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For a reaction of order n, the unit of the rate constant is:

Chemical Kinetics · Class 12 · JEE Main Previous Year Question

Question

For a reaction of order nn, the unit of the rate constant is:

Options
  1. a

    mol1nL1ns\mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{1-n}\,s}

  2. b

    mol1nL2ns1\mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{2n}\,s^{-1}}

  3. c

    mol1nLn1s1\mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{n-1}\,s^{-1}}

  4. d

    mol1nL1ns1\mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{1-n}\,s^{-1}}

Correct Answerc

mol1nLn1s1\mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{n-1}\,s^{-1}}

Detailed Solution

For an nnth order reaction: rate=k[A]n\text{rate} = k[\mathrm{A}]^n

[k]=rate[A]n=molL1s1(molL1)n=molL1s1molnLn[k] = \frac{\text{rate}}{[\mathrm{A}]^n} = \frac{\mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}\,s^{-1}}}{(\mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}})^n} = \frac{\mathrm{mol\,L^{-1}\,s^{-1}}}{\mathrm{mol^n\,L^{-n}}}

=mol1nLn1s1= \mathrm{mol^{1-n}\,L^{n-1}\,s^{-1}}

Answer: Option (3)

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