(a)
Interpretation:
The order of the decomposition of nitrogen dioxide has to be determined.
(a)
Explanation of Solution
The time and the pressure of the reactant is given as shown below;
Time ( | Pressure of | Pressure of | |
Graph of concentration and time is plotted considering the time in x-axis and pressure of the reactant at
As the obtained graph is not a straight line, the reaction is not a zero order.
If the plot of graph with time and
Time ( | Pressure of | |
As the obtained graph is a straight line, the reaction is a first order.
(b)
Interpretation:
Rate constant for the decomposition of nitrogen dioxide has to be determined.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
The time and the pressure of the reactant is given as shown below;
Time ( | Pressure of | Pressure of | |
Graph of concentration and time is plotted considering the time in x-axis and pressure of the reactant at
As the obtained graph is not a straight line, the reaction is not a zero order.
If the plot of graph with time and
Time ( | Pressure of | |
As the obtained graph is a straight line, the reaction is a first order. Therefore, the rate law can be given as shown below;
Rate constant for the reaction at
The rate constant of the first order reaction can be calculated as shown below;
The rate constant of the reaction at
Rate constant for the reaction at
The rate constant of the first order reaction can be calculated as shown below;
The rate constant of the reaction at
(c)
Interpretation:
Activation energy has to be calculated for the decomposition of nitrogen dioxide.
Concept Introduction:
Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy that has to be possessed by the reactant species in order to produce products. Activation energy is represented as
(c)
Answer to Problem 13.90QE
Activation energy of the reaction is
Explanation of Solution
The rate constants and temperature are as follows;
Rate constant | Temperature |
Activation energy and the rate constants for a reaction at two different temperatures is related by the equation as follows;
Where,
Rearranging equation (1) in order to obtain activation energy, the equation is given as shown below;
Substituting the first and third entry from the table given above in equation (2), the activation energy can be calculated as follows;
Therefore, the activation energy of the reaction is
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