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Homework #3 Key
1. For the reaction: 4A(g) + 3B(g)  2C(g) the following data were obtained at constant temperature.

a. What is the order with respect to each reactant?

b. Write the rate law.
c. Calculate k (using the data from Expt. 1).
a. Use experiments 1 and 2 (or 3 and 4 would work) to find the order with respect to [A].

m = 2, The reaction is 2nd order with respect to [A]

n = 1, The reaction is first order with respect to [B]

b. The rate law is rate = k[A]2[B]
c. Using experiment 1 to calculate k:

2. The rate law for the reaction 2NOBr(g)  2 NO(g) + Br2(g) at some temperature is
[ NOBr ]
Rate    k[ NOBr ]2
t
a. If the half-life for this reaction is 2.00 s when [NOBr]o = 0.900 M, calculate the value of k for this
reaction.
b. How much time is required for the concentration of NOBr to decrease to 0.100 M?
dC dC 1 1
a.   kC2   2  kdt    kt
dt C C C0
1 1 1 1 1
   kt1 / 2   k  =0.556 M-1s-1
C0 / 2 C0 C0 t1 / 2C0 (2.00s)(0.900M )
1 1
b. − (0.900 𝑀) = (0.556 𝑀−1 𝑠 −1 )𝑡  t = 16 s
(0.100 𝑀)
3. The reaction
(CH3)3CBr + OH-  (CH3)3COH + Br-
in a certain solvent is first order with respect to (CH3)3CBr and zero order with respect to OH-. In several
experiments, the rate constant k was determined at different temperatures. A plot of ln(k) versus 1/T
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was constructed resulting in a straight line with a slope value of -1.10 × 104 K and y-intercept of 33.5.
Assume k has units of s-1.
a. Determine the activation energy for this reaction.
b. Determine the value of the frequency factor A.
c. Calculate the value of k at 25 oC.

a. Rate = k[(CH3)3CBr]
k = Ae-Ea/RT  lnk = -Ea/R (1/T) + lnA
-Ea/R = slope = -1.10×104 K  Ea = (8.314 J/(mol K))(1.10×104) = 91.4 kJ/mol
b. lnA = y-intercept = 33.5  A = e33.5 = 3.54×1014 s-1
c. At 25 oC: lnk = 33.5 – (1.10×104)(1/298) = -3.41  k = e-3.41 = 3.3×10-2 s-1

4. For the reaction ABC + D AB + CD, Horxn = -55 kJ/mol and Ea(fwd) = 215 kJ/mol.
Assuming a one-step reaction,
a. draw a reaction energy diagram;
b. calculate Ea(rev);
c. sketch a possible transition state if ABC is V-shaped.
a. The reaction is exothermic, so the energy of the reactants is higher than the energy of the products.

b.

c.