Q: A nonenzymatic elementary reaction $A + B \rightarrow C$ has $[A] = 20\ \mathrm{mM}$ and produces $5\ \mathrm{mM}$ of $C$ per minute. What is the rate constant $k$?

$2.5 \times 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{min}^{-1}$

Q: The hypothetical elementary reaction $2A + B \rightarrow C$ has a rate constant of $10^7\ \mathrm{M}^{-2}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$. What is the reaction velocity when $[A] = 1.0\ \mathrm{mM}$?

$1 \times 10^4\ \mathrm{M}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$

Question 1

Which statement best describes the reaction order for an elementary reaction?

Accepted Answer

It is always determined from the balanced chemical equation using substrate coefficients.

Question 2

For the non-elementary reaction: $\mathrm{NO}_2 + \mathrm{CO} \rightarrow \mathrm{NO} + \mathrm{CO}_2$, which of the following is true about its rate law?

Accepted Answer

The rate law must be experimentally determined and cannot be deduced from the overall balanced equation.

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct rate law for the elementary reaction $2\mathrm{O}_3 \rightarrow 3\mathrm{O}_2$?

Accepted Answer

$v = k[\mathrm{O}_3]^2$

Question 4

A zero order reaction has a rate law of $v = k$. What happens to the reaction rate if the substrate concentration is doubled?

Accepted Answer

The reaction rate remains unchanged.

Question 5

For a first order reaction, which of the following is true about the units of the rate constant $k$?

Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{min}^{-1}$

Question 6

Consider the reaction $v = k[A][B]$. If $[A] = 0.10\ \mathrm{M}$ and $[B] = 0.20\ \mathrm{M}$, and $k = 5.0\ \mathrm{M}^{-1}\mathrm{min}^{-1}$, what is the reaction rate?

Question 7

Which of the following graphs best represents the rate of a zero order reaction as substrate concentration increases?

Accepted Answer

A horizontal line indicating constant rate regardless of substrate concentration.

Question 8

A second order reaction has the rate law $v = k[A]^2$. If $k = 2.0\ \mathrm{M}^{-1}\mathrm{min}^{-1}$ and $[A] = 0.5\ \mathrm{M}$, what is the rate?

Accepted Answer

$v = 0.5\ \mathrm{M}^{-1}\mathrm{min}^{-1}$

Question 9

Which of the following is a pseudo first order reaction?

Accepted Answer

A reaction where one reactant is present in large excess, making its concentration effectively constant.

Question 10

For the reaction $2A + B \rightarrow C$, the rate law is $v = k[A]^2[B]$. What is the overall reaction order?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 11

A nonenzymatic elementary reaction $A + B \rightarrow C$ has $[A] = 20\ \mathrm{mM}$ and produces $5\ \mathrm{mM}$ of $C$ per minute. What is the rate constant $k$?

Accepted Answer

$2.5 	imes 10^{-3}\ \mathrm{min}^{-1}$

Question 12

The hypothetical elementary reaction $2A + B \rightarrow C$ has a rate constant of $10^7\ \mathrm{M}^{-2}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$. What is the reaction velocity when $[A] = 1.0\ \mathrm{mM}$?

Accepted Answer

$1 	imes 10^4\ \mathrm{M}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$

Question 13

Which of the following is true for a first order reaction?

Accepted Answer

The rate is directly proportional to the concentration of a single substrate.

Question 14

In a second order reaction involving two different substrates, what are the units of the rate constant $k$?

Accepted Answer

$\mathrm{M}^{-1}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$

Question 15

Which scenario best describes a pseudo first order reaction in a biological system?

Accepted Answer

Enzyme-catalyzed hydrolysis of a substrate in the presence of excess water.

Question 16

For the reaction $v = k[A][B]$, if $[A]$ is held constant and $[B]$ is varied, what is the apparent reaction order with respect to $B$?

Accepted Answer

First order

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of zero order reactions?

Accepted Answer

The rate increases as substrate concentration increases.

Question 18

A reaction has the rate law $v = k[A][B]$. If $k = 1.0\ \mathrm{M}^{-1}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$, $[A] = 0.1\ \mathrm{M}$, and $[B] = 0.2\ \mathrm{M}$, what is the rate?

Accepted Answer

$0.02\ \mathrm{M}\mathrm{s}^{-1}$

Question 19

Which of the following best explains why the rate law for a non-elementary reaction cannot be deduced from the overall balanced equation?

Accepted Answer

Because the reaction may proceed through multiple steps, each with its own rate law.

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