A first-order reaction takes 40 min for 30 % decomposition. The t1/2 for this reaction will be:

1. 77.7 min 2. 27.2 min
3. 55.3 min 4. 67.3 min

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The half-life period for a first-order reaction is 20 minutes. The time required to change the concentration of the reactants from 0.08 M to 0.01 M will be:

1. 20 minutes 2. 60 minutes
3. 40 minutes 4. 50 minutes
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The kinetic data for the reaction: 2A + B2 → 2AB are as given below

[A]/mol L-1 [B2]/mol L-1 Rate/mol L-1s-1
0.5 1.0 2.5 × 10-3
1.0 1.0 5.0 × 10-3
0.5 2.0 1 × 10-2

The order of reaction with respect to A and B2 is, respectively:

1. 1 and 2 2. 2 and 1
3. 1 and 1 4. 2 and 2
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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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The gas phase decomposition 2N2O5 → 4NO2 + O2 follows the first order rate law, K = 7.5 × 10-3 sec-1. The initial pressure of N2O5is 0.1 atm. The time of decomposition of N2O5 so that the total pressure becomes 0.15 atm will be :

1. 54 sec 2. 5.4 sec
3. 3.45 sec 4. 34.55 sec
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If in the fermentation of sugar in an enzymatic solution that is 0.12 M, the concentration of the sugar is reduced to 0.06 M in 10 h and to 0.03 M in 20 h, the order of the reaction will be:

1. 1                                                   

2. 2

3. 3                                                   

4. 0

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In a first-order reaction A → products, the concentration of the reactant decreases to 6.25 % of its initial value in 80 minutes. The value of the rate constant, if the initial concentration is 0.2 mole/litre, will be:

1. 2.17 × 10-2 min-1

2. 3.46 × 10-2 min-1

3. 3.46 × 10-3min-1

4. 2.16 × 10-3 min-1

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A catalyst lowers the activation energy of a reaction from 20 kJ mol–1 to 10 kJ mol-1. The temperature at which the uncatalysed reaction will have the same rate as that of the catalysed at 27 oC will be:
1. \(-123\ ^{\circ}C\)
2. \(-327\ ^{\circ}C\)
3. \(327\ ^{\circ}C\)
4. \(23\ ^{\circ}C\)

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The rate of a reaction becomes three times when the temperature is increased from 20 °C to 50 °C.
Calculate the activation energy of the reaction.

1. \(28.81 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} \) 2. \(38.51 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} \)
3. \(18.81 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1} \) 4. \(8.31 \mathrm{~kJ} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}\)
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The half-life time for the decomposition of a substance dissolved in CCl4 is 2.5 hours at \(30^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) The amount of substance that will be left after 10 hours if the initial weight of the substance is 160 gm is:

1. 20 gm 2. 30 gm
3. 40 gm 4. 10 gm
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