For the decomposition of ammonia on a platinum surface at 856 °C2 NH3N2 + 3 H2the average rate of disappearance of NH3 over the time period from t = 0 s to t = 4400 s is found to be 1.50×10-6 M s-1.The average rate of formation of H2 over the same time period is

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For the decomposition of ammonia on a platinum surface at 856 °C

2 NH3N2 + 3 H2

the average rate of disappearance of NH3 over the time period from t = 0 s to t = 4400 s is found to be 1.50×10-6 M s-1.

The average rate of formation of H2 over the same time period is

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