Ethylene oxide is a reagent important in many chemical processes and also a major component in explosives. It is formed through the partial oxidation of ethylene: C2H4 + 1/2 O2 → C2H4C k1 = 6943 s-1 However, ethylene can also undergo a combustion reaction: C,H4 + 3/2 02 → co, + H,C kɔ = ? s- Assuming both reactions obey first order kinetics with excess oxygen and that after 1.1 minutes [C2H4O]/[CO2] = 7.2, what is the rate constant k2? %3D

Ethylene oxide is a reagent important in many chemical processes and also a major component in explosives. It is formed through the partial oxidation of ethylene: C2H4 + 1/2 O2 → C2H4C k1 = 6943 s-1 However, ethylene can also undergo a combustion reaction: C,H4 + 3/2 02 → co, + H,C kɔ = ? s- Assuming both reactions obey first order kinetics with excess oxygen and that after 1.1 minutes [C2H4O]/[CO2] = 7.2, what is the rate constant k2? %3D

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

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Problem 11.96PAE: The following statements relate to the reaction for the formation of HI: H2(g) + I2(g) -* 2 HI(g)...

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