E17E.1(b) The reaction mechanism for renaturation of a double helix from its strands A and B is thought to be A+B U U -, H where U is an unstable helix, and H is the stable form of the helix. The reaction between A and B is first order in each species and the return of U to A + B is first order in U; the reaction of U to H is first order in U. Deduce the rate law for the rate of formation of H in two ways: (i) by assuming a pre-equilibrium and (ii) by assuming that the steady-state approximation can be applied to U.

E17E.1(b) The reaction mechanism for renaturation of a double helix from its strands A and B is thought to be A+B U U -, H where U is an unstable helix, and H is the stable form of the helix. The reaction between A and B is first order in each species and the return of U to A + B is first order in U; the reaction of U to H is first order in U. Deduce the rate law for the rate of formation of H in two ways: (i) by assuming a pre-equilibrium and (ii) by assuming that the steady-state approximation can be applied to U.

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