Consider the following reaction between mercury(II) chloride and oxalate ion.2 HgCl₂(aq) + C₂04² (aq) → 2 Cl¯(aq) + 2 CO₂(g) + H₂Cl₂(s)The initial rate of this reaction was determined for several concentrations of HgCl₂ and C₂04², and the following rate data were obtained forthe rate of disappearance of C₂0₂²-Experiment [HgCl₂] (M) [C₂04²-] (M) Rate (M/s)3.2 x 10-52.9 x 10-41.4 x 10-44.8 x 10-51234(a) What is the rate law for this reaction?O k[HgCl₂]2[C₂04-²]O k[HgCl₂]²[C₂04 211/2k[HgCl₂][C₂04-21²0.1640.1640.0820.2460.150.450.450.15(b) What is the value of the rate constant?8.67e-3✔M²²5-1(c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.20 M and that of C₂04² is 0.11 M if the temperature is thesame as that used to obtain the data shown above?X M/s

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(b) What is the value of the rate constant? 8.67e-3 ✔ M²5-1 (c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.20 M and that of C₂04² is 0.11 M if the temperature is the same as that used to obtain the data shown above? x M/s

(b) What is the value of the rate constant? 8.67e-3 ✔ M²5-1 (c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.20 M and that of C₂04² is 0.11 M if the temperature is the same as that used to obtain the data shown above? x M/s

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