Question 1
The first-order reaction A → Products has a half-life,
t1/2, of 55.0 min at 25 °C and 6.8 min at 100 °C. What is the activation energy for this reaction?
◦ -25.8 kJ/mol
◦ -38.8 kJ/mol
◦ 347 kJ/mol
◦ 25.8 kJ/mol
◦ 38.8 kJ/mol
Question 2
The first-order reaction, 2 N
2O(g) → 2 N
2(g) + O
2(g), has a rate constant equal to 0.76 s
-1 at 1000 K. How long will it take for the concentration of N
2O to decrease to 12% of its initial concentration?
◦ 0.62 s
◦ 2.8 s
◦ 6.3 s
◦ 8.4 s