Rates of chemical reaction Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, decomposes upon heating to form nitric oxide and oxygen according to the equation 2 NO2 (g) → 2 NO (g) + O2 (g) At the beginning of an experiment, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in a reaction vessel was 0.1213 M. After 55 seconds the concentration decreased to 0.1105 M. What is the average rate of decomposition of NO2 during this time interval in M/s?

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Rates of chemical reaction

Nitrogen dioxide, NO2, decomposes upon heating to form nitric oxide and oxygen according to the equation 2 NO2 (g) → 2 NO (g)   +  O2 (g) 

At the beginning of an experiment, the concentration of nitrogen dioxide in a reaction vessel was 0.1213 M. After 55 seconds the concentration decreased to 0.1105 M. What is the average rate of decomposition of NO2 during this time interval in M/s?

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