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For 2NO2 + O3 -> N2O5 + O2: Doubling [NO2] doubles the rate, doubling [O3] doubles the rate. What is the rate law?
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5 stepsWrite the general form of the rate law.
For the reaction , the general rate law can be written as:
where is the rate constant, is the order of reaction with respect to , and is the order of reaction with respect to .
Determine the reaction order with respect to .
The problem states that "Doubling doubles the rate".
If we double while keeping constant, the rate becomes .Dividing this by the original rate law:
Therefore, . The reaction is first-order with respect to .
Determine the reaction order with respect to .
The problem states that "doubling doubles the rate".
If we double while keeping constant, the rate becomes .Dividing this by the original rate law:
Therefore, . The reaction is first-order with respect to .
Write the complete rate law.
Substitute the determined orders and into the general rate law:
Compare the derived rate law with the given options.
The derived rate law is .
The visible options are:(a)
(b)
Neither of the visible options matches the derived rate law. Assuming there are other options not shown in the image, the correct rate law based on the experimental data is:
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