Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach
Chemistry: An Atoms-Focused Approach
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ISBN: 9780393912340
Author: Thomas R. Gilbert, Rein V. Kirss, Natalie Foster
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.105QA
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Therate determining step in the mechanism

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Answer to Problem 13.105QA

Solution:

The second step is the rate determining step for the given rate law.

Explanation of Solution

1) Concept:

We need to focus on the mechanism of the reaction. Elementary step 1 involves reversible interconversion of gaseous oxygen molecule to form two oxygen atoms. Elementary step 2 involves collision of one oxygen atom with the nitrogen molecule to form NO  and N atom. Elementary step 3 involves collision between single atoms of N and O to form NO molecule.

Overall reaction involves collision of one nitrogen molecule with one oxygen molecule to form two molecules of NO. The rate law for any elementary step can be written directly from the balanced reactions using stoichiometric coefficients as exponents in the rate law.

Step 1 O2g 2O g                                    Rate=kf[O2]=krO2

Step 2                                 O g+N2gNO g+N(g)Rate=k2 [O][N2]

Step 3:                               Ng+O gNO gRate=k3 [N][O]

Overall reaction            N2g+O2g2NO g                      Rate=k N2[O2]

From the rate law for the first reversible fast reaction, we can say that the rate of forward and reverse reactions is the same. We can write as:

kfO2=krO2

Rearranging the equation for [O], we get

O2=kfkr [O2]

O=kfkrO212

2) Given:

NOt=k N2O212

3) Calculations:

From the rate law for the first reversible fast reaction, we can say that the rate of forward and reverse reactions is the same. We can write as:

kfO2=krO2

Arranging the equation for [O], we get

O2=kfkr [O2]

O=kfkrO212

In the second step of the given mechanism, NO molecule is formed. So, the rate law for the second step in terms of formation of NO molecule can be written as

Rate=  NOt =k2 [O][N2]

Inserting the value for concentration of [O] from equation 1, the above equation can be written as

NOt =k2 [O][N2]

NOt =k2 [kfkrO212][N2]

Combining all the rate constants as k, we get the final equation as

NOt =kN2O212

Thus, it is the second step that determines the given rate of formation of NO.

O is the intermediate in the reaction, so its concentration remains constant. Hence, it does not appear in the overall reaction.

Conclusion:

Substituting the concentration of the intermediate in the overall rate equation, we can find the step that is the rate determining step for the reaction. In this question, the second step is the rate determining step.

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