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Chemical Kinetics
Rate of a Chemical Reaction
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- Rate in terms of different species 4
- Expressing rate in terms of reactants and products
- Relating rates through stoichiometry
- relation between rates of consumption and formation
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2019 1 question
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For the chemical reaction $N_2(g)+3H_2(g)\rightleftharpoons2NH_3(g)$ the correct option is:$N_2+3H_2\rightleftharpoons2NH_3$ Rate of reaction $=-\frac{d[N_2]}{dt}=-\frac{1}{3}\frac{d[H_2]}{dt}=+\frac{1}{2}\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$ So $-\frac{d[N_2]}{dt}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$ is correct.
2011 AIPMT-MAINS 1 question
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The rate of the reaction $2N_2O_5 \rightarrow 4NO_2 + O_2$ can be written in three ways:
$\frac{-d[N_2O_5]}{dt} = k[N_2O_5]$
$\frac{d[NO_2]}{dt} = k'[N_2O_5]$
$\frac{d[O_2]}{dt} = k''[N_2O_5]$
The relationship between k and k′ and between k and k″ areFor $2N_2O_5 \rightarrow 4NO_2 + O_2$: Rate $= -\frac{1}{2}\frac{d[N_2O_5]}{dt} = \frac{1}{4}\frac{d[NO_2]}{dt} = \frac{d[O_2]}{dt}$
Substituting the three given expressions: $\frac{1}{2}k[N_2O_5] = \frac{1}{4}k'[N_2O_5] = k''[N_2O_5]$
$\frac{k}{2} = \frac{k'}{4} = k''$
From $\frac{k}{2} = \frac{k'}{4}$: $k' = 2k$
From $\frac{k}{2} = k''$: $k'' = \frac{k}{2}$
So k′ = 2k and k″ = k/2.
2010 AIPMT-PRE 1 question
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For the reaction $N_2O_5(g) \rightarrow 2NO_2(g) + \frac{1}{2}O_2(g)$ the value of rate of disappearance of $N_2O_5$ is given as $6.25\times10^{-3}$ mol $L^{-1}s^{-1}$. The rate of formation of $NO_2$ and $O_2$ is given respectively asFor $N_2O_5 \rightarrow 2NO_2 + \frac{1}{2}O_2$: $-\frac{d[N_2O_5]}{dt} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{d[NO_2]}{dt} = 2\frac{d[O_2]}{dt}$
$\frac{d[NO_2]}{dt} = 2\times\left(-\frac{d[N_2O_5]}{dt}\right) = 2\times6.25\times10^{-3}$
$\frac{d[NO_2]}{dt} = 1.25\times10^{-2}$ mol $L^{-1}s^{-1}$
$\frac{d[O_2]}{dt} = \frac{1}{2}\times\left(-\frac{d[N_2O_5]}{dt}\right) = \frac{1}{2}\times6.25\times10^{-3}$
$\frac{d[O_2]}{dt} = 3.125\times10^{-3}$ mol $L^{-1}s^{-1}$
2009 AIPMT 2 questions
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For the reaction, $N_2 + 3H_2 \rightarrow 2NH_3$, if $\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt} = 2\times10^{-4}$ mol $L^{-1}s^{-1}$, the value of $\frac{-d[H_2]}{dt}$ would beFor $N_2 + 3H_2 \rightarrow 2NH_3$: Rate $= -\frac{d[N_2]}{dt} = -\frac{1}{3}\frac{d[H_2]}{dt} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$
$-\frac{1}{3}\frac{d[H_2]}{dt} = \frac{1}{2}\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$
$-\frac{d[H_2]}{dt} = \frac{3}{2}\frac{d[NH_3]}{dt} = \frac{3}{2}\times2\times10^{-4}$
$-\frac{d[H_2]}{dt} = 3\times10^{-4}$ mol $L^{-1}s^{-1}$ -
In the reaction $BrO_3^-(aq) + 5Br^-(aq) + 6H^+ \rightarrow 3Br_2(l) + 3H_2O(l)$, the rate of appearance of bromine ($Br_2$) is related to rate of disappearance of bromide ions as followingFor the given reaction: Rate $= -\frac{1}{5}\frac{d[Br^-]}{dt} = \frac{1}{3}\frac{d[Br_2]}{dt}$
The negative sign appears with $Br^-$ because its concentration decreases with time.
$\frac{1}{3}\frac{d[Br_2]}{dt} = -\frac{1}{5}\frac{d[Br^-]}{dt}$
$\frac{d[Br_2]}{dt} = -\frac{3}{5}\frac{d[Br^-]}{dt}$
2006 AIPMT-PRE 2 questions
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For the reaction :
$2A + B \rightarrow 3C + D$
Which of the following does not express the reaction rate :-For the reaction $2A + B \rightarrow 3C + D$, the rate is expressed as:
Rate $= -\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{d[A]}{dt} = -\dfrac{d[B]}{dt} = +\dfrac{1}{3}\dfrac{d[C]}{dt} = +\dfrac{d[D]}{dt}$
The concentration of a reactant decreases with time, so a negative sign is used to make the rate positive.
The concentration of a product increases with time, so a positive sign is used.
C is a product, so the correct expression for it is $+\dfrac{d[C]}{3\,dt}$.
$-\dfrac{d[C]}{3\,dt}$ would be a negative quantity, so it does not express the reaction rate. -
Consider the reaction
$N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) \rightarrow 2NH_3(g)$
The equality relationship between $\dfrac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$ and $-\dfrac{d[H_2]}{dt}$ is :-For the reaction $N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) \rightarrow 2NH_3(g)$, the rate is:
Rate $= -\dfrac{d[N_2]}{dt} = -\dfrac{1}{3}\dfrac{d[H_2]}{dt} = +\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{d[NH_3]}{dt}$
Taking the last two terms: $\dfrac{1}{2}\dfrac{d[NH_3]}{dt} = -\dfrac{1}{3}\dfrac{d[H_2]}{dt}$
Multiplying both sides by 2:
$\dfrac{d[NH_3]}{dt} = -\dfrac{2}{3}\dfrac{d[H_2]}{dt}$
This agrees with the stoichiometry: 3 moles of $H_2$ consumed give 2 moles of $NH_3$.
