The initial rate of this reaction was determined for several concentrations of HgCl₂ and C₂04², and the following rate data were obtained for the rate of disappearance of C₂04²- (a) What is the rate law for this reaction? k[HgCl₂][C₂04-21² O k[HgCl₂]2[C₂04-211/2 O k[HgCl₂]²[C₂042] Experiment [HgCl₂] (M) [C₂0₂2] (M) Rate (M/s) 0.000032294528 X M/s 1 2 3 4 0.164 0.164 0.082 0.246 0.15 0.45 0.45 0.15 3.2 x 10-5 2.9 x 10-4 1.4 x 10-4 4.8 x 10-5 (b) What is the value of the rate constant? 008672 • 12-1 (c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.13 M and that of C₂042 is 0.14 M if the temperature is the same as that used to obtain the data shown above?

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The initial rate of this reaction was determined for several concentrations of HgCl₂ and C₂042, and the following rate data were obtained for the rate of disappearance of C₂04²
(a) What is the rate law for this reaction?
Ok[HgCl₂][C₂04-21²
O k[HgCl₂]2[C₂04-211/2
O k[HgCl₂]²[C₂04²]
Experiment
0.000032294528 X M/s
1
2
3
4
[HgCl₂] (M) [C₂042] (M) Rate (M/s)
0.164
0.164
0.082
0.246
0.15
0.45
0.45
0.15
3.2 x 10-5
2.9 x 10-4
1.4 x 10-4
4.8 x 10-5
(b) What is the value of the rate constant?
008672
✔M²5-1
(c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.13 M and that of C₂042 is 0.14 M if the temperature is the same as that used to obtain the data shown
above?
Transcribed Image Text:The initial rate of this reaction was determined for several concentrations of HgCl₂ and C₂042, and the following rate data were obtained for the rate of disappearance of C₂04² (a) What is the rate law for this reaction? Ok[HgCl₂][C₂04-21² O k[HgCl₂]2[C₂04-211/2 O k[HgCl₂]²[C₂04²] Experiment 0.000032294528 X M/s 1 2 3 4 [HgCl₂] (M) [C₂042] (M) Rate (M/s) 0.164 0.164 0.082 0.246 0.15 0.45 0.45 0.15 3.2 x 10-5 2.9 x 10-4 1.4 x 10-4 4.8 x 10-5 (b) What is the value of the rate constant? 008672 ✔M²5-1 (c) What is the reaction rate when the concentration of HgCl₂ is 0.13 M and that of C₂042 is 0.14 M if the temperature is the same as that used to obtain the data shown above?
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The rate law for the given reaction can be written as:

rate=kHgCl2xC2O42-y ......(1)

Here, k is the rate constant for the reaction, x is the order with respect to and y is the order with respect to C2O42-.

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