Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Chemical Kinetics

Question:

The unit of rate constant for first order reaction is

Options:

$mol\, L^{-1}\, s^{-1}$

$mol^{-1}\, L\, s^{-1}$

$mol\, s^{-1}$

$s^{-1}$

Correct Answer:

$s^{-1}$

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → $s^{-1}$

For a first-order reaction, the rate law is:

$\text{Rate} = k$

Rate has units of mol L-1 s-1, and concentration [A] has units of mol L-1.

Therefore, the unit of the rate constant k is:

$\frac{\text{mol L}^{-1}\text{s}^{-1}}{\text{mol L}^{-1}} = \text{s}^{-1}$