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Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below: 2 H9C12(ag) + C2Oalag) 2 Clag) +2 CO2(9) + Hg,Cl2(s) The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained. Experiment [HgCl2] (mol L-1) [C20,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 1 0.144 0.132 5.63 × 10-5 2 0.144 0.396 5.10 x 10¬4 0.072 0.396 2.51 x 10-4 4 0.288 0.132 1.13 x 10-4

Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below: 2 H9C12(ag) + C2Oalag) 2 Clag) +2 CO2(9) + Hg,Cl2(s) The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained. Experiment [HgCl2] (mol L-1) [C20,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 1 0.144 0.132 5.63 × 10-5 2 0.144 0.396 5.10 x 10¬4 0.072 0.396 2.51 x 10-4 4 0.288 0.132 1.13 x 10-4

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Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below: 2 H9C12(ag) + C2Oalag) 2 Clag) +2 CO2(9) + Hg,Cl2(s) The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained. Experiment [HgCl2] (mol L-1) [C20,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 1 0.144 0.132 5.63 × 10-5 2 0.144 0.396 5.10 x 10¬4 0.072 0.396 2.51 x 10-4 4 0.288 0.132 1.13 x 10-4
Transcribed Image Text:Mercury (II) chloride reacts with the oxalate ion according to the equation below: 2 H9C12(ag) + C2Oalag) 2 Clag) +2 CO2(9) + Hg,Cl2(s) The initial rate of the reaction was determined for several concentrations of reactants and table below has the data obtained. Experiment [HgCl2] (mol L-1) [C20,²] (mol L-1) Rate (mol L-1 s-1) 1 0.144 0.132 5.63 × 10-5 2 0.144 0.396 5.10 x 10¬4 0.072 0.396 2.51 x 10-4 4 0.288 0.132 1.13 x 10-4
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