Chemical Kinetics
27 JEE Main questions · Chemistry
Arrhenius equation activation energy
Pre-exponential factors of two different reactions of same order are identical. Let activation energy of first reaction exceed the activation energy of second reaction by 20 kJ mol. If and are the rate constants of first and second reaction respectively at 300 K, then will be . (nearest integer) [ J K mol]We corrected a printing error in the original paper
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First order gaseous decomposition
Decomposition of A is a first order reaction at T(K) and is given by . In a closed 1 L vessel, 1 bar A(g) is allowed to decompose at T(K). After 100 minutes, the total pressure was 1.5 bar. What is the rate constant (in min) of the reaction ? ()- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
First order rate and concentration
(First order reaction).
Three sets of experiment were performed for a reaction under similar experimental conditions.
Run 1 100 mL of 10 M solution of reactant A
Run 2 200 mL of 10 M solution of reactant A
Run 3 100 mL of 10 M solution of reactant A + 100 mL of added.
The correct variation of rate of reaction is
- (1)Run 1 = Run 2 = Run 3
- (2)Run 3 Run 1 = Run 2
- (3)Run 3 Run 1 Run 2
- (4)Run 1 Run 2 Run 3
Arrhenius equation equal rate constants
The temperature at which the rate constants of the given below two gaseous reactions become equal is K. (Nearest integer).
Given :
Arrhenius equation
Correct statements regarding Arrhenius equation among the following are :- (A)Factor corresponds to fraction of molecules having kinetic energy less than Ea.
- (B)At a given temperature, lower the Ea, faster is the reaction.
- (C)Increase in temperature by about 10C doubles the rate of reaction.
- (D)Plot of log k vs gives a straight line with slope .
- (1)B and D only
- (2)A and B only
- (3)A and C only
- (4)B and C only
Arrhenius equation activation energy
Consider and are two reactions. If the rate constant () of the reaction can be expressed by the following equation and activation energy of reaction (Ea) is th of the reaction (Ea), then the value of (Ea) is kJ mol. (Nearest Integer)Zero order half life
For the thermal decomposition of reaction AB(g), the following is constructed.
The half life of the reaction is ‘x' min.
x = min. (Nearest integer)
Rate of reaction stoichiometry

Given above is the concentration vs time plot for a dissociation reaction : .
Based on the data of the initial phase of the reaction (initial 10 min), the value of n is .
- (1)4
- (2)3
- (3)2
- (4)5
Rate of reaction and rate constant
Observe the following reactions at T(K)- (I).
- (II) ()
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
We corrected a printing error in the original paper
Source printed the unit as “mol L Min”.
Potential energy reaction profile
is an endothermic reaction occurring in three steps (elementary).
(i) ve
(ii) ve
(iii) ve
Which of the following graphs between potential energy (y-axis) vs reaction coordinate (x-axis) correctly represents the reaction profile of ?
- (1)

- (2)

- (3)

- (4)

- (1)
Catalyst and arrhenius equation
At 27C in presence of a catalyst, activation energy of a reaction is lowered by 10 kJ mol. The logarithm ratio of is ….
(Consider that the frequency factor for both the reactions is same)
- (1)17.41
- (2)1.741
- (3)3.482
- (4)0.1741
First order radioactive decay
The half-life of Zn is 245 days. After x days, 75% of original activity remained. The value of x in days is . (Nearest integer)
(Given : and )
First order reaction time
An organic compound undergoes first order decomposition. The times taken for decomposition to and of its initial concentration are and respectively.
What is the value of ?
()
- (1)9
- (2)0.9
- (3)3
- (4)30
We corrected a printing error in the original paper
Source printed “The time taken for decomposition to ... are”.
Arrhenius equation and activation energy
(first reaction)
(second reaction)
Consider the above two first-order reactions. The rate constant for first reaction at 500 K is double of the same at 300 K. At 500 K, 50% of the reaction becomes complete in 2 hour. The activation energy of the second reaction is half of that of first reaction. If the rate constant at 500 K of the second reaction becomes double of the rate constant of first reaction at the same temperature; then rate constant for the second reaction at 300 K is hour (nearest integer).
Zero and first order completion time
is the time required for the 100% completion of the reaction while is the time required for 50% of the reaction to be completed. Which of the following option correctly represents the relation between and for zero and first order reactions respectively ?- (1) and
- (2) and
- (3) and
- (4) and
Arrhenius equation temperature dependence
For reaction , rate constant s at 27C. If activation energy for the above reaction is 60 kJ mol, then the temperature (in C) at which rate constant, s is . (Nearest integer)
Given : , , J K mol,
Order from rate constant units
Consider the reaction , for which the rate constant at 30C is mol L s. Which of the following statements are true ?- (A)When concentration of ‘X' is increased to four times, the rate of reaction becomes 16 times.
- (B)The reaction is a second order reaction.
- (C)The half-life period is independent of the concentration of X.
- (D)Decomposition of is an example of the above reaction.
- (E)
is valid for the above reaction.
- (1)A and B only
- (2)A, B and C only
- (3)A, B, D and E only
- (4)C and D only
Pressure change in gas phase kinetics
Consider the following gas phase reaction being carried out in a closed vessel at 25C.
The pressure of C(g) at 30 minutes time interval would be mm Hg. (Nearest integer)30 300 600 First order integrated rate law
Consider the first order reaction .
The fraction of molecules decomposed in the given first order reaction can be expressed as
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
Concentration time graphs order
Consider the given graph showing variation of reactant concentration with time.
Three different reactions were started with identical initial concentration of reactants. Which of the following statement is correct ?

- (1)The order of all the three reactions is same.
- (2)The rate constant of reaction 3 is larger than the rate constant of reaction 2 if the order of reaction is same for both.
- (3)The SI unit of rate constant of reaction 1 is s.
- (4)Thermal decomposition of HI on gold surface is an example of reaction 2.
First order integrated rate law
For a first order reactionx = min. (Nearest integer)t/ min [A]/M 0 0.6500 x 0.0650 20 0.00065 First order gas phase kinetics
First order gas phase reaction
= initial pressure of gas A, = total pressure of the reaction mixture at time
Expression of rate constant () is
- (1)
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
First order half life
If the half life of a first order reaction is 6.93 minutes then the time required for completion of 99% of the reaction will be minutes.
(Given : )
Half life zero order
For a reaction at T K, the half life () is plotted as a function of initial concentration of A as given below :The value of x in the given figure is s (Nearest integer)
First order half life
Sucrose hydrolyses in acidic medium into glucose and fructose by first order rate law with hour. The percentage of sucrose remaining after 6 hours is . (Nearest integer)
(Given : and )
Arrhenius equation activation energy
Decomposition of a hydrocarbon follows the equation . The activation energy of reaction is kJ mol. (Nearest Integer)
Given : J K mol
Arrhenius equation and half-life
Given below are two statements :
J K mol and 1 cal J
Statement I : When Ea kcal/mol, the room temperature rate constant is doubled by a 10C increase in temperature (298 K to 308 K)
Statement II : For a first order reaction ,

Here is the initial concentration of A and is half-life of reaction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option given below :
- (1)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- (2)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- (3)Statement I is true but Statement II are false
- (4)Statement I is false but Statement II are true
