Exam 16: Kinetics: Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions

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In the gas phase at 500. °\degree C, cyclopropane reacts to form propene in a first-order reaction. The figure below shows the concentration of cyclopropane plotted versus time. Use the graph to calculate approximate values of A) the rate of the reaction, 600. seconds after the start. B) the half-life of the reaction, t1/2.  In the gas phase at 500. \degree C, cyclopropane reacts to form propene in a first-order reaction. The figure below shows the concentration of cyclopropane plotted versus time. Use the graph to calculate approximate values of A) the rate of the reaction, 600. seconds after the start. B) the half-life of the reaction, t<sub>1/2</sub>.

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The rate constant for a reaction is 4.65 L mol¯11. What is the overall order of the reaction?

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In the collision theory of reaction rates, the rate constant for a bimolecular reaction can be written as k = z · p · exp In the collision theory of reaction rates, the rate constant for a bimolecular reaction can be written as k = z · p · exp   In one sentence each, clearly explain the physical meaning (interpretation) of the following three factors which appear in the above expression: A) z B) p C) exp   In one sentence each, clearly explain the physical meaning (interpretation) of the following three factors which appear in the above expression: A) z B) p C) exp In the collision theory of reaction rates, the rate constant for a bimolecular reaction can be written as k = z · p · exp   In one sentence each, clearly explain the physical meaning (interpretation) of the following three factors which appear in the above expression: A) z B) p C) exp

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Consider the following mechanism for the oxidation of bromide ions by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous acid solution. Consider the following mechanism for the oxidation of bromide ions by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous acid solution.   What is the overall reaction equation for this process? What is the overall reaction equation for this process?

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Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope which decays with a half-life of 5730 years. What is the first-order rate constant for its decay, in units of years¯1?

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The decomposition of dinitrogen pentaoxide to nitrogen dioxide and oxygen follows first-order kinetics and has an activation energy of 102 kJ/mol. By what factor will the fraction of collisions with energy greater than or equal to the activation energy increase if the reaction temperature goes from 30 °\degree C to 60 °\degree C?

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Based on the initial rate data below, what is the value of the rate constant? 2NOBr(g) \rightarrow 2NO(g) + Br2(g)  Based on the initial rate data below, what is the value of the rate constant? 2NOBr(g)  \rightarrow 2NO(g) + Br<sub>2</sub>(g)

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The rate constant for the reaction 3A \rightarrow 4B is 6.00 *10¯3 L mol¯1min¯1. How long will it take the concentration of A to drop from 0.75 M to 0.25 M?

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Consider this reaction: 8A(g) + 5B(g) \rightarrow 8C(g) + 6D(g) If [C] is increasing at the rate of 4.0 mol L¯11, at what rate is [B] changing?

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