Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter Chemical Kinetics NCERT Solutions | For a first order reaction, show that ti

The half-life for radioactive decay of ¹⁴C is 5730 years. An archaeological artifact containing wood had only 80% of the ¹⁴C found in a living tree. Estimate the age of the sample.

The rate of a reaction quadruples when the temperature changes from 293 K to 313 K. Calculate the energy of activation of the reaction assuming that it does not change with temperature.

A first order reaction takes 40 min for 30% decomposition. Calculate t_1/2.

In a reaction, 2A → Products, the concentration of A decreases from 0.5 mol L^-1 to 0.4 mol L^-1 in 10 minutes. Calculate the rate during this interval?

The conversion of molecules X to Y follows second order kinetics. If concentration of X is increased to three times how will it affect the rate of formation of Y?

During nuclear explosion, one of the products is ⁹⁰Sr with half-life of 28.1 years. If 1μg of ⁹⁰Sr was absorbed in the bones of a newly born baby instead of calcium, how much of it will remain after 10 years and 60 years if it is not lost metabolically.

Sucrose decomposes in acid solution into glucose and fructose according to the first order rate law, with t_1/2 = 3.00 hours. What fraction of sample of sucrose remains after 8 hours?

For the reaction R → P, the concentration of a reactant changes from 0.03 M to 0.02 M in 25 minutes. Calculate the average rate of reaction using units of time both in minutes and seconds.

The decomposition of A into product has value of k as 4.5 x 10³ s^-1 at 10°C and energy of activation 60 kJ mol^-1. At what temperature would k be 1.5 x 10⁴ s^-1?

The following data were obtained during the first order thermal decomposition of SO₂Cl₂at a constant volume.

SO₂Cl₂₍g)  →  SO₂₍g) + Cl₂(g)

Calculate the rate of the reaction when total pressure is 0.65 atm.

Write the formulas for the following coordination compounds:

(i) Tetraamminediaquacobalt (III) chloride

(ii) Potassium tetracyanonickelate(II)

(iii) Tris(ethane-1,2-diamine) chromium(III) chloride

(iv) Amminebromidochloridonitrito-N-platinate(II)

(v) Dichloridobis(ethane-1,2-diamine)platinum(IV) nitrate

(vi) Iron(III) hexacyanoferrate(II)

(i) Write structures of different isomeric amines corresponding to the molecular formula, C4H11N

(ii) Write IUPAC names of all the isomers.

(iii) What type of isomerism is exhibited by different pairs of amines?

Why are solids rigid?

Write any two characteristics of Chemisorption.

Write the structures of the following compounds.

(i) α-Methoxypropionaldehyde

(ii) 3-Hydroxybutanal

(iii) 2-Hydroxycyclopentane carbaldehyde

(iv) 4-Oxopentanal

(v) Di-sec-butyl ketone

(vi) 4-Fluoroacetophenone

Which of the ores mentioned in Table 6.1 can be concentrated by magnetic separation method?

Why are pentahalides more covalent than trihalides?

Silver atom has completely filled d orbitals (4d10) in its ground state. How can you say that it is a transition element?

Glucose or sucrose are soluble in water but cyclohexane or benzene (simple six membered ring compounds) are insoluble in water. Explain.

Write structures of the following compounds:

(i) 2-Chloro-3-methylpentane

(ii) 1-Chloro-4-ethylcyclohexane

(iii) 4-tert. Butyl-3-iodoheptane

(iv) 1,4-Dibromobut-2-ene

(v) 1-Bromo-4-sec. butyl-2-methylbenzene

Amongst the following, the most stable complex is

(i) [Fe(H₂O)₆]³⁺

(ii) [Fe(NH₃)₆]³⁺

(iii) [Fe(C₂O₄)₃]^3-

(iv) [FeCl₆]^3-

Define conductivity and molar conductivity for the solution of an electrolyte. Discuss their variation with concentration.

Name the following halides according to IUPAC system and classify them as alkyl, allyl, benzyl (primary, secondary, tertiary), vinyl or aryl halides:

(i) (CH₃)₂CHCH(Cl)CH₃

(ii) CH₃CH₂CH(CH₃)CH(C₂H₅)Cl

(iii) CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)₂CH₂I

(iv) (CH₃)₃CCH₂CH(Br)C₆H₅

(v) CH₃CH(CH₃)CH(Br)CH₃

(vi) CH₃C(C₂H₅)₂CH₂Br

(vii) CH₃C(Cl)(C₂H₅)CH₂CH₃

(viii) CH₃CH=C(Cl)CH₂CH(CH₃)₂

(ix) CH₃CH=CHC(Br)(CH₃)₂

(x) p-ClC₆H₄CH₂CH(CH₃)₂

(xi) m-ClCH₂C₆H₄CH₂C(CH₃)₃

(xii) o-Br-C₆H₄CH(CH₃)CH₂CH₃

Discuss briefly giving an example in each case the role of coordination compounds in:

(i) biological system

(ii) medicinal chemistry

(iii) analytical chemistry

(iv) extraction/metallurgy of metals

What are monosaccharides?

Write structural formulas and names of four possible aldol condensation products from propanal and butanal. In each case, indicate which aldehyde acts as nucleophile and which as electrophile.

List the important sources of sulphur.

Three electrolytic cells A,B,C containing solutions of ZnSO₄, AgNO₃ and CuSO₄, respectively are connected in series. A steady current of 1.5 amperes was passed through them until 1.45 g of silver deposited at the cathode of cell B. How long did the current flow? What mass of copper and zinc were deposited?

What are lyophilic and lyophobic sols? Give one example of each type. Why are hydrophobic sols easily coagulated?

In terms of band theory, what is the difference

(i) Between a conductor and an insulator

(ii) Between a conductor and a semiconductor