For the given reactions, A + B $$\to$$ Products, following data were obtained
(a) Write the rate law expression
(b) Find the rate constant

The rate of a first order reaction is 0.04 mol litre^-1 s^-1 at 10 minutes and 0.03 mol litre^-1 s^-1 at 20 minutes after initiation. Find the half-life of the reaction.

The vapour pressure of the two miscible liquids (A) and (B) are 300 and 500 mm of Hg respectively. In a flask 10 moles of (A) is mixed with 12 moles of (B). However, as soon as (B) is added, (A) starts polymerizing into a completely insoluble solid. The polymerization follows first-order kinetics. After 100 minutes, 0.525 mole of a solute is dissolved which arrests the polymerization completely. The final vapour pressure of the solution is 400 mm of Hg. Estimate the rate of constant of the polymerization reaction. Assume negligible volume change on mixing and polymerization and ideal behaviour for the final solution.

A hydrogenation reaction is carried out at 500 K. If the same reaction is carried out in the presence of a catalyst at the same rate, the temperature required is 400 K. Calculate the activation energy of the reaction if the catalyst lowers the activation barrier by 20 kJ mol^-1.