
Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Author: Nivaldo J. Tro
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Chapter 15, Problem 118E
The rate of decomposition of N2O3(g) to NO2(g) and NO(g) is monitored by measuring [NO2]at different times. The following tabulated data are obtained.
[NO2](mol/L) | 0 | 0.193 | 0.316 | 0.427 | 0.784 |
t(s) | 0 | 884 | 1610 | 2460 | 50,000 |
The reaction follows a first-order rate law. Calculate the rate constant. Assume that after 50,000 s all the N2O3(g) had decomposed.
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