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What is the term for the time taken for the reactant concentration to decrease to half of its initial value?

rate constant

Boltzmann distribution

half-life

activation energy

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The results above are obtained for the rate of reaction, A + B ➔ C.

What is the rate equation?

rate = k[A]2[B]

rate = k[A][B]

rate = k[A]2[B]2

rate = k[A][B]2

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The rate equation for a reaction is rate = k[X]2[Y]. The initial rate of reaction is 5.4 x 10-4 mol dm-3 s-1 and the initial concentrations of X and Y are 0.010 mol dm-3 and 0.20 mol dm-3 respectively.

Calculate the value of k.

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mol-2 dm6 s-1

mol-2 dm6 s-1

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The decomposition of nitrous oxide, N2O, is first order with respect to N2O:

2N2O(g) ➔ 2N2(g) + O2(g)

N2O has a half-life of 100 s. 

What is the value of the rate constant, k?

144 s-1

3.01 x 10-3 s-1

332 s-1

6.93 x 10-3 s-1

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In the iodine clock reaction, what is the initial rate of reaction proportional to?

1 time taken for solution to turn blue
time taken for solution to turn blue1
1+ time taken for solution to turn blue
1× time taken for solution to turn blue

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In an iodine clock reaction, the concentration of iodide ions is varied and the time taken for the solution to turn blue (t) is measured. The reaction is first order with respect to  I-(aq)

Sketch the shape of the graph below.

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In an iodine clock reaction, the concentration of iodide ions is varied, and the time taken for the solution to turn blue (t) is measured. The rate equation is given by rate = k[I-(aq)]. The graph of t1 against [I-(aq)] is plotted above. 

Using the graph, calculate the value of the rate constant, k. Give your answer to 2 significant figures.

0.167

s-1

s-1

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What type of reaction produces the concentration-time graph shown above?

zero order

first order

second order

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What type of reaction produces the rate-concentration graph shown above?

zero order

second order

first order

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What type of reaction produces the rate-concentration graph shown above?

second order

zero order

first order

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