5. Atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen react to form nitrogen monoxide in an endothermic reaction thatabsorbs 90.2 kJ of energy per mole of NO formed. Experimental data suggests that the decomposition NOback into N2 and Oz has an activation energy close to 300 kJ/mol.a.Build the energy diagram associated with this reaction.b. Compare the probabilities of the forward and backward processes based on the corresponding activationenergies (E) and configuration effectiveness (CE).

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5. Atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen react to form nitrogen monoxide in an endothermic reaction that absorbs 90.2 kJ of energy per mole of NO formed. Experimental data suggests that the decomposition NO back into N2 and O2 has an activation energy close to 300 kJ/mol.

5. Atmospheric nitrogen and oxygen react to form nitrogen monoxide in an endothermic reaction that absorbs 90.2 kJ of energy per mole of NO formed. Experimental data suggests that the decomposition NO back into N2 and O2 has an activation energy close to 300 kJ/mol.

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

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