The experimentally determined rate law for a reaction is .

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Problem

The experimentally determined rate law for a reaction is rate=k[NO]2[H2]\text{rate} = k[\text{NO}]^2[\text{H}_2]. (a) Write the balanced chemical equation that this rate law would imply if the reaction were elementary. (b) Using collision-frequency considerations, state in one sentence whether such an elementary step is plausible and why.

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