The gas phase hydration of formaldehyde can be modeled using a mechanism involving a hydrogen-bonded complex:  CH2O + H2O ⇌ CH2O…H2O (k1, k−1) CH2O…H2O → CH2(OH)2 (k2)  a. Write the differential rate law for each species in this mechanism.  b. Use the steady state approximation to determine the effective 2nd order rate law for the reaction. State what assumptions you make to use the steady state approximation.

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The gas phase hydration of formaldehyde can be modeled using a mechanism involving a hydrogen-bonded complex: 

CH2O + H2O ⇌ CH2O…H2O (k1, k−1)

CH2O…H2O → CH2(OH)2 (k2) 

a. Write the differential rate law for each species in this mechanism. 

b. Use the steady state approximation to determine the effective 2nd order rate law for the reaction. State what assumptions you make to use the steady state approximation. 

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