Chemistry Reaction Kinetics MDCAT 2014
PMDC Verified Question 73 of 80
If the reactants or product of a chemical reaction can absorb ultraviolet, visible or infra-red radiation then the rate of a chemical reaction can best be measured by:
A
Differential method
B
Graphical method
C
Spectrometry
D
Chemical method
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Official Correct Choice:
Option C: Spectrometry
Concept:

Spectrometry (or spectrophotometry) is an analytical technique used to measure how much light a chemical substance absorbs by measuring the intensity of light as a beam passes through the sample solution.

Solution:

  • According to the Beer-Lambert Law, the absorbance of light is directly proportional to the concentration of the absorbing species.
  • If a reactant or product uniquely absorbs UV, Visible, or IR light, measuring the continuous change in absorbance provides a highly accurate, non-destructive, and continuous measure of concentration changes over time.


Why other options are incorrect:

Chemical methods (like titration) are slow and destructive. Graphical and differential methods are mathematical ways to analyze data, not physical instruments to measure absorbance.

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