Nitrogen oxides are often found in the atmosphere as air pollutants. They do not breakdown easily as most reactive paths require hydrogen, which is only found in traceamounts in Earth's atmosphere. In the lab we can easily break down the pollutantswith just a small input of energy. The understood mechanism for this reaction is:Step 1: 2NO N202Step 2: N202 + H2 → H2O + N20Step 3: N20 + H2 → H20 + N2a. Deduce the overall equation for this reaction mechanism.b. Identify and state the reaction intermediates.c. The rate law expression for the reaction was determined to be r =k[NoP. Whichstep would likely be the rate-determining step? Explain your answer.

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Nitrogen oxides are often found in the atmosphere as air pollutants. They do not break down easily as most reactive paths require hydrogen, which is only found in trace amounts in Earth's atmosphere. In the lab we can easily break down the pollutants with just a small input of energy. The understood mechanism for this reaction is: Step 1: 2NO N2O2 Step 2: N202 + H2 → H2O + N2O Step 3: N20 + H2 → H2O + N2 a. Deduce the overall equation for this reaction mechanism. b. Identify and state the reaction intermediates. c. The rate law expression for the reaction was determined to be r =k[NO]². Which step would likely be the rate-determining step? Explain your answer.

Nitrogen oxides are often found in the atmosphere as air pollutants. They do not break down easily as most reactive paths require hydrogen, which is only found in trace amounts in Earth's atmosphere. In the lab we can easily break down the pollutants with just a small input of energy. The understood mechanism for this reaction is: Step 1: 2NO N2O2 Step 2: N202 + H2 → H2O + N2O Step 3: N20 + H2 → H2O + N2 a. Deduce the overall equation for this reaction mechanism. b. Identify and state the reaction intermediates. c. The rate law expression for the reaction was determined to be r =k[NO]². Which step would likely be the rate-determining step? Explain your answer.

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