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Chapter 15, Problem 2E
Why are reaction rates important (both practically and theoretically)?
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Part I.
Draw reaction mechanism for the transformations of benzophenone to benzopinacol to benzopinaco lone and answer the ff:
Pinacol (2,3-dimethyl, 1-3-butanediol) on treatment w/ acid gives a mixture of pina colone
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(3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone) 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene. Give reasonