 1st order kinetics. |
| Assertion(A): | The active complex is an intermediate product. |
| Reason(R): | The active complex is unstable because of high energy. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
| Assertion(A): | For exothermic reaction equilibrium constant decreases with an increase in temperature. |
| Reason(R): | For a reaction, the rate constant decreases with decrease in temperature. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True and (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False and (R) is True |
| 1. | The rate law includes all reactants in the balanced overall equation. |
| 2. | The overall order equals the sum of the reactant coefficients in the overall reaction. |
| 3. | The overall order equals the sum of the reactant coefficients in the slow step of the reaction. |
| 4. | The structure of the catalyst remains unchanged throughout the reaction progress. |
| 1. | A second-order reaction is always a multistep reaction. |
| 2. | A zero-order reaction is a multistep reaction. |
| 3. | A first-order reaction is always a single-step reaction. |
| 4. | A zero-order reaction is a single-step reaction. |