MHT CET202613 April 2026Evening ShiftChemistryChemical KineticsActual
The rate constant of a reaction is k = 3.28 10⁻⁴ s ⁻¹ . Find the order of the reaction.
Options
- AZero order
- BFirst order
- CSecond order
- DThird order
Correct answer
B. First order
Step-by-step solution
The unit of the rate constant k for an n -th order reaction is given by (mol L ⁻¹ ) ^ 1-n s ⁻¹ . Given that the unit of the rate constant is s ⁻¹ , we can equate the powers of concentration: 1 - n = 0 n = 1 Therefore, the reaction is of the first order. Answer: First order