(a)
Interpretation:
The order of the reaction with respect to substance
(a)
Explanation of Solution
The rate law can be represented as given below.
Where,
Carefully examining the table, it can be said that
By taking logarithm on both the sides, it can be written as follows,
The above equation is in the form of
Similarly, by keeping
By taking logarithm on both the sides, it can be written as follows,
The above equation is in the form of
Four data sets have constant
Figure 1
The graph of
Figure 2
Therefore, the reaction order of reactant
The graph of
Figure 3
Therefore, the reaction order of reactant
(b)
Interpretation:
The rate law for the reaction has to be derived.
(b)
Explanation of Solution
The order of the reaction with respect to substance
(c)
Interpretation:
The rate constant
(c)
Answer to Problem 25QRT
The average of the rate constant is
Explanation of Solution
The rate constant can be expressed as shown below.
For first experiment the rate constant can be calculated by plugging all the data given in the table.
In first experiment, the initial concentration of
Now, the rate constant for first experiment is given below.
Similarly, the rate constant for rest of the experiments can be calculated. The calculated rate constant values are given in the table below.
Initial rate |
Rate constant | ||
The average of the rate constant is
(d)
Interpretation:
The initial rate of the reaction has to be calculated.
(d)
Answer to Problem 25QRT
The initial
Explanation of Solution
The rate law can be expressed as shown below.
Given that,
Therefore, the initial rate of reaction is
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