Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear ChemistryHard

Question

At room temperature, the reaction between NO and O2 to give NO2 is fast, while that between CO and O2 is slow. It is due to :

Options

A.CO is smaller in size that  of NO
B.CO is poisonous
C.The activation energy for the reaction, 2NO + O2 → 2NO2 is less then 2CO + O2 → 2CO2.
D.None of the above

Solution

More is the activation energy less is the rate of reaction.

Create a free account to view solution

View Solution Free
Topic: Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry·Practice all Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry questions

More Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry Questions

For a reaction 2NH3 → N2 + 3H2, it is observed that $- \frac{d\left\lbrack NH_{3} \right\rbrack}{dt} = K_{1}\left\lbrack...For a third order reactions : 3X → Y + Z the initial rate is 5 × 10-2 mol L-1S-1 when the conc. of X is 0.1 m...Which of the following reaction(s) is/are of the first order ?...For the following reaction(CH3)3CCl + H2O → (CH3)3 COH + HCl, = k[CH3)3CCl], hence, rate determining step can be:...At $27^{\circ}C$ in presence of a catalyst, activation energy of a reaction is lowered by $10\text{ }kJ{\text{ }mol}^{- ...