Consider the following Potential Energy Diagram for a four-step reaction mechanism.  (a)              What is the overall balanced equation for the reaction? (b)              Does this reaction have a catalyst? Explain how you know.   (c)          Which step in the above mechanism is the rate-determining step? (d)          Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic?   (e)      The rate law equation was determined to be rate = k [NO2] [F2].  Is the proposed mechanism           plausible?

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  1. Consider the following Potential Energy Diagram for a four-step reaction mechanism. 

(a)              What is the overall balanced equation for the reaction?

(b)              Does this reaction have a catalyst? Explain how you know.  

(c)          Which step in the above mechanism is the rate-determining step?

(d)          Is this reaction exothermic or endothermic?  

(e)      The rate law equation was determined to be rate = k [NO2] [F2].  Is the proposed mechanism
          plausible?  

 

The proposed reaction mechanism is:
IV
NO2 + F2 → NOF2 + O
(II)
NO2 + 0 → NO3
(III)
NOF2 + NO2 → NO2F + NOF
(IV) NO3 + NOF → NO2F + NO2
Transcribed Image Text:The proposed reaction mechanism is: IV NO2 + F2 → NOF2 + O (II) NO2 + 0 → NO3 (III) NOF2 + NO2 → NO2F + NOF (IV) NO3 + NOF → NO2F + NO2
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