CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2010

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    Half-lives of a first order and a zero order reactions are same. Then, the ratio of the initial rates of first order reaction to that of the zero order reaction is

    A)  \[\frac{1}{0.93}\]            

    B)         \[2\times 0.693\]

    C)  0.693   

    D)         \[\frac{2}{0.693}\]

    E)  6.93

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[{{t}_{1/2}}\]for zero order reaction \[=\frac{{{[A]}_{0}}}{2k}\] \[{{t}_{1/2}}\]for first order reaction \[=\frac{0.693}{k}\] Rate of zero order reaction,                 \[{{r}_{0}}=k\frac{{{[A]}_{0}}}{2.{{t}_{1/2}}}\] Rate of first order reaction, \[{{r}_{1}}=k({{A}_{0}})=\frac{0.693}{{{t}_{1/2}}}{{[A]}_{0}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}}{{{r}_{0}}}=\frac{0.693{{[A]}_{0}}}{{{t}_{1/2}}}\times \frac{2\times {{t}_{1/2}}}{{{[A]}_{0}}}\]                 \[=2\times 0.693\]


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