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A student has studied the decomposition of a gas AB3 at 25°C. He obtained the following data

p (mm Hg) 50 100 200 400
Relative t12s 4 2 1 0.5

The order of the reaction is

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Options:
  • A 0.5
  • B 2
  • C 1
  • D 0 (zero)
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The correct answer is: 2

By observing the data given, by doubling the pressure, half-life is reduced to half. This result is following second order kinetics. Mathematically it can be proved as follows,

The half-life and initial pressure of nth order reaction can be related as follows,

t12Po1-n

t121t122=P011-nP021-n

42=501001-n

2=121-n

2=2n-1

n-1=1

n=2

Hence, the order of the reaction is second order.

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