Exam 16: Kinetics: Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions

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Ammonium cyanate (NH4CNO) reacts to form urea (NH2CONH2). At 65°C the rate constant, k, is 3.60 L mol-1s-1. What is the rate law for this reaction?

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For the reaction 3A(g) + 2B(g) 2C(g) + 2D(g) The following data were collected at constant temperature. Determine the correct rate law for this reaction. For the reaction 3A(g) + 2B(g) <font face=symbol></font> 2C(g) + 2D(g) The following data were collected at constant temperature. Determine the correct rate law for this reaction.

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A catalyst accelerates a reaction because

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The compound RX3 decomposes according to the equation 3RX3 R + R2X3 + 3X2 In an experiment the following data were collected for the decomposition at 100°C. What is the average rate of reaction over the entire experiment? The compound RX<sub>3</sub> decomposes according to the equation 3RX<sub>3</sub> <font face=symbol></font> R + R<sub>2</sub>X<sub>3 </sub>+ 3X<sub>2</sub> In an experiment the following data were collected for the decomposition at 100°C. What is the average rate of reaction over the entire experiment?

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In going from room temperature (25.0 °C) to 10 °C above room temperature, the rate of a reaction doubles. Calculate the activation energy for the reaction.

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A gas-phase decomposition is first-order with respect to the reactant, R. If the initial concentration of R is 1.0 × 10-4 mol L-1 and the rate constant k = 1.08 × 10-6 s-1, what concentration of R remains after 25 days?

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Cyclobutane decomposes to ethene in a first-order reaction. From measurements of the rate constant (k) at various absolute temperatures (T), the accompanying Arrhenius plot was obtained (ln k versus 1/T). Cyclobutane decomposes to ethene in a first-order reaction. From measurements of the rate constant (k) at various absolute temperatures (T), the accompanying Arrhenius plot was obtained (ln k versus 1/T).   a. Calculate the energy of activation, E<sub>a</sub>. b. Determine the value of the rate constant at 740. K. (In the plot, the units of k are s<sup>-1</sup>.) a. Calculate the energy of activation, Ea. b. Determine the value of the rate constant at 740. K. (In the plot, the units of k are s-1.)

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Briefly list the features/properties common to all catalysts and how they work. Draw a labeled reaction energy diagram as part of your answer.

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The units of the rate of reaction depend on the order of the reaction.

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The decomposition of dinitrogen pentaoxide has an activation energy of 102 kJ/mol and rxn = + 55 kJ/mol. What is the activation energy for the reverse reaction?

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The rate constant for a reaction is 4.65 L mol-1s-1. 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 = zpexp(-Ea/RT) 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(-Ea/RT)

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A transition state is a species (or state) corresponding to an energy maximum on a reaction energy diagram.

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The radioactive isotope tritium decays with a first-order rate constant k of 0.056 year-1. What fraction of the tritium initially in a sample is still present 30 years later?

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The reaction CH3NC(g) CH3CN(g) is first-order with respect to methyl isocyanide, CH3NC. If it takes 10.3 minutes for exactly one quarter of the initial amount of methyl isocyanide to react, what is the rate constant in units of min-1?

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Briefly outline the key arguments in the collision theory of reaction rates for the elementary reaction C + D products Show that this theory predicts a second-order rate law, and how it predicts the form of the rate constant k.

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For the reaction 2A + B + 2C D + E The following initial rate data were collected at constant temperature. Determine the correct rate law for this reaction. All units are arbitrary. For the reaction 2A + B + 2C <font face=symbol></font> D + E The following initial rate data were collected at constant temperature. Determine the correct rate law for this reaction. All units are arbitrary.

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The rate law for the reaction 3A C is Rate = 4.36 × 10-2 L mol-1 hr-1[A]2 What is the half-life for the reaction if the initial concentration of A is 0.250 M?

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The rate of a reaction is determined by the rate of the fastest step in the mechanism.

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What is the molecularity of the following elementary reaction? NH2Cl(aq) + OH-(aq) NHCl-(aq) + H2O(l)

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