inisms Practice 1. Consider the decomposition of dinitrogen pentaoxide: 2 N,0, > 2 N,0, +0, a) What would be the rate law for this reaction if the mechanism only consisted of one elementary step? b) The actual experimental rate law is Rate = k[N,O,]'. What is the molecularity of the rate-determining step? c) Propose a possible mechanism for this reaction that meets the two criteria necessary for reaction mechanism to be a plausible one.

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Reaction Mechanisms Practice
1. Consider the decomposition of dinitrogen pentaoxide:
2 N,0, > 2 N,0,+ 0,
a) What would be the rate law for this reaction if the mechanism only consisted of one elementary step?
b) The actual experimental rate law is Rate = k[N,OJ. What is the molecularity of the rate-determining
step?
c) Propose a possible mechanism for this reaction that meets the two criteria necessary for reaction
mechanism to be a plausible one.
Transcribed Image Text:Reaction Mechanisms Practice 1. Consider the decomposition of dinitrogen pentaoxide: 2 N,0, > 2 N,0,+ 0, a) What would be the rate law for this reaction if the mechanism only consisted of one elementary step? b) The actual experimental rate law is Rate = k[N,OJ. What is the molecularity of the rate-determining step? c) Propose a possible mechanism for this reaction that meets the two criteria necessary for reaction mechanism to be a plausible one.
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