Revision Notes On Chemical Kinetics

Revision Notes on Chemical Kinetics:
Rate of Reaction:
Rate of change of extent of reaction is the rate of reaction.
Rate of reaction is positive for product and negative for reactant.
For
reaction aA
bB
Rate =1/b([B]/ t) = -1/a ( [A]/ t)

It goes on decreasing as the reaction progress due to decrease in the concentration(s) of
the reactant(s).
Unit of rate of reaction : mol L-1 s-1
The rate measured over a long time interval is called average rate and the rate measured
for an infinitesimally small time interval is called instantaneous rate.

In a chemical change, reactants and products are involved. As the chemical reaction
proceeds, the concentration of the reactants decreases, i.e., products are produced.
The rate of reaction (average rate) is defined as the change of concentration of any one
of its reactants (or products) per unit time.
Order of Reaction
For reaction aA + bB + .. cC+ .

R [A]m[B]n or R = k[A]m[B]n.
Where m and n may or may not be equal to a & b.
m is order of reaction with respect to A and n is the order of reaction
with respect to B.
m + n + is the overall order of the reaction.
Elementary Reaction:
It is the reaction which completes in a single step.
A reaction may involve more than one elementary reactions or steps also.
Overall rate of reaction depends on the slowest el ementary step and thus it is known as
rate determining step.
Molecularity of Reaction:
Number of molecules taking part in an elementary step is known as its molecularity.
Order of an elementary reaction is always equal to its molecularity.
Elementary reactions with molecularity greater than three are not known because
collisions in which more than three particles come together simultaneously are rare.
Chemical Reaction
PCl5 PCl3 + Cl2
Unimolecular
2HI H2 + I2
Bimolecular
2SO2 + O2 2SO3
Trimolecular
NO + O3 NO2 + O2
Bimolecular
2CO + O2 2CO2
Trimolecular
2FeCl3 + SnCl2 SnCl2 + 2FeCl2
Trimolecular
Differential and Integrated Rate Laws:

Zero Order Reactions:
For Reaction: A Product

[A]0-[A]t = k0t
Where,
[A]0 = Initial concentration of A
[A]t = Concentration of A at time t.
k0 = Rate constant for zero order reaction.
Half Life:
t1/2 = [A]0/2k
Molecularity
Unit of rate constant = mol dm-3s-1
Examples:
Enzyme catalyzed reactions are zero order with respect to substrate concentration.
Decomposition of gases on the surface of metallic catalysts like decomposition of HI on

gold surface.
First Order Reactions:
A Product
( [A] /A) = -k1t
or k1=( 2.303/ t)log ([A]0 / [A]t)
Half Life:
t1/2 = 0.693/k1
Half life is independent of the initial concentration of the reactant for a first order reaction.
Units of k1 = s-1
Examples:
N2O5 2NO2 + 1/2O2
Br2 2Br
2HNO3 2NO + H2O
H2O2 H2O + 1/2O2
Pseudo First Order Reactions:

These are the reactions in which more than one species is involved in the rate determining step
but still the order of reaction is one.
Examples:
Acid hydrolysis of ester: CH3COOEt + H3O+ CH3COOH + EtOH
Inversion of cane sugar:
Decomposition of benzenediazonium halides C6H5N=NCl +H2O C6H5OH +N2 +HCl
Half Life of a nth Order Reaction:

kt1/2 = (2n-1-1)/(n-1)[A0]n-1
Where, n = order of reaction 1
Parallel
Reactions:
The reactions in which a substance reacts or decomposes in more than

one way are called parallel or side reactions.
If we assume that both
of them are first order, we get.
k1 = fractional yield of B kav

k2 = fractional yield of C kav
If k1 >
k2 then
A B main and
A C is side reaction
Let after a definite interval x mol/litre of B and y mol/litre of C are
formed.
i.e
This means that irrespective of how much time is elapsed, the ratio of
concentration of B to that of C from the start (assuming no B and C
in the beginning ) is a constant equal to k1/k2.
Sequential Reactions:
This reaction is defined as that reaction which proceeds from reactants
to final products through one or more intermediate stages. The overall
reaction is a result of several successive or consecutive steps.
A B C and so on
....(i)
......(ii)
.......(iii)
Integrating equation (i), we get
Arrhenius Equation:
k = A exp(-Ea/RT)
Where, k = Rate constant
A = pre-exponential factor
Ea = Activation energy
Temperature Coefficient:
The temperature coefficient of a chemical reaction is defined as the ratio of the specific reaction
rates of a reaction at two temperature differing by 10oC.
= Temperature coefficient= k(r+10)/kt
Let temperature coefficient of a reaction be ' ' when temperature is raised from T 1to T2; then the
ratio of rate constants or rate may be calculated as
Its value lies generally between 2 and 3.
Collision Theory of Reaction Rate
A chemical reaction takes place due to collision among reactant molecules.
The number of collisions taking place per second per unit volume of the reaction mixture
is known as collision frequency (Z).
The value of collision frequency is very high, of the order of 10 25 to 1028 in case of binary
collisions.
Every collision does not bring a chemical change.
The collisions that actually produce the products are effective collisions.
The effective collisions which bring chemical change are few in comparison to the form a
product are ineffective elastic collisions, i.e., molecules just collide and
disperse in different directions with different velocities.
For a collision to be effective, the following two barriers are to be cleared.

