English

What is Pseudo First Order Reaction? Give One· Example of It.

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

What is pseudo first order reaction? Give one· example of it.

Advertisements

Solution

 

A reaction which has higher order true rate law but experimentally found to behave as first order are called  pseudo first order reaction.

e.g. `C_12H_22O_(11(aq))+H_2OrarrC_6H_12O_6+C_6H_12O_6`

            Sucrose                       Glucose       fractose

is an example of pseudo first order reaction, because water takes part in the reaction the true rate law

rate = k'[C12H22O11][H2O]

indicates that the reaction must be second order. Similarly to the hydrolysis of ester,[H2O] is constant and
the rate law became

rate=k[C12H22O11]

Thus, the second order true law is converted, to first order rate law.

 
shaalaa.com
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
2012-2013 (March)

APPEARS IN

Video TutorialsVIEW ALL [1]

RELATED QUESTIONS

Write molecularity of the following reaction:

2NO(g)+O2(g)→2NO2(g)


For the hydrolysis of methyl acetate in aqueous solution, the following results were obtained :

t/s 0 30 60
[CH3COOCH3] / mol L–1 0.60 0.30 0.15

(i) Show that it follows pseudo first order reaction, as the concentration of water remains constant.

(ii) Calculate the average rate of reaction between the time interval 30 to 60 seconds.

(Given log 2 = 0.3010, log 4 = 0.6021)


From the rate expression for the following reaction, determine the order of reaction and the dimension of the rate constant.

\[\ce{CH3CHO_{(g)} -> CH4_{(g)} + CO_{(g)}}\] Rate = k [CH3CHO]3/2


From the rate expression for the following reaction, determine the order of reaction and the dimension of the rate constant.

\[\ce{C2H5Cl_{(g)} -> C2H4_{(g)} + HCl_{(g)}}\] Rate = k [C2H5Cl]


A reaction is first order in A and second order in B. Write the differential rate equation.


How does calcination differ from roasting?


Define the following term:

Pseudo first-order reaction


Rate of reaction for the combustion of propane is equal to:

\[\ce{C3H8_{(g)} + 5O2_{(g)} -> 3CO2_{(g)} + 4H2O_{(g)}}\]


Molecularity of a reaction _____________.


Consider a first order gas phase decomposition reaction given below :
\[\ce{A(g) -> B(g) + C(g)}\]
The initial pressure of the system before decomposition of A was pi. After lapse of time ‘t’, total pressure of the system increased by x units and became ‘pt’ The rate constant k for the reaction is given as ______.


Compounds ‘A’ and ‘B’ react according to the following chemical equation.
\[\ce{A(g) + 2B(g) -> 2C(g)}\]
Concentration of either ‘A’ or ‘B’ were changed keeping the concentrations of one of the reactants constant and rates were measured as a function of initial concentration. Following results were obtained. Choose the correct option for the rate equations for this reaction.

Experiment Initial
concentration
of [A]/mol L¹
Initial
concentration
of [B]/mol L¹
Initial rate of
formation of
[C]/mol L¹ s¹
1. 0.30 0.30 0.10
2. 0.30 0.60 0.40
3. 0.60 0.30 0.20

The value of rate constant of a pseudo first order reaction ______.


For a general reaction A → B, plot of concentration of A vs time is given in figure. Answer the following question on the basis of this graph.

(i) What is the order of the reaction?

(ii) What is the slope of the curve?

(iii) What are the units of rate constant?


Why can’t molecularity of any reaction be equal to zero?


Assertion: Order of the reaction can be zero or fractional.

Reason: We cannot determine order from balanced chemical equation.


Assertion: Order and molecularity are same.

Reason: Order is determined experimentally and molecularity is the sum of the stoichiometric coefficient of rate determining elementary step.


Assertion: Rate constants determined from Arrhenius equation are fairly accurate for simple as well as complex molecules.

Reason: Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their orientation during collision.


For a reaction R → p the concentration of reactant change from 0.03 m to 0.02 m in minute, calculate the average rate of the reaction using the unit of second.


The rate constant for the reaction \[\ce{2H2O5 -> 4NO2 + O2}\] is 30 × 10–5 sec–1. if the rate is 204 × 10–5 mol L1 S1, then the concentration of N2O5 (in mol1) is-


If the 0.05 molar solution of m+ is replaced by a 0.0025 molar m+ solution, then the magnitude of the cell potential would be


For a reaction 1/2 A ⇒ 2B, rate of disappearance of A is related 't o the appearance of B by the expression:


The half-life period of a. substance in a certain enzyme catalysed reaction is 138 s. The time required for the concentration of the substance to fall from 1.28 mol–1 to 0.04 mg L–1 is


At concentration of 0.1 and 0.2 mol L–1 the rates of deem position of a compound were found to be 0.18 and 0.72 mol L–1 m–1. What is the order of the reaction?


Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:

The rate of reaction is concerned with decrease in the concentration of reactants or increase in the concentration of products per unit of time. It can be expressed as instantaneous rate at a particular instant of time and average rate over a large interval of time. A number of factors such as temperature, concentration of reactants, catalyst affect the rate of reaction. Mathematical representation of rate of a reaction is given by rate law:

Rate = k[A]x [B]y

x and y indicate how sensitive the rate is to change in concentration of A and B. Sum of x + y gives the overall order of a reaction.
When a sequence of elementary reactions gives us the products, the reaction is called complex reaction. Molecularity and order of an elementary reaction are same. Zero-order reactions are relatively uncommon but they occur under special conditions. All natural and artificial radioactive decay of unstable nuclei takes place by first-order kinetics.

  1. What is the effect of temperature on the rate constant of a reason?    [1]
  2. For a reaction \[\ce{A + B → Product}\], the rate law is given by, Rate = k[A]2 [B]1/2. What is the order of the reaction?    [1]
  3. How order and molecularity are different for complex reactions?    [1]
  4. A first-order reaction has a rate constant 2 × 10–3 s–1. How long will 6 g of this reactant take to reduce to 2 g?    [2]
    OR
    The half-life for radioactive decay of 14C is 6930 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had only 75% of the 14C found in a living tree. Find the age of the sample.
    [log 4 = 0.6021, log 3 = 0.4771, log 2 = 0.3010, log 10 = 1]    [2]

For a chemical reaction starting with some initial concentration of reactant At as a function of time (t) is given by the equation,

`1/("A"_"t"^4) = 2 + 1.5 xx 10^-3` t

The rate of disappearance of [A] is ____ × 10-2 M/sec when [A] = 2 M.

[Given: [At] in M and t in sec.]
[Express your answer in terms of 10-2 M /s]
[Round off your answer if required]


Assertion (A): Order of reaction is applicable to elementary as well as complex reactions.

Reason (R): For a complex reaction, molecularity has no meaning.


A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is reduced to half?


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×