Chapter 14, Problem 14.104QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

Possible mechanism has to be given for the given reaction.

Concept introduction:

Reaction: Substances which are mutually involved each other in a chemical process and changed into different substances.

Mechanism of a reaction: The representation of step by step process involved in the chemical process is said to be mechanism of a chemical reaction.

Rate of a reaction: It represents the speed at which a chemical reaction runs.  How much concentration of substrates (reactants) consumed and how much concentration of targets (products) formed in a unit of time is said to be rate of reaction.

Rate of reaction depends on time, temperature, pressure, concentration, and $\text{pH}$ of the reaction.

Rate law: It is an equation that related to the rate of reaction to the concentrations or pressures of substrates (reactants).  It is also said to be as rate equation.

Rate equation for the general reaction $\text{A+B}\to \text{Product}$ is,

$Rate=\underset{\begin{array}{l}rate\\ constat\end{array}}{k}{\left[A\right]}^x{\left[B\right]}^y$

Depends on order of the chemical reaction, the rate law or rate equation also varies.

Order of a reaction:  The sum of exponents of the concentrations in the rate law for the reaction is said to be order of a reaction.

$\text{Order}\text{= }\text{x+y}$