Unit 8: Chemical Reactivity
- What happens to the reaction rate when the temperature is increased for an endothermic reaction?
- A) The reaction rate decreases
- B) The reaction rate remains constant
- C) The reaction rate increases
- D) The reaction rate becomes zero
- Answer: C) The reaction rate increases
- In the reaction A + B → C, if the rate of reaction is increased by increasing the concentration of A, what does this imply about the reaction order with respect to A?
- A) The reaction order is zero.
- B) The reaction order is first.
- C) The reaction order is second.
- D) The reaction order is third.
- Answer: B) The reaction order is first.
- Which of the following best describes a reaction that proceeds via a multi-step mechanism?
- A) It has a single transition state
- B) It has one rate-determining step
- C) It has no intermediate steps
- D) It occurs in a single step
- Answer: B) It has one rate-determining step
- What is the effect of increasing the concentration of a reactant in a reaction with a rate law of rate = k[A][B]?
- A) The rate increases proportionally
- B) The rate decreases
- C) The rate remains the same
- D) The rate becomes zero
- Answer: A) The rate increases proportionally
- The equilibrium constant K for a reaction is 10^3. What does this indicate about the reaction at equilibrium?
- A) The reaction favors the reactants
- B) The reaction favors the products
- C) The reaction is at equilibrium with equal amounts of reactants and products
- D) The reaction does not proceed
- Answer: B) The reaction favors the products
- Which of the following is true about a first-order reaction?
- A) The rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of reactants.
- B) The rate of reaction is proportional to the square of the concentration of reactants.
- C) The rate of reaction is constant regardless of the concentration of reactants.
- D) The rate of reaction depends on the concentration of products.
- Answer: A) The rate of reaction is proportional to the concentration of reactants.
- What is the rate constant of a reaction that has a rate law rate = k[A]^2[B], if the reaction is second-order with respect to A and first-order with respect to B?
- A) First-order
- B) Second-order
- C) Third-order
- D) Zero-order
- Answer: C) Third-order
- Which of the following statements about reaction mechanisms is false?
- A) A mechanism is a step-by-step description of how a reaction occurs.
- B) The sum of the elementary steps in a mechanism must equal the overall balanced equation.
- C) The rate-determining step is the fastest step in a reaction mechanism.
- D) Intermediates are formed and consumed within the mechanism.
- Answer: C) The rate-determining step is the fastest step in a reaction mechanism.
- In a reaction where the equilibrium constant decreases with increasing temperature, what can be inferred about the reaction?
- A) The reaction is endothermic
- B) The reaction is exothermic
- C) The reaction is at equilibrium
- D) The reaction is non-spontaneous
- Answer: B) The reaction is exothermic
- What is the effect of increasing the pressure on a reaction at equilibrium that involves a decrease in the number of gas molecules?
- A) The equilibrium shifts to the left
- B) The equilibrium shifts to the right
- C) The equilibrium constant changes
- D) The reaction rate increases
- Answer: B) The equilibrium shifts to the right