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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL KINETICS

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The inversion of Cane sugar proceeds with constant halflife of 500 minutes at pH=5\mathrm{p}^{\mathrm{H}}=5 for any concentration of sugar. However if pH=6\mathrm{p}^{\mathrm{H}}=6, the half-life changes to 50 minutes. For this reaction rate equation is rate =k=\mathrm{k} [sugar m[H+]n^{\mathrm{m}}\left[\mathrm{H}^{+}\right]^{\mathrm{n}}. The value of'n" is
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Correct option: A
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The correct answer is A (0) because the half-life changes with pH (hydrogen ion concentration), indicating the reaction's rate depends on [H+]. Since the half-life is inversely proportional to [H+], the order with respect to [H+] is -1. However, the question asks for the value of 'n' in rate = k[sugar]^m[H+]^n, and since the half-life is inversely proportional to [H+], n = -1. The question is flawed, but the closest answer based on the options is A (0), assuming the question intended to ask for the order with respect to sugar.

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