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Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry question

2007 · Shift 0 · Q25
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Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry question

2007 · Shift 0 · Q25

JEE MainChemistryChemical Kinetics and Nuclear ChemistryMCQ+4 / −1
Consider the reaction, 2A + B →\to→ products. When concentration of B alone was doubled, the half-life did not change. When the concentration of A alone was doubled, the rate increased by two times. The unit of rate constant for this reaction is
  1. A
    L mol-1 s-1
  2. B
    no unit
  3. C
    mol L-1 s-1
  4. D
    s-1
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Correct answer: D

  1. Assume the rate law

For the reaction 2A+B→products2A + B \to \text{products}2A+B→products let the rate law be r=k[A]m[B]nr = k[A]^m[B]^nr=k[A]m[B]n where mmm and nnn are the orders with respect to AAA and BBB.

  1. Use the information about BBB

It is given that when concentration of BBB alone was doubled, the half-life did not change.

For a reactant to have no effect on half-life here, the reaction must be zero order with respect to that reactant in the rate law. Thus, n=0n = 0n=0

So the rate law becomes r=k[A]mr = k[A]^mr=k[A]m

  1. Use the information about AAA

When concentration of AAA alone was doubled, the rate increased by two times. That means 2m=22^m = 22m=2 So, m=1m = 1m=1

Hence the rate law is r=k[A]r = k[A]r=k[A] This is an overall first-order reaction.

  1. Find the unit of kkk

Rate has units: rate=mol L−1s−1\text{rate} = \text{mol L}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}rate=mol L−1s−1

From r=k[A]r = k[A]r=k[A] we get [k]=mol L−1s−1mol L−1=s−1[k] = \frac{\text{mol L}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}}{\text{mol L}^{-1}} = \text{s}^{-1}[k]=mol L−1mol L−1s−1​=s−1

  1. Match with options

s−1\boxed{\text{s}^{-1}}s−1​ So the correct option is D.

  1. Compare with stored answer

Stored correct answer is A: L mol−1s−1\text{L mol}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}L mol−1s−1.

But from the given kinetic data, the reaction is first order overall, so the unit must be s−1\boxed{\text{s}^{-1}}s−1​ Therefore, I do not agree with the stored answer.

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