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Rate law and order (in each reactant or overall) from the orders or a given rate law

This type of question, asked 7 times: May 2021 S1, 9 May 2023 S1, 15 May 2023 S1, 12 May 2024 S1, 14 May 2024 S1, 22 Apr 2025 S2, 19 May 2026 S1. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    May 2021 S1

    66
    Which of the following statement is NOT true for a reaction having rate law r=k[H2][I2]r = k[\text{H}_2][\text{I}_2]?

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  2. Question 2

    9 May 2023 S1

    81
    For the reaction, NO2(g)+CO(g)→NO(g)+CO2(g)\text{NO}_2(\text{g}) + \text{CO}(\text{g}) \rightarrow \text{NO}(\text{g}) + \text{CO}_2(\text{g}) rate of reaction is proportional to square of NO2\text{NO}_2 and independent of [CO]. What is the rate law equation?

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  3. Question 3

    15 May 2023 S1

    53
    For the reaction 2NO(g)+2H2(g)⟶N2(g)+2H2O(s)2\text{NO}(g) + 2\text{H}_{2}(g) \longrightarrow \text{N}_{2}(g) + 2\text{H}_{2}\text{O}(s) rate =k[NO]2[H2]= k[\text{NO}]^{2}[\text{H}_{2}]. What is the order of reaction with respect to H2\text{H}_{2} and overall order of reaction respectively?

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  4. Question 4

    12 May 2024 S1

    75
    Identify rate law expression for 2NO(g)+Cl2(g)→2NOCl(g)2\text{NO}_{(g)}+\text{Cl}_{2(g)}\rightarrow2\text{NOCl}_{(g)} if the reaction is second order in NO and first order in Cl2\text{Cl}_{2}.

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  5. Question 5

    14 May 2024 S1

    85
    Find the rate law for the reaction CHCl3(g)+Cl2(g)→CCl4(g)+HCl(g)\text{CHCl}_3(\text{g})+\text{Cl}_2(\text{g})\rightarrow\text{CCl}_4(\text{g})+\text{HCl}(\text{g}) if order of reaction with respect to CHCl3\text{CHCl}_3 is one and 12\dfrac{1}{2} with Cl2\text{Cl}_2.

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  6. Question 6

    22 Apr 2025 S2

    90
    For a reaction, A+B⟶A + B \longrightarrow product, it is found that rate law is r=k[A]1.5[B]2.5r = k\lbrack A\rbrack^{1.5}\lbrack B\rbrack^{2.5}. What is the order of reaction?

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  7. Question 7

    19 May 2026 S1

    33
    The rate law for a reaction is Rate =k[A]2[B]0= k[A]^2[B]^0. The overall order is

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