Quiz 12

 Question 1
Which of the following statement about catalysts are false?
Answers: A. A catalyst lowers the activation energy.
B. A catalyst speeds up the rate of reaction.
C. A catalyst can make a non-spontaneous reaction spontaneous.
D. A catalyst speeds up both the forward and reverse reaction.
 Question 2
For the first order reaction A → B the rate constant is 4.5 x 10-2 s-1. What is the half-life for
this reaction if we start with 0.050 M of A?
Answers: A. 0.77 s
B. 15.4 s
C. 308 s
D. 5.35 s
 Question 3
The __________ is the increase in molar concentration of product of a reaction per unit time
or the decrease in molar concentration of reactant per unit time
Answers: A. Rate coefficient
B. Reaction equilibrium
C. Reaction rate
D. Rate constant
 Question 4
A reaction of the form aA → Products is second order with a rate constant of 0.169 L/(mol.s).
If the initial concentration of A is 0.269 mol/L, how many seconds would it take for the
concentration of A to decrease to 6.07 x 10-3 mol/L?
Answers: A. 22.4 s
B. 940 s
C. 15.9 min
D. 1.56 s
 Question 5
The reaction A(g) → B(g) + C(g) is known to be first order in A(g). It takes 25 s for the
concentration of A(g) to decrease by one-half of its initial value. How long does it take for the
concentration of A(g) to decrease to one-third of its initial value?
Answers: A. 60 s
 B. 70 s
C. 50 s
D. 40 s
 Question 6
The presence of limestone helps balance the pH in lakes and streams because limestone
(CaCO3) is known to react with acid. In this case, to enhance the capacity, limestone can be
broken to make the reaction become faster. Which factor is used to increase the reaction rate
in that situation?
I. Increase surface
II. Increase the amount of limestone.
III. Add catalyst

Answers: A. All of them

B. ii, iii
C. i
D. ii
 Question 7
Based on the line graph below, which order reaction is that?

Answers: A. Second order.

B. Zero order.
C. First order.
D. Third order.
 Question 8
Based on the line graph below, which order reaction is that?

Answers: A. Third order.

B. Zero order.
 C. First order.
D. Second order.
 Question 9
The thermal decomposition of nitryl chloride, NO2Cl, 2NO2Cl (g) → 2NO2 (g) + Cl2 (g), is
thought to occur by the mechanism shown in the following equations. What rate law is
predicted by this mechanism?

Answers: A. Rate = [NO2Cl]2

B. Rate = [NO2Cl]
C. Rate = [NO2Cl] [Cl]
D. Rate = [NO2Cl]2 [Cl]
 Question 10
The reaction 3I- (aq) + H3AsO4 (aq) + 2H+ (aq) → I3- (aq) + H3AsO3 (aq) + H2O(l) is found to
be first order with respect to each of the reactants. Write the rate law.
Answers: A. Rate = k x [I-] x [H3AsO4] x [H+]
B. Rate = k x [I-]3 x [H3AsO4] x [H+]2
C. Rate = ( k x [I-] x [H3AsO4] x [H+] ) / ( [I3-] x [H3AsO3] x [H2O] )
D. Rate = ( k x [I-]3 x [H3AsO4] x [H+]2 ) / ( [I3-] x [H3AsO3] x [H2O] )
 Question 11
Which of the following is TRUE about the rate-determining step?
Answers: A. The rate-determining step is the slowest step in the reaction mechanism
B. The rate-determining step limits the rate of the overall reaction
C. The rate law of the rate-determining step represents the rate law for the overall
reaction.
D. All of them.
 Question 12
Sulfuryl chloride, SO2Cl2, decomposes when heated. SO2Cl2 (g) → SO2 (g) + Cl2 (g). In an
experiment, the initial concentration of SO2Cl2 was 0.0357 mol/L. If the rate constant is 2.20
x10-5 /s, what is the concentration of SO2Cl2 (mol/L) after 2.0 hr? The reaction is first order.
Answers: A. 0.0304
B. 0.0357
C. 0.0312
D. 0.0356
  Question 13
For the reaction NH4+(aq) + NO2-(aq) → N2(g) + 2H2O(l)
The rate law has been found to be Rate = k[NH4+][NO2-]. In one experiment where initial
[NO2-] was 0.0400 and initial [NH4+] was 0.200, the observed initial rate was 2.15x10-6 M/s.
What is the value of k in M-1s-1?
Answers: A. 1.72x10-8
B. 3.72x103
C. 2.69x10-4
D. 2.69x10-10
 Question 14
The gas phase reaction A + B → C has a reaction rate which is experimentally observed to
follow the relationship Rate = k[A][B]. The overall order of the reaction is
Answers: A. Zero
B. Third
C. First
D. Second
 Question 15
The rate of a particular reaction triples when the temperature is increased from 25°C to 35°C.
Calculate the activation energy (Ea) for this reaction, given R is the gas constant, which equals
8.31 J/(mol.K).
Answers: A. 83.8 x103 J/mol
B. 798 x103 J/mol
C. 10.1 x103 J/mol
D. 798 J/mol
 Question 16
Given A (s) + B (aq) → C (aq) + D (g), a student wanted to fasten the reaction. He used lots of
methods below. Which one(s) can increase the reaction rate?
i. Grind A into powder
ii. Heat solution B before adding A
iii. Increase concentration of A and B
Answers: A. i, ii
B. i
C. ii, iii
D. i, ii, iii
 Question 17
 It is found that a gas undergoes a zero-order decomposition reaction in the presence of a
nickel catalyst. If the rate constant for this reaction is 8.1 x 10-2 mol/(L.s), how long will it
take for the concentration of the gas to change from an initial concentration of 0.10 M to 2.0 x
10-2 M?
Answers: A. 0.89 s
B. 0.99 s
C. 0.99 h
D. 0.99 min
 Question 18
Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, decomposes upon heating to form nitric oxide and oxygen according
to the following equation. At the beginning of an experiment, the concentration of nitrogen
dioxide in a reaction vessel was 0.1903 mol/L. After 23.0 s, the concentration decreased to
0.1576 mol/L. What is the average rate of decomposition of NO2 during this time interval, in
mol/(L.s)?
2NO2 (g) → 2NO(g) + O2 (g)
Answers: A. 2.843 x10-3
B. 1.635 x10-3
C. 7.109 x10-4
D. 1.422 x10-3
 Question 19
2NO(g) + 2H2(g) N2(g) + 2H2O(g) with the rate expression as follows:
Rate = k x [NO]2 x [H2]
The reaction order with respect to NO is _________
Answers: A. 4
B. 3
C. 1
D. 2
 Question 20
Given the 2nd order reaction 2NO2(g) → 2NO(g) + O2(g). If k = 0.543 M-1s-1 and
concentration of NO2 is 0.0079 M, what is the rate in M/s?
Answers: A. 4.3x10-3
B. 1.5x10-2
C. 69
D. 3.4x10-5