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Q.Consider the following statements:

(i) increase in concentration of the reactant increases the rate of a zero order reaction.
(ii) rate constant k is equal to collision frequency A if Ea=0E_a=0
(iii) rate constant k is equal to collision frequency A if Ea=∞E_a=\infty
(iv) a plot of ln⁡k\ln k vs T is a straight line.
(v) a plot of ln⁡k\ln k vs (1/T)(1/T) is a straight line with a positive slope. Correct statements are
(a)
(ii) only
(b)
(ii) and
(iv)
(c)
(ii) and
(v)
(d) (i),
(ii) and (v)
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Step 1. Statement (i) is FALSE: a zero order reaction's rate is, by definition, INDEPENDENT of reactant concentration -- increasing concentration does not increase its rate.

Step 2. Statement (ii) is TRUE: from k=Ae−Ea/RTk=Ae^{-E_a/RT}, setting Ea=0E_a=0 gives e0=1e^0=1, so k=Ak=A.

Step 3. Statement (iii) is FALSE: setting Ea=∞E_a=\infty gives e−∞=0e^{-\infty}=0, so k=0k=0, not k=Ak=A. …

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