29-24. A proposed mechanism for the thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde CH,CHO(g) CH₁(g) + CO(g) CH,CHO(g) Ty CH3(g) + CH3CHO(g) CH,CO(g) CH3(g) + CHO(g) (1) CH2(g) +CH,CO(g) (2) CH3(g) + CO(g) (3) 2 CH₁(g) C₂H6 (4) Is this reaction a chain reaction? If so, identify the initiation, propagation, inhibition, and termination step(s). Determine the rate laws for CH₁(g), CH3(g), and CH3CO(g). Show that if you assume the steady-state approximation for the intermediate species, CH3(g) and CH3CO(g), the rate law for methane formation is given by d[CH] dt 1/2 (1) K, CH, CHOP/2 2k,

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29-24. A proposed mechanism for the thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde
CH,CHO(g)
CH₁(g) + CO(g)
CH,CHO(g)
Ty
CH3(g) + CH3CHO(g)
CH,CO(g)
CH3(g) + CHO(g)
(1)
CH2(g) +CH,CO(g)
(2)
CH3(g) + CO(g)
(3)
2 CH₁(g)
C₂H6
(4)
Is this reaction a chain reaction? If so, identify the initiation, propagation, inhibition, and
termination step(s). Determine the rate laws for CH₁(g), CH3(g), and CH3CO(g). Show
that if you assume the steady-state approximation for the intermediate species, CH3(g) and
CH3CO(g), the rate law for methane formation is given by
d[CH]
dt
1/2
(1) K, CH, CHOP/2
2k,
Transcribed Image Text:29-24. A proposed mechanism for the thermal decomposition of acetaldehyde CH,CHO(g) CH₁(g) + CO(g) CH,CHO(g) Ty CH3(g) + CH3CHO(g) CH,CO(g) CH3(g) + CHO(g) (1) CH2(g) +CH,CO(g) (2) CH3(g) + CO(g) (3) 2 CH₁(g) C₂H6 (4) Is this reaction a chain reaction? If so, identify the initiation, propagation, inhibition, and termination step(s). Determine the rate laws for CH₁(g), CH3(g), and CH3CO(g). Show that if you assume the steady-state approximation for the intermediate species, CH3(g) and CH3CO(g), the rate law for methane formation is given by d[CH] dt 1/2 (1) K, CH, CHOP/2 2k,
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