The decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide gas at 318.15K is measured as the decrease of N,O5 concentration in partial pressures (mm): The data are shown graphically: Time (s) [N2O5] (mm) 348 6 247 12 195 24 105 36 58 48 33 60 18 72 10 Calculate the rate constant for the reaction. Use Excel to plot the pertinent data and use linear regression to calculate the slope of the line connecting your data.

The decomposition of dinitrogen pentoxide gas at 318.15K is measured as the decrease of N,O5 concentration in partial pressures (mm): The data are shown graphically: Time (s) [N2O5] (mm) 348 6 247 12 195 24 105 36 58 48 33 60 18 72 10 Calculate the rate constant for the reaction. Use Excel to plot the pertinent data and use linear regression to calculate the slope of the line connecting your data.

Chemistry

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Publisher:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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