Question

The rate of gaseous reaction is given by k[a] [b]. if the volume of reaction vessel is reduced to 13 of initial volume the reaction rate relative to the original rate is

Answer 1

The rate of reaction r for the reaction A→B is given by :

r=k[A],

where k is the rate constant and [A] is the concentration of the reactant.(I've assumed the reaction to follow first order kinetics.)

So r is directly proportional to the concentration of the reactant,i.e. rate increases on increasing reactant concentration.

However, the concentration of A is actually in moles/Litre, which is moles per unit volume.

Hence, r is inversely proportional to the volume and the rate decreases on increasing volume of the reaction vessel.

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