CHM 2046C   Module Nine Sample Exam   

Part E: 1st, 2nd, Zero Order Concentration-Time Relationships 10 pts

Given the following integrated expressions:

Zero order:  [R]0 – [R]t = kt     for ‘R à Products’ which is Zero order

1st order: ln ([R]t / [R]0 )= -kt   for ‘R à Products’ which is 1st  order

2nd order: 1/[R]t – 1/[R]0 = kt   for ‘R à Products’ which is 2nd  order

 

Where  [R]t is the concentration of R after some time and

 [R]0  is the concentration of R at the start of the experiment

 

(End of Chapter #18) The decomposition of N2O5 in CCl4 is a first-order reaction. If 2.56 mg of N2O5 is present initially, and 2.50 mg is present after 4.26 minutes at 55oC,

what is the value of the Rate constant k?

N2O5  (g)   à    2 NO2 (g)  +   ½ O2   (g)    in CCl4

 

 

[N2O5]t

 

 

 

ln

---------

=

-kt

 

 

[N2O5] 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[2.50mg]

 

 

ln

----------

=

-k(4.26 min)

 

[2.56mg]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    k = 0.00557 /min

 

(End of Chapter #21) Ammonium Cyanate,  NH4NCO, rearranges in water to give urea:

NH4NCO (aq) à (NH2)2CO (aq)

The rate expression for this process is  Rate = k[NH4NCO]2 where k=0.0113 L/mol min.

If the original concentration of the NH4NCO in solution is 0.229 mol/L, how long will take

for the concentration to decrease to 0.180 mol/L?

 

2nd order: 1/[R]t – 1/[R]0 = kt  

 

  1

 

   1

 

 

------

-

------

=

kt

 [R]t

 

 [R] 0

 

 

 

       1

 

        1

 

 

------------

-

-------------

=

kt

[NH4NCO]t

 

[NH4NCO]0

 

 

 

       1

 

        1

 

 

-----------------

-

------------------

  =

(0.0113 L/mol)t

[0.180 mol/L]

 

[0.229 mol/L]

 

 

 

t = 105 min       Read pages716-722. Work all problems #17-24 page 74