If 75 % of a first-order reaction was completed in 90 minutes, 60 % of the same reaction would be completed in approximately (in minutes):
(Take : log 2 = 0.30 ; log 2.5 = 0.40)
1. 50 min
2. 60 min
3. 70 min
4. 65 min
Decomposition of H2O2 follows a first order reaction. In fifty minutes the concentration of H2O2 decreases from 0.5 to 0.125 M in one such decomposition. When the concentration of H2O2 reaches 0.05 M, the rate of formation of O2 will be :
ln 4=1.39
1. 7×10–2 M min–1
2. 7×10–4 M min–1
3. 2.66×10–2 M min–1
4. 2.66 ×10–4 M min–1
The half-life period of a first-order chemical reaction is 6.93 minutes. The time required for the completion
of 99% of the chemical reaction will be (log 2 = 0.301) -
1. 230.3 minutes
2. 23.03 minutes
3. 46.06 minutes
4. 460.6 minutes
The half-life of a radioisotope is four hours. If the initial mass of the isotope was 200 g, then the mass remaining undecayed after 24 hours is:
1. 1.042 g
2. 2.084 g
3. 3.125 g
4. 4.167 g
Gaseous cyclobutene isomerizes to butadiene in a first-order process which has a 'k' value of
3.3 × 10–4s–1 at 153 ºC. The time in minutes it takes for the isomerization to proceed 40 % to
completion at this temperature is _____. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
1. 26 min
2. 30 min
3. 22 min
4. 24 min
Sucrose hydrolysis in an acidic solution into glucose and fructose follows the first-order rate law with a half-life of 3.33 h at 25°C. After 9 h, the fraction of sucrose remaining is f. The value of \(log(\frac{1}{f})\) is A×10-2 . The value of A is:
(Rounded off to the nearest integer) [Assume : ln 10 = 2.303, ln 2 = 0.693]
1. 78
2. 81
3. 85
4. 75
Half-life of substance A following first order kinetics is 5 days. Starting with 100g of A, the amount left after 15 days will be:
1. 25 g
2. 50 g
3. 12.5 g
4. 6.25 g