A proposed mechanism for the gas phase reaction of chloroform (CHCl3) and chlorine is as follows: 1. Cl2 (g) ⇌ 2 Cl (g) fast 2. Cl(g) + CHCl3(g) → HCl(g) + CCl3(g) slow 3. Cl (g) + CCl3 (g) → CCl4 (g) fast 5. What is the rate law for the overall reaction in Question #4? A. k [Cl2]  B. k [Cl2][CHCl3]  C. k [CHCl3][Cl2]2 D. k [Cl][CCl3] E. k [CHCl3][Cl2]1/2

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A proposed mechanism for the gas phase reaction
of chloroform (CHCl3) and chlorine is as follows:
1. Cl2 (g) ⇌ 2 Cl (g) fast
2. Cl(g) + CHCl3(g) → HCl(g) + CCl3(g) slow
3. Cl (g) + CCl3 (g) → CCl4 (g) fast

5. What is the rate law for the overall reaction in
Question #4?
A. k [Cl2] 
B. k [Cl2][CHCl3] 
C. k [CHCl3][Cl2]2

D. k [Cl][CCl3]

E. k [CHCl3][Cl2]1/2

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