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Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : The rate law for a chemical reaction relates the reaction rate with the concentrations or partial pressures of the reactants. For a general reaction aA + bB → C with no intermediate steps in its reaction mechanism, meaning that it is an elementary reaction, the rate law is given by r = k[A]x[B]y, where [A] and [B] express the concentrations of A and B in moles per litre. Exponents x and y vary for each reaction and are determined experimentally. The value of k varies with conditions that affect reaction rate, such as temperature, pressure, surface area, etc. The sum of these exponents is known as overall reaction order. A zero order reaction has a constant rate that is independent of the concentration of the reactants. A first order reaction depends on the concentration of only one reactant. A reaction is said to be second order when the overall order is two. Once we have determined the order of the reaction, we can go back and plug in one set of our initial values and solve for k.
Answer the following questions (Do any two) :
The rate law for a particular reaction is given as rate = k[A][B]². How is the rate of reaction affected if we double the concentration of B ? Choose the correct option :
A reaction is first order in X and second order in Y.
The rate of a chemical reaction is expressed either in terms of decrease in the concentration of reactants or increase in the concentration of a product per unit time. Rate of the reaction depends upon the nature of reactants, concentration of reactants, temperature, presence of catalyst, surface area of the reactants and presence of light. Rate of reaction is directly related to the concentration of reactant. Rate law states that the rate of reaction depends upon the concentration terms on which the rate of reaction actually depends, as observed experimentally. The sum of powers of the concentration of the reactants in the Rate law expression is called order of reaction while the number of reacting species taking part in an elementary reaction which must collide simultaneously in order to bring about a chemical reaction is called molecularity of the reaction. Answer the following questions:
Reactant 'A' underwent a decomposition reaction. The concentration of 'A' was measured periodically and recorded in the table given below : Time/Hours | [A]/M 0 | 0·40 1 | 0·20 2 | 0·10 3 | 0·05 Based on the above data, predict the order of the reaction and write the expression for the rate law.
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