The rate law for the given reaction $\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{Cl}+\text{NaOH}\to\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH}+\text{NaCl}$ is given by $r=k[\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{Cl}]$. The rate of reaction will be: |
Unaffected by doubling the temperature of the reaction. Doubled on doubling the concentration of NaOH Halved on reducing the concentration of NaOH Halved on reducing the concentration of CH3CH2Cl to half. |
Halved on reducing the concentration of CH3CH2Cl to half. |
The correct answer is Option (4) → Halved on reducing the concentration of $CH_3CH_2Cl$ to half. The rate law is $r=k[CH_3CH_2Cl]$, so the reaction is first-order with respect to $CH_3CH_2Cl$ and zero-order with respect to NaOH. Overall order = 1 (1) Doubling temperature changes the rate constant k, so rate will change; hence this option is wrong. ( Rate constant is dependent on Temperature) (2) Doubling NaOH has no effect because rate only depends on concentration of $CH_3CH_2Cl$ (3) similarly Reducing NaOH concentration also does not affect the rate, as NaOH is not part of the rate law (4) Halving $CH_3CH_2Cl$ directly halves the rate because it is first-order with respect to this reactant. This statement is correct. |