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51.

The reactions catalyzed by sunlight are called reactions

A. Exothermic
B. None of these
C. Photochemical
D. Endothermic
Answer» D. Endothermic
52.

in a reaction: 2A→B + 2C, which of the statement is true?

A. Rate of formation of B = Rate of disappearance of A
B. Rate of disappearance of A=Rate of formation of C
C. Rate of formation of C= Rate of formation of B
D. None of these
Answer» B. Rate of disappearance of A=Rate of formation of C
53.

The reactions with the high value of energy of activation are?

A. Moderate
B. Fast
C. Slow
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
54.

Rusting of iron Is an example of________ reaction

A. none of these
B. slow
C. Moderate
D. Fast
Answer» C. Moderate
55.

Powdered marble reacts more rapidly with HCL than the chips of marble because:

A. Energy of activation decreases
B. None of these
C. Number of molecules increases.
D. Surface area of powdered marble is more that of chips of marble and hence there is more collisions between the molecules of reactants
Answer» E.
56.

Which of the following are best to explain the action of negative catalyst in a chemical reaction?

A. It decreases the rate of reaction because rate constant for the reaction increases.
B. It decreases the rate of the reaction because smaller fraction of the total molecules will react due to increase of energy activation.
C. None of These
D. It decreases the rate constant because the adding catalyst recovered unchanged at the end of the reaction
Answer» C. None of These
57.

The reaction A + B -> products is found to be second order in [A] and first order in [B]. The rate equation would be:

A. R = k[A]2[B]
B. R = k[A][B]2
C. R = k[B]
D. R = k[A][B]
Answer» B. R = k[A][B]2
58.

For a certain first order reaction, it is found that it takes 156 seconds for the concentration of reactant to fall from 0.100 M to 0.0500 M. How much time would it take for the concentration of reactant to fall from 0.0500 M to 0.0250 M?

A. 156
B. 76
C. 15
D. 312
Answer» B. 76
59.

The term — dx/dt in the rate expression refers to the?

A. instantaneous rate of the reaction
B. Average rate of the reaction
C. increase in concentration of the reactants
D. Change in concentration of. the reactants with time
Answer» E.
60.

Which of the following would NOT increase the rate of reaction

A. adding a catalyst
B. increasing the concentration of reactants
C. raising the temperature
D. increasing the volume of the container for a gaseous reaction.
Answer» E.
61.

For a certain reaction, it is found that the equation relating the specific rate constant, k(M/s), and absolute temperature, T, is: lnk = -4420/T + 120. What is the value of the specific rate constant, k(M/s) at 500 K?

A. 28.8
B. 204
C. 36
D. 10.4
Answer» B. 204
62.

What is the activation energy, in kJ/mole, for the process described in problem 9?

A. -36.7
B. 36.7
C. -42
D. 42
Answer» C. -42
63.

Which of the following compound is depleting the ozone umbrella?

A. Bromomethane
B. Chloroform
C. chlorofluorocarbons
D. None
Answer» D. None
64.

For a certain reaction, it is found that the rate equation is R = 0.015 L/mol·s[A][B] Calculate the rate of the reaction, in mol/L·s, when [A] = 0.022 M and [B] = 0.055 M.

A. 0 x 10-6
B. 0 x 10-7
C. 5 x 10-2
D. 8 x 10-5
Answer» B. 0 x 10-7
65.

A 000 g sample of live grass gives 116 decays per hour of carbon-1 A 000 g sample of grass found in an Egyptian tomb gives 34 decays per hour. The half-life of carbon-14 is 5720 years. How old, in years, is the ancient grass?

A. 19500
B. 1680
C. 10100
D. 7020
Answer» D. 7020
66.

For the reaction 2A + 3B + C = Products, the rate equation is

A. R = k[A]2[B]3[C]
B. R = k[A][B][C]
C. R = k[A]2
D. Insufficient information to fix rate equation
Answer» E.
67.

A reaction involving two different reactants can never be

A. Bimolecular reaction
B. First order reaction
C. Second order reaction
D. Unimolecular reaction
Answer» E.
68.

The rate of reaction between two reactants A and B decreases by a factor of 4 if the concentration of reactant B is doubled. The order of reaction with respect to reactant B is

A. -2
B. 2
C. -1
D. 1
Answer» B. 2
69.

Which of the following statements for order of reaction is not correct?

