Given below are two statements : R = 8.314 J K-1 mol-1 and 1 cal = 4.2 J In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(3) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Statement I: Ea = 12.6 kcal mol-1 = 12.6 4.2 103 = 52920 J mol-1
k2k1 = Ea2.303R ( T2 - T1T1T2 )
= 529202.303 8.314 10298 308
= 2763.9 1.0895 10-4 0.301
⇒ k2k1 = 100.301 2 ⇒ the rate constant doubles ⇒ Statement I is true.
Statement II: For a first order reaction t1/2 = 0.693k, independent of [A]0 ⇒ the plot of t1/2 vs [A]0 is a straight line parallel to the concentration axis.
A straight line through the origin (t1/2 = [A]02k, t1/2 [A]0) belongs to a zero order reaction ⇒ Statement II is false.
Answer: (3)