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Chapter 14, Problem 4E
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To explain: Why the reaction rate for reactants defined as the negative of the change in reactant concentration with respect to time, whereas for the product, it is defined as the change in reactant concentration with respect to time with a positive sign.
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Ch. 14 - Prob. 1SAQCh. 14 - Q2. Dinitrogen monoxide decomposes into nitrogen...Ch. 14 - Q3. This plot shows the rate of the decomposition...Ch. 14 - Q4. For the reaction 2 A + B → C, the initial rate...Ch. 14 - Prob. 5SAQCh. 14 - Prob. 6SAQCh. 14 - Prob. 7SAQCh. 14 - Prob. 8SAQCh. 14 - Q9. The rate constant of a reaction is measured at...Ch. 14 - Prob. 10SAQ
Ch. 14 - Prob. 11SAQCh. 14 - Q12. Which statement is true regarding the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 13SAQCh. 14 - Q14. Use collision theory to determine which...Ch. 14 - Q15. Carbon monoxide and chlorine gas react to...Ch. 14 - Prob. 1ECh. 14 - Prob. 2ECh. 14 - Prob. 3ECh. 14 - 4. Why is the reaction rate for reactants defined...Ch. 14 - Prob. 5ECh. 14 - Prob. 6ECh. 14 - Prob. 7ECh. 14 - 8. For a reaction with multiple reactants, how is...Ch. 14 - 9. Explain the difference between the rate law for...Ch. 14 - 10. Write integrated rate laws for zero-order,...Ch. 14 - Prob. 11ECh. 14 - 12. How do reaction rates typically depend on...Ch. 14 - Prob. 13ECh. 14 - 14. What is an Arrhenius plot? Explain the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 15ECh. 14 - Prob. 16ECh. 14 - 17. In a reaction mechanism, what is an elementary...Ch. 14 - 18. What are the two requirements for a proposed...Ch. 14 - 19. What is an intermediate within a reaction...Ch. 14 - Prob. 20ECh. 14 - 21. Explain the difference between homogeneous...Ch. 14 - Prob. 22ECh. 14 - Prob. 23ECh. 14 - Prob. 24ECh. 14 - 25. Consider the reaction:
2 HBr(g) → H2(g) +...Ch. 14 - 26. Consider the reaction:
2 N2O(g) → 2 N2(g) +...Ch. 14 - 27. For the reaction 2 A(g) + B(g) → 3 C(g),
a....Ch. 14 - 28. For the reaction A(g) + B(g) → 2 C(g),
a....Ch. 14 - 29. Consider the reaction:
Cl2(g) + 3 F2(g) → 2...Ch. 14 - Prob. 30ECh. 14 - Prob. 31ECh. 14 - Prob. 32ECh. 14 - Prob. 33ECh. 14 - 34. Consider the reaction:
2 H2O2(aq) → 2 H2O(l) +...Ch. 14 - Prob. 35ECh. 14 - Prob. 36ECh. 14 - Prob. 37ECh. 14 - 38. This reaction is first order in N2O5:
N2O5(g)...Ch. 14 - Prob. 39ECh. 14 - Prob. 40ECh. 14 - Prob. 41ECh. 14 - 42. Consider the data showing the initial rate of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 43ECh. 14 - Prob. 44ECh. 14 - 45. The tabulated data were collected for this...Ch. 14 - 46. The tabulated data were collected for this...Ch. 14 - 47. Indicate the order of reaction consistent with...Ch. 14 - 48. Indicate the order of reaction consistent with...Ch. 14 - 49. The tabulated data show the concentration of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 50ECh. 14 - 51. The tabulated data show the concentration of...Ch. 14 - 52. The reaction A → products was monitored as a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 53ECh. 14 - Prob. 54ECh. 14 - Prob. 55ECh. 14 - Prob. 56ECh. 14 - 57. The half-life for the radioactive decay of...Ch. 14 - 58. The half-life for the radioactive decay of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 59ECh. 14 - Prob. 60ECh. 14 - Prob. 61ECh. 14 - Prob. 62ECh. 14 - Prob. 63ECh. 14 - Prob. 64ECh. 14 - 65. The data shown here were collected for the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 66ECh. 14 - 67. The tabulated data were collected for the...Ch. 14 - 68. The tabulated data show the rate constant of a...Ch. 14 - 69. A reaction has a rate constant of 0.0117/s at...Ch. 14 - 70. A reaction has a rate constant of 0.000122/s...Ch. 14 - Prob. 71ECh. 14 - Prob. 72ECh. 14 - Prob. 73ECh. 14 - Prob. 74ECh. 14 - Prob. 75ECh. 14 - Prob. 76ECh. 14 - Prob. 77ECh. 14 - Prob. 78ECh. 14 - 79. Many heterogeneous catalysts are deposited on...Ch. 14 - 80. Suppose that the reaction A → products is...Ch. 14 - 81. Suppose that a catalyst lowers the activation...Ch. 14 - Prob. 82ECh. 14 - Prob. 83ECh. 14 - Prob. 84ECh. 14 - Prob. 85ECh. 14 - Prob. 86ECh. 14 - Prob. 87ECh. 14 - Prob. 88ECh. 14 - Prob. 89ECh. 14 - Prob. 90ECh. 14 - 91. Iodine atoms combine to form I2 in liquid...Ch. 14 - 92. The hydrolysis of sucrose (C12H22O11) into...Ch. 14 - Prob. 93ECh. 14 - Prob. 94ECh. 14 - Prob. 95ECh. 14 - Prob. 96ECh. 14 - 97. The desorption (leaving of the surface) of a...Ch. 14 - Prob. 98ECh. 14 - 99. The kinetics of this reaction were studied as...Ch. 14 - Prob. 100ECh. 14 - Prob. 101ECh. 14 - 102. Consider the two reactions:
a. Why is the...Ch. 14 - 103. Anthropologists can estimate the age of a...Ch. 14 - 104. Geologists can estimate the age of rocks by...Ch. 14 - Prob. 105ECh. 14 - 106. Consider the reaction:
2 NH3(aq) + OCl–(aq) →...Ch. 14 - Prob. 107ECh. 14 - Prob. 108ECh. 14 - Prob. 109ECh. 14 - Prob. 110ECh. 14 - Prob. 111ECh. 14 - Prob. 112ECh. 14 - 113. In this chapter we have seen a number of...Ch. 14 - Prob. 114ECh. 14 - 115. The previous exercise shows how the...Ch. 14 - Prob. 116ECh. 14 - Prob. 117ECh. 14 - Prob. 118ECh. 14 - Prob. 119ECh. 14 - Prob. 120ECh. 14 - Prob. 121ECh. 14 - Prob. 122ECh. 14 - Prob. 123QGWCh. 14 - 124. A certain compound, A, reacts to form...Ch. 14 - 125. The color of food is an important component...
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