CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2011

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    The following homogeneous gaseous reactions were experimentally found to be second order overall.
    I. \[2NO\xrightarrow{{}}{{N}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\]
    II. \[3{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}2{{O}_{3}}\]
    III. \[{{N}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{}}NO+N{{O}_{2}}\]
    IV. \[{{H}_{2}}+{{I}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}2HI\]
    Which of these are most likely to be elementary reactions that occur in one step?

    A)  III only                                

    B)  I and III

    C)  I and IV               

    D)  III and IV

    E)  I, II and III

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    \[2NO\xrightarrow{{}}{{N}_{2}}+{{O}_{2}}\] \[\text{Rate}=k\,{{[NO]}^{2}}\] Hence, order of reaction is 2. \[{{H}_{2}}+{{I}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}2HI\]                 \[Rate=k\,[{{H}_{2}}]\,[{{I}_{2}}]\] Hence, order of reaction is (1 + 1) = 2 Therefore, these reactions are most likely to be elementary reaction that occur in one step.


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