onsider the following 3 step reaction mechanism: Step 1              H2                         2H              fast Step 2       H     +     CO                        HCO     slow Step 3       H     +     HCO                     H2CO   fast   1). What is the overall reaction? 2). Identify the intermediates in the reaction mechanism. 3). Write a rate law expression for each step of the mechanism including any reversible reactions.

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Consider the following 3 step reaction mechanism:

Step 1              H2                         2H              fast

Step 2       H     +     CO                        HCO     slow

Step 3       H     +     HCO                     H2CO   fast

 

1). What is the overall reaction?

2). Identify the intermediates in the reaction mechanism.

3). Write a rate law expression for each step of the mechanism including any reversible reactions.

4). What is the predicted rate law expression?  Be sure to only list reactants from the overall equation and not intermediates in the rate law expression.

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