In a study of the gas phase decomposition of dimethyl ether at 500 °C CH3OCH3(g) CH4(g) + H2(g) + CO(g) the concentration of CH,OCH, was followed as a function of time. It was found that a graph of In[CH3OCH3] versus time in seconds gave a straight line with a slope of -6.28x10s and a y-intercept of -3.50. Based on this plot, the reaction D order in CH,OCH, and the rate constant for the reaction is zero first second

In a study of the gas phase decomposition of dimethyl ether at 500 °C CH3OCH3(g) CH4(g) + H2(g) + CO(g) the concentration of CH,OCH, was followed as a function of time. It was found that a graph of In[CH3OCH3] versus time in seconds gave a straight line with a slope of -6.28x10s and a y-intercept of -3.50. Based on this plot, the reaction D order in CH,OCH, and the rate constant for the reaction is zero first second

Chemistry: The Molecular Science

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics: Rates Of Reactions

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