Chapter 13, Problem 68RQ

Cyclopropane, C₃H₆, is a gas used as a general anesthetic. It undergoes a slow molecular rearrangement to propylene.

At a certain temperature, the following data were obtained relating concentration and rate:

Initial Concentration of Cyclopropane (mol L-1)	Initial Rate of Formation of Propylene (mol L-1 s-1)
0.050	$\text{2}\text{.95 }\times {\text{10}}^{\text{-5}}$
0.100	$\text{5}\text{.90 }\times {\text{ 10}}^{\text{-5}}$
0.150	$\text{8}\text{.85 }\times {\text{ 10}}^{\text{-5}}$

What is the rate law for the reaction? What is the value of the rate constant, with correct units?