In a study of the gas phase decomposition of dimethyl ether at 500 °C CH3OCH3(gCH,(g) + H2(g) + CO(g) the concentration of CH3OCH3 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 -6.08×104 s and a y-intercept of -2.39 . Based on this plot, the reaction is | order in CH3OCH3 and the rate constant for the reaction is

In a study of the gas phase decomposition of dimethyl ether at 500 °C CH3OCH3(gCH,(g) + H2(g) + CO(g) the concentration of CH3OCH3 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 -6.08×104 s and a y-intercept of -2.39 . Based on this plot, the reaction is | order in CH3OCH3 and the rate constant for the reaction is

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

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