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MHT CET · Chemistry · Chemical Kinetics

For the reaction,
\(\mathrm{H}_{2(\mathrm{~g})}+\mathrm{Br}_{2(\mathrm{~g})} \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{HBr}_{(\mathrm{g})}, \mathrm{r}=\mathrm{k}\left[\mathrm{H}_2\right]\left[\mathrm{Br}_2\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}\)
What is the molecularity and order of reaction respectively?

  1. A Monomolecular and \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  2. B Monomolecular and 1
  3. C Monomolecular and \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  4. D Bimolecular and \(\frac{3}{2}\)
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(D) Bimolecular and \(\frac{3}{2}\)

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Molecularity \(=\) No of reactants \(=2\)
Order of reaction \(=1+\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}\)
Order of a reaction is an experimentally derived quantity and cannot be predicted from balanced equation. We can determine order from an equation only in case of an elementary reaction.