d. What is the rate of disappearance of oxalate ion when  [C2O2−4]= 0.10 M[C2O42−]= 0.10 M and [HgCl2] = 0.20 M[HgCl2] = 0.20 M? e. Is the overall reaction likely to be an elementary step? Explain.  f. Which species is oxidized in the reaction? Which is reduced?

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Rate law = k [HgCl2] [C2O4 -2]^2

I believe k = 0.022584815 s^-1

d. What is the rate of disappearance of oxalate ion when  [C2O2−4]= 0.10 M[C2O42−]= 0.10 M and [HgCl2] = 0.20 M[HgCl2] = 0.20 M?

e. Is the overall reaction likely to be an elementary step? Explain. 

f. Which species is oxidized in the reaction? Which is reduced?

Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below:
2 HgCl2(ag) + C20la) →
2 Clag)
+ 2 CO2(9) + H92C12(s)
4(aд)
The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained.
Experiment [H9C1»] (mol L-1) [C,0,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1)
1
0.144
0.132
5.63 x 10-5
2
0.144
0.396
5.10 x 10°
-4
0.072
0.396
2.51 × 10¬
-4
4
0.288
0.132
1.13 × 10–4
Transcribed Image Text:Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below: 2 HgCl2(ag) + C20la) → 2 Clag) + 2 CO2(9) + H92C12(s) 4(aд) The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained. Experiment [H9C1»] (mol L-1) [C,0,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 1 0.144 0.132 5.63 x 10-5 2 0.144 0.396 5.10 x 10° -4 0.072 0.396 2.51 × 10¬ -4 4 0.288 0.132 1.13 × 10–4
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