1.
Energy Barrier
2.
Orientation Barrier
Radioactivity:
All radioactive decay follow 1st order kinetics
For radioactive decay A ->B
-(dNA/dt) =l NA
Where, l = decay constant of reaction
NA = number of nuclei of the radioactive substance at the time when rate is calculated.
Arrhenius equation is not valid for radioactive decay.
Integrated Rate Law: Nt = Noe-lt
Half Life: t1/2= 0.693/
Average life time: Life time of a single isolated nucleus, tav= 1/
Activity: Rate of decay
A = dNA/dt, Also, At = Aoe-lt
Specific Activity: activity per unit mass of the sample.
Units: dps or Becquerrel
Solved Examples on Chemical Kinetics
Question:1 )The rate of a reaction doubles when its temperature changes from 300K to 310K.
Activation energy of such a reaction will be: (R = 8.314 JK 1mol1and log 2 = 0.301) (IIT JEE2013)
1) 48.6 kJ mol1
2) 58.5 kJ mol1
3) 60.5 kJ mol1
4) 53.6 kJ mol1
Answer: d
Solution: The question is based on the effect of temperature change on rate of reaction and
involves the concept of activation energy. So, Arrhenius equation should be used for solving this
problem.
Using Arrhenius Equation
ln(k2/k1) = (Ea/R)(1/T1-1/T2)
We get,
2.303 log2 = -( Ea/8.314)(1/300 -1/310)
Ea = 5359.59 Jmol-1 = 53.6 kJ mol-1
Hence, the correct option is D.
Question:2) In the reaction P + Q R + S, the time taken for 75% reaction of P is twice the
time taken for 50% reaction of P. The concentration of Q varies with reaction time as shown in
the
1) 2
figure.
The
overall
order
of
the
reaction
is
(IIT
JEE
-2013)
2) 3
3) 0
4) 1
Answer: d
Solution:
Time required for 75% reaction of P is twice the time taken for 50% reaction, this indicates that
the half life of the reaction is independent of the initial concentration and remains constant
throughout the reaction.
For first order kinetics, after first half life the concentration of P decreases up to 50 %.
After 2nd half life the concentration of P once again decreases to its half value and now it reduced
up to 25% of the initial concentration.
From the graph it is clear that reaction is zero order with respect to Q.
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Rate of change of extent of reaction is the rate of reaction.

Rate of reaction is positive for product and negative for reactant.

Rate =1/b([B]/ t) = -1/a ( [A]/ t)

Unit of rate of reaction : mol L-1 s-1

for an infinitesimally small time interval is called instantaneous rate.

For reaction aA + bB + .. cC+ .

It is the reaction which completes in a single step.

Number of molecules taking part in an elementary step is known as its molecularity.

Order of an elementary reaction is always equal to its molecularity.

2FeCl3 + SnCl2 SnCl2 + 2FeCl2

Differential and Integrated Rate Laws:

For Reaction: A Product

Unit of rate constant = mol dm-3s-1

Decomposition of gases on the surface of metallic catalysts like decomposition of HI on

First Order Reactions:

Pseudo First Order Reactions:

Acid hydrolysis of ester: CH3COOEt + H3O+ CH3COOH + EtOH

Inversion of cane sugar:

Decomposition of benzenediazonium halides C6H5N=NCl +H2O C6H5OH +N2 +HCl

Half Life of a nth Order Reaction:

Where, n = order of reaction 1

The reactions in which a substance reacts or decomposes in more than

If we assume that both

of them are first order, we get.

k1 = fractional yield of B kav

Its value lies generally between 2 and 3.

Collision Theory of Reaction Rate

A chemical reaction takes place due to collision among reactant molecules.

Every collision does not bring a chemical change.

disperse in different directions with different velocities.

For a collision to be effective, the following two barriers are to be cleared.

Units: dps or Becquerrel

Solved Examples on Chemical Kinetics

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