In the presence of vanadium oxide, SO,(g) reacts with anexcess of oxygen to give SO3(g):VOsSO2(g) + † O2(g) → SO3(g)This reaction is an important step in the manufacture ofsulfuric acid. It is observed that tripling the SO, concen-tration increases the rate by a factor of 3, but tripling theSO, concentration decreases the rate by a factor of 1.7 =V3. The rate is insensitive to the O, concentration as longas an excess of oxygen is present.(a) Write the rate expression for this reaction, and givethe units of the rate constant k.(b) If [SO,] is multiplied by 2 and [SO3] by 4 but all otherconditions are unchanged, what change in the ratewill be observed?

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