Exam 16: Kinetics: Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions
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Ammonia will react with oxygen in the presence of a copper catalyst to form nitrogen and water. From 164.5°C to 179.0°C, the rate constant increases by a factor of 4.27. What is the activation energy of this oxidation reaction?
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Butadiene, C4H6 (used to make synthetic rubber and latex paints) reacts to C8H12 with a rate law of rate = 0.014 L/(mol·s) [C4H6]2. What will be the concentration of C4H6 after 3.0 hours if the initial concentration is 0.025 M?
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The rate law for the rearrangement of CH3NC to CH3CN at 800 K is Rate = (1300 s-1)[CH3NC]. What is the half-life for this reaction?
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The rate constant for the reaction 3A 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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At 25.0°C, a rate constant has the value 5.21 × 10-8 L mol-1 s-1. If the activation energy is 75.2 kJ/mol, calculate the rate constant when the temperature is 50.0°C.
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Consider the general reaction 5Br-(aq) + BrO3-(aq) + 6H+(aq) 3Br2(aq) + 3H2O(aq)
For this reaction, the rate when expressed as [Br2]/t is the same as
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Reaction intermediates differ from activated complexes in that
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The half-life of a second-order reaction does not depend on the initial concentration of reactant.
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Sulfuryl chloride, SO2Cl2(g), decomposes at high temperature to form SO2(g) and Cl2(g). The rate constant at a certain temperature is 4.68 × 10-5s-1. What is the order of the reaction?
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The gas-phase reaction CH3NC CH3CN has been studied in a closed vessel, and the rate equation was found to be: Rate = -[CH3NC]/t = k[CH3NC]. Which one of the following actions is least likely to cause a change in the rate of the reaction?
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For each of the following terms/concepts, give a brief explanation or definition. Where possible, use examples.
a. order of a reaction
b. elementary reaction
c. reaction intermediate
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The elementary reaction HBr(g) + Br(g) H(g) + Br2(g) is endothermic.
a. Would you expect the rate constant for the back reaction to be smaller or larger than that for the forward reaction? Explain, briefly.
b. Draw a fully-labeled reaction energy diagram for this reaction, showing the locations of the reactants, products, and transition state.
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A first-order reaction has a half-life of 20.0 minutes. Starting with 1.00 × 1020 molecules of reactant at time t = 0, how many molecules remain unreacted after 100.0 minutes?
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Tetrafluoroethylene, C2F4, can be converted to octafluorocyclobutane which can be used as a refrigerant or an aerosol propellant. A plot of 1/[C2F4] vs. time gives a straight line with a slope of 0.0448 L mol-1s-1. What is the rate law for this reaction?
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A reaction has the following rate law: Rate = k[A][B]2
In experiment 1, the concentrations of A and B are both 0.10 mol L-1; in experiment 2, the concentrations are both 0.30 mol L-1. If the temperature stays constant, what is the value of the ratio, Rate(2)/Rate(1)?
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In the gas phase at 500.°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. 

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An increase in temperature increases the reaction rate because
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Chlorine atoms act as heterogeneous catalysts in the destruction of ozone in the stratosphere.
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Dinitrogen tetraoxide, N2O4, decomposes to nitrogen dioxide, NO2, in a first-order process. If k = 2.5 × 103 s-1 at -5°C and k = 3.5 × 104 s-1 at 25°C, what is the activation energy for the decomposition?
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