Q14 / 75 · JEE Main 2025 (29 Jan Shift 1) · Chemistry

The reaction \(\mathrm{A}_2+\mathrm{B}_2 \rightarrow 2 \mathrm{AB}\) follows the mechanism Figure The overall order of the reaction is :

  • A
    2
  • B
    2.5
  • C
    3
  • Correct answer
    D
    1.5

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \text { rate }=\mathrm{k}_2[\mathrm{~A}]\left[\mathrm{B}_2\right] \ldots \ldots \\ & \left(\frac{\mathrm{k}_1}{\mathrm{k}_{-1}}\right)=\left(\frac{[\mathrm{A}]^2}{\left[\mathrm{~A}_2\right]}\right) \\ & \Rightarrow[\mathrm{A}]=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{k}_1}{\mathrm{k}_{-1}}} \cdot \sqrt{\left[\mathrm{~A}_2\right]} \end{aligned}$ Substituting in (1) ; we get $\begin{aligned} & \text { Rate }=\mathrm{k}_2 \sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{k}_1}{\mathrm{k}_{-1}}} \cdot\left[\mathrm{~A}_2\right]^{\frac{1}{2}} \cdot\left[\mathrm{~B}_2\right] \\ & \therefore \text { order }=\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)=1.5\end{aligned}$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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