**Chemical Reaction Mechanism Exploration**The formation of iodine is described by the following chemical equation:\[\text{H}_2 \, (\text{g}) + 2\text{ICl} \, (\text{g}) \rightarrow 2\text{HCl} \, (\text{g}) + \text{I}_2 \, (\text{g})\]Suppose a two-step mechanism is proposed for this reaction, beginning with this elementary reaction:\[\text{H}_2 \, (\text{g}) + \text{ICl} \, (\text{g}) \rightarrow \text{HI} \, (\text{g}) + \text{HCl} \, (\text{g})\]Suppose also that the second step of the mechanism should be bimolecular.**Challenge:**Suggest a reasonable second step. That is, write the balanced chemical equation of a bimolecular elementary reaction that would complete the proposed mechanism.

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O+2IC1 (g) → 2HC1 (g) + I, (g) cwo-step mechanism is proposed for this reaction, beginning with this elementary reaction: O+ IC1 (g) - HI (g) + HCI (g) so that the second step of the mechanism should be bimolecular. easonable second step. That is, write the balanced chemical equation of a bimolecular elementary reaction that would complete the proposed

O+2IC1 (g) → 2HC1 (g) + I, (g) cwo-step mechanism is proposed for this reaction, beginning with this elementary reaction: O+ IC1 (g) - HI (g) + HCI (g) so that the second step of the mechanism should be bimolecular. easonable second step. That is, write the balanced chemical equation of a bimolecular elementary reaction that would complete the proposed

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