A. It is not affected with the stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants
B. Order of a reaction is equal to the sum of the power of concentration terms in differential rate law
C. Order can be determined experimentally
D. Order cannot be fractional
Answer» E.
70.

The time taken for 10% completion of a first order reaction is 20 min. Then, for 19% completion, the reaction will take

A. 50 mins
B. 60 mins
C. 40 mins
D. 30 mins
Answer» D. 30 mins
71.

Consider an endothermic reaction, X → Y with activation energies Eb and Ef respectively for the backward and forward reactions, respectively. In general,

A. there is no definite relation between Eb and Ef
B. Eb > Ef
C. Eb < Ef
D. Eb = Ef
Answer» D. Eb = Ef
72.

In a first order reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases from 0.8 M to 0.4 M in 15 minutes. The time taken for the concentration to change from 0.1 M to 0.025 M is

A. 30 min
B. 15 min
C. 7.5 min
D. 60 min
Answer» B. 15 min
73.

The half life period of a first order chemical reaction is 6.93 minutes. The time required for the completion of 99% of the chemical reaction will be (log 2 = 0.301)

A. 46.06 minutes
B. 230.3 minutes
C. 203 minutes
D. 460.6 minutes
Answer» B. 230.3 minutes
74.

The reaction: A → B follows first order kinetics. The time taken for 0.8 mol of A to produce 0.6 mol of B is 1 hour. What is the time taken for conversion of 0.9 mol of A to produce 0.675 mol of B?

A. 0.5 hour
B. 2 hour
C. 0.25 hour
D. 1 hour
Answer» E.
75.

For the reaction A + B → products, it is observed that (i) On doubling the concentration of A only, the rate of reaction is also doubled. (ii) On doubling the initial concentration of both A and B, there is change by a factor of 8 in the rate of reaction. The rate of reaction is given by

A. rate = k [A] [B]
B. rate = k [A] [B]2
C. rate = k [A]2 [B]
D. rate = k [A]2 [B]2
Answer» C. rate = k [A]2 [B]
76.

t1/4 can be taken as the time taken for the concentration of a reactant to drop to 3/4 of its initial value. If rate constant for a first order reaction is k, then t1/4 can be written as

A. 0.01/k
B. 0.69/k
C. 0.29/k
D. 0.75/k
Answer» D. 0.75/k
77.

The number of collisions depend upon

A. Pressure
B. Concentration
C. Temperature
D. All the above
Answer» E.
78.

Temperature dependent equation can be written as [Orrisa JEE 2005]

A. \[\ln \,k=\ln A-{{e}^{{{E}_{a}}/RT}}\]
B. \[\ln k=\ln A+{{e}^{{{E}_{a}}/RT}}\]
C. \[\ln k=\ln A-{{e}^{RT/{{E}_{a}}}}\]
D. All of these
Answer» B. \[\ln k=\ln A+{{e}^{{{E}_{a}}/RT}}\]
79.

The Arrhenius equation expressing the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reaction is [MP PET 1997]

A. \[k={{e}^{-{{E}_{a}}/RT}}\]
B. \[k={{E}_{a}}/RT\]
C. \[k={{\log }_{e}}\,\frac{{{E}_{a}}}{RT}\]
D. \[k=A{{e}^{-{{E}_{a}}/RT}}\]
Answer» E.
80.

Which of the following statements is not true according to collision theory of reaction rates

A. Collision of molecules is a precondition for any reaction to occur
B. All collisions result in the formation of the products
C. Only activated collisions result in the formation of the products
D. Molecules which have acquired the energy of activation can collide effectively
Answer» C. Only activated collisions result in the formation of the products
81.

The energy of activation is

A. The energy associated with the activated molecules
B. Threshold energy ?energy of normal molecules
C. Threshold energy + energy of normal molecules
D. Energy of products ?energy of reactants
Answer» C. Threshold energy + energy of normal molecules
82.

Activation energy is

A. The amount of energy to be added to the actual energy of a molecule so that the threshold energy is reached
B. The amount of energy the molecule must containso that it reacts
C. The energy which a molecule should have in order to enter into an effective collision
D. The average kinetic energy of the molecule
Answer» B. The amount of energy the molecule must containso that it reacts