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We are given with following information about concentration of reactant with initial rate of reaction. Find out order of reaction with respect to that reactant.

Initital conncentration Initial rate
0.005 M 7.5 x 10-4
0.02 3 x 10-3

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Correct Answer :

1

Solution :

The correct answer is 1.

To determine the order of the reaction with respect to the reactant, we can write the general rate equation as:

Rate = k [ Reactant ] n

where k is the rate constant and n is the order of the reaction with respect to that reactant.

We are given two sets of measurements:
1. Initial concentration = 0.005 M, Initial rate = 7.5 x 10-4
2. Initial concentration = 0.02 M, Initial rate = 3 x 10-3

Let us calculate the factor by which the concentration increases:

Concentration increase factor = 0.02 0.005 = 4

Next, let us calculate the factor by which the rate of the reaction increases:

Rate increase factor = 3 × 10 - 3 7.5 × 10 - 4 = 30 × 10 - 4 7.5 × 10 - 4 = 4

Since the rate becomes 4 times when the concentration is increased by 4 times, we write the relation as:

4 n = 4

This gives:

n = 1

Thus, the order of the reaction with respect to the reactant is 1.

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