JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2024 - 8th April Evening Shift - No. 11)
Explanation
To determine the concentration of $ \mathrm{B} $ when the rate of formation of $ \mathrm{B} $ is set to zero, let's consider the reaction sequence:
$$ \mathrm{A} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{K}_1} \mathrm{B} \xrightarrow{\mathrm{K}_2} \mathrm{C} $$
The rate of formation of $ \mathrm{B} $ from $ \mathrm{A} $ is given by:
$$ \text{Rate of formation of } \mathrm{B} = \mathrm{K}_1[\mathrm{A}] $$
The rate of consumption of $ \mathrm{B} $ to form $ \mathrm{C} $ is given by:
$$ \text{Rate of consumption of } \mathrm{B} = \mathrm{K}_2[\mathrm{B}] $$
At steady state, where the rate of formation of $ \mathrm{B} $ is set to zero, the rate of formation of $ \mathrm{B} $ is equal to the rate of its consumption. Therefore, we have:
$$ \mathrm{K}_1[\mathrm{A}] = \mathrm{K}_2[\mathrm{B}] $$
Solving for $ [\mathrm{B}] $, we get:
$$ [\mathrm{B}] = \frac{\mathrm{K}_1}{\mathrm{K}_2} [\mathrm{A}] $$
Therefore, the correct concentration of $ \mathrm{B} $ is:
Option D: $$ \left(\frac{\mathrm{K}_1}{\mathrm{K}_2}\right)[\mathrm{A}] $$
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