# Homework 8: Kinetics

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## Q1

In the following decomposition reaction,

$2 N_2O_5 → 4 NO_2 + O_2$

oxygen gas is produced at the average rate of 9.1 × 10-4 mol · L-1 · s-1. Over the same period, what is the average rate of the following:

1. the production of nitrogen dioxide
2. the loss of nitrogen pentoxide

## Q2

Consider the following reaction:

N2(g) + 3 H2(g) → 2 NH3(g)

If the rate of loss of hydrogen gas is 0.03 mol · L-1· s-1, what is the rate of production of ammonia?

## Q3

Nitrogen monoxide reacts with hydrogen gas to produce nitrogen gas and water vapor. The mechanism is believed to be:

 Step 1: 2 NO → N2O2 Step 2: N2O2 + H2 → N2O + H2O Step 3: N2O + H2 → N2 + H2O

For this reaction find the following:

• the overall balanced equation
• any reaction intermediates

## Q4

Give two reasons why most molecular collisions do not lead to a reaction.

## Q5

An important function for managers is to determine the rate-determining steps in their business processes. In a certain fast-food restaurant, it takes 3 minutes to cook the food, 1.5 minutes to wrap the food, and 5 minutes to take the order and make change. How would a good manager assign the work to four employees?

## Q6

For the hypothetical reaction

$2A + 3B → 3C + 2D$

the following rate data were obtained in three experiments at the same temperature:

Initial [A] Initial [B] Initial rate
(mole liter-1) (mole liter-1') (moles of A consumed liter-1‘ sec-1)
0.10 0.10 0.10
0.20 0.10 0.40
0.20 0.20 0.40
1. Determine the experimental rate equation for the reaction.
2. Calculate the specific rate constant, k.
3. What is the rate of this reaction when [A] =0.30M and [B] = 0.30M?

## Q7

For the hypothetical reaction

$2A + B → 2C$

the following data were collected in three experiments at 25°C:

Initial [A] Initial [B] Initial rate
(mole liter-1) (mole liter-1) (moles of A consumed liter-1 sec-1)
0.10 0.20 300
0.30 0.40 3600
0.30 0.80 14400
1. What is the experimental rate equation for this reaction?
2. Calculate the specific rate constant for this reaction.

## Q8

In the reaction

$2NO + Cl_2 → 2NOCl$

the reactants and products are gases at the temperature of the reaction. The following rate data were measured for three experiments:

Initial p{NO} Initial p{Cl2} Initial rate
(atm) (atm) (moles of A consumed atm sec-1)
0.50 0.50 5.1 x 10-3
1.0 1.0 4.0 x 10-2
0.50 1.0 1.0 x 10-2
1. From these data, write the rate equation for this gas reaction. What order is the reaction in NO, Cl2, and overall?
2. Calculate the specific rate constant for this reaction.

## Q9

The reaction 2NO + O2 → 2NO2 is first order in oxygen pressure and second order in the pressure of nitric oxide. Write the rate expression.

## Q10

The reaction

$A + B + C → D + F$

was found to be zero order with respect to A. A solution of reactants A, B, and C was prepared with the following initial concentrations: 0.2M of A, 0.4M of B, and 0.6M of G. The concentration of A in this solution dropped to essentially zero in 5 min. A second solution was prepared with the following initial concentrations: 0.03M of A, 0.4M of B, and 0.6M of C. How long will it take for A to disappear?

## Q11

For the reaction

$2NO + H_2 → N_2O + H_2O$

the following experimental rate data are collected in three successive experiments at the same temperature:

Initial [NO] Initial [H2] Initial rate
(mole liter-1) (mole liter-1') (moles of A consumed liter-1‘ sec-1)
0.60 0.37 0.18
1.20 0.37 0.72
1.20 0.74 1.44

Using these experimental data, write the rate expression for the reaction.

## Q12

The reaction

2HCrO4- + 3HSO3- + 5H+ → 2Cr3+ + 3SO42- + 5HQO

follows the rate equation

Rate = k[HCrO4-][HSO3-]2[H+]

Why isn’t the rate proportional to the numbers of ions of each kind that are shown by the equation?

## Q13

The reaction SO2Cl2 —> SO2 + Cl2 is a first-order reaction with the rate constant k = 2.2 x 10-5 sec-1 at 320°C. What fraction of SO2CI2 is decomposed on heating at 320°C for 90 min?

## Q14

It often is said that, near room temperature, a reaction rate doubles if the temperature is increased by 10°C. Calculate the activation energy of a reaction whose fate exactly doubles between 27°C and 37°C.

## Q15

What is the activation energy for a reaction for which an increase in temperature from 20°C to 30°C exactly triples the rate constant?

## Q16

The following data give the temperature dependence of the rate constant for the reaction N2O4 → 2NO2 → 1/2O2. Plot the data and calculate the activation energy of the reaction.

T(K) k (sec-1)
273 7.87 x 10-7
298 3.46 x 10-5
308 1.35 x 10-4
318 4.98 x 10-4
328 1.50 x 10-3
338 4.87 x 10-3

## Q17

Consider the reaction

CH4 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + HCl (occurs under light)

The mechanism is a chain reaction involving Cl atoms and CH3 radicals. Which of the following steps does not terminate this chain reaction?

1. CH3 + Cl → CH3CI
2. CH3 + HCl → CH4 + Cl
3. CH3 + CH3 → C2H2
4. Cl + Cl → Cl2