At 518 o C , the rate of decomposition of a sample of gaseous acetaldehyde, initially at a pressure of 363…

At 518oC, the rate of decomposition of a sample of gaseous acetaldehyde, initially at a pressure of 363Torr was 1.00 Torr s-1 when 5% had reacted and 0.50 Torr s-1 when 33% had reacted. The order of the reaction is:
  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 1

Solution

Rateconcentrationn

Let the initial concentration be 1 M.

According to the question,

Concentration  Rate0.95 M10.67 M 0.5

Substituting in the general rate expression,

0.950.67n=10.5

n=2

Asked in: JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr)

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