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Ch.14 - Chemical Kinetics
Chapter 14, Problem 4b

Suppose that for the reaction K + L → M, you monitor the production of M over time, and then plot the following graph from your data:
Graph showing the concentration of M over time, indicating reaction progress for K + L → M.
(b) Is the reaction completed at t = 15 min? [Section 14.2]

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Reaction Completion

A chemical reaction is considered complete when the concentration of the products no longer changes over time. In the context of the provided graph, this means that if the concentration of M remains constant after a certain time, the reaction has reached completion.
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Rate of Reaction

The rate of a chemical reaction refers to how quickly reactants are converted into products. This can be observed in the graph as the slope of the line representing the concentration of M over time. A steeper slope indicates a faster reaction rate, while a flat line indicates that the reaction has slowed or stopped.
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Equilibrium

Chemical equilibrium occurs when the rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal, resulting in constant concentrations of reactants and products. In the graph, if the concentration of M stabilizes at a certain level, it suggests that the system may have reached equilibrium, indicating that the reaction is no longer proceeding in either direction.
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An automotive fuel injector dispenses a fine spray of gasoline into the automobile cylinder, as shown in the bottom drawing here. When an injector gets clogged, as shown in the top drawing, the spray is not as fine or even and the performance of the car declines. How is this observation related to chemical kinetics? [Section 14.1]

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Consider the following graph of the concentration of a substance X over time. Is each of the following statements true or false? (d) As time progresses, the curve will eventually turn downward toward the x-axis. [Section 14.2]

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You study the rate of a reaction, measuring both the concentration of the reactant and the concentration of the product as a function of time, and obtain the following results:

Which chemical equation is consistent with these data: (i) A → B, (ii) B → A, (iii) A → 2 B, (iv) B → 2 A?

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The following diagrams represent mixtures of NO(g) and O21g2. These two substances react as follows: 2 NO1g2 + O21g2¡2 NO21g2 It has been determined experimentally that the rate is second order in NO and first order in O2. Based on this fact, which of the following mixtures will have the fastest initial rate? [Section 14.3]

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Given the following diagrams at t = 0 min and t = 30 min

After four half-life periods for a first-order reaction, what fraction of reactant remains? [Section 14.4]

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Which of the following linear plots do you expect for a reaction A¡products if the kinetics are (a) zero order, [Section 14.4]

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