JEE Advanced Chemistry: Chemical Kinetics Practice Questions

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  1. Q1.
    Which of the following units is correct for the rate constant of a zero order reaction?
    Easy
  2. Q2.
    In the Arrhenius equation, what does the term A represent?
    Easy
  3. Q3.
    Easy
  4. Q4.
    The rate law for a reaction A + B yields products is given by rate = k[A][B]. What is the overall order of the reaction?
    Easy
  5. Q5.
    For a reaction 2A + B goes to C, the rate law is rate = k[A][B]. If the concentration of A is doubled and B is halved, the rate of reaction will:
    Medium
  6. Q6.
    A radioactive isotope decays with a half-life of 10 years. The time required for 75 percent of the sample to decay is:
    Medium
  7. Q7.
    Medium
  8. Q8.
    For a zero order reaction, the time taken for 50 percent completion is 100 seconds. The time taken for 100 percent completion is:
    Medium
  9. Q9.
    The activation energy of a reaction is 90 kJ/mol. If the temperature is increased from 300 K to 310 K, the rate constant increases by a factor of:
    Medium
  10. Q10.
    For a complex reaction A + B -> C + D, the mechanism is proposed as: (1) A + B <=> I (fast equilibrium, K), (2) I -> C + E (slow, k2), (3) E + B -> D (fast, k3)
    Hard
  11. Q11.
    For a parallel reaction A -> B (k1) and A -> C (k2), if k1 = 2k2, what is the percentage of B formed at any time t?
    Hard
  12. Q12.
    A radioactive isotope decays with a half-life of 100 years. How many years will it take for 87.5 percent of the sample to decay?
    Hard
  13. Q13.
    A first order reaction A -> B has a rate constant k. If the reaction is carried out in a solvent where the activation energy is lowered by 10 kJ/mol at 300 K, b
    Hard
  14. Q14.
    For a reaction 2A + B -> C, the rate law is found to be Rate = k[A][B]. If the concentration of A is doubled and B is halved, what happens to the rate?
    Hard

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