| List - I | List - II |
|---|---|
| (A) Zone refining | (I) Aluminium |
| (B) Blast furnace | (II) Iron |
| (C) Froth floatation process | (III) Metal Sulphides |
| (D) Hall-Heroalt process | (IV) Germanium |
Samples of four metals A, B, C, and D were added one by one to the following solutions. The results obtained were tabulated as follows:
Use the table above to answer the following questions about metals A, B, C, and D:
(i) Which is the least reactive metal?
(ii) What would be observed if C is added to a solution of copper sulphate?
(iii) Arrange the metals A, B, C, and D in the order of their decreasing reactivity.
The speed at which a chemical reaction takes place is called the rate of reaction. The rate of reaction depends on various factors like concentration of the reactants, temperature, etc. The relation between the rate of reaction and the concentration of reacting species is represented by the equation \( r = k[A]^x[B]^y \), where \( x \) and \( y \) are the order of the reaction with respect to the reactants A and B, respectively. The overall order of the reaction is \( x + y \). The rate of reaction can also be increased by the use of a catalyst which provides an alternate pathway of lower activation energy. It increases the rate of forward and backward reactions to an equal extent. It does not alter the Gibbs energy of the reaction.