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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant. If the concentration of the reactant is increased by 1.5 times, the
rate of the reaction

  1. A Decreases by 1.5 times.
  2. B Increases by 2.25 times.
  3. C Decreases by 2.25 times.
  4. D Increases by 2.5 times.
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(B) Increases by 2.25 times.

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\( \text{Rate}_1 = k[\text{R}]^2 \) \( \text{Rate}_2 = k(1.5[\text{R}])^2 = k(1.5)^2[\text{R}]^2 \) \( \text{Rate}_2 = 2.25 \times k[\text{R}]^2 \) The rate increases by 2.25 times.
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