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Consider the thermal decomposition of described by the mechanism below: 1
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Kinetics · Kinetics
Problem
Consider the thermal decomposition of
NO
2
\text{NO}_2
NO
2
described by the mechanism below: 1.
2
NO
2
→
NO
+
NO
3
2\,\text{NO}_2 \rightarrow \text{NO} + \text{NO}_3
2
NO
2
→
NO
+
NO
3
(slow) 2.
NO
3
⇌
NO
+
O
2
\text{NO}_3 \rightleftharpoons \text{NO} + \text{O}_2
NO
3
⇌
NO
+
O
2
(fast, reversible) Write the rate law in terms of reactant concentrations only and state the overall reaction order.
Related theory
Rate Law
Chemical Kinetics
Reaction Mechanisms
Reaction mechanism
Integrated Rate Equations
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