Nitryl chloride is a reactive gas with a normal boiling point of -16°C. Its decomposition to nitrogen dioxide and chlorine is described by the equation 2 NO,CI → 2 NO, + Cl2 The rate expression for this reaction has the form rate = k[NO2CI] Which, if any, of the following mechanisms are consistent with the observed rate expression? (a) NO¿Cl → NO, + ČI Cl + NO¿CI → NO2 + Cl2 (b) 2 NO2CI= N2O4 + Cl2 N2O4 → 2 NO2 (slow) (fast) (fast equilibrium) (slow) (c) 2 NO¿Cl= CIO2 + N½O + CIO (fast equilibrium) N20 + CIO2 = NO2 + NOCI (fast equilibrium) (slow) NOCI + CIO – NO2 + Cl2

Nitryl chloride is a reactive gas with a normal boiling point of -16°C. Its decomposition to nitrogen dioxide and chlorine is described by the equation 2 NO,CI → 2 NO, + Cl2 The rate expression for this reaction has the form rate = k[NO2CI] Which, if any, of the following mechanisms are consistent with the observed rate expression? (a) NO¿Cl → NO, + ČI Cl + NO¿CI → NO2 + Cl2 (b) 2 NO2CI= N2O4 + Cl2 N2O4 → 2 NO2 (slow) (fast) (fast equilibrium) (slow) (c) 2 NO¿Cl= CIO2 + N½O + CIO (fast equilibrium) N20 + CIO2 = NO2 + NOCI (fast equilibrium) (slow) NOCI + CIO – NO2 + Cl2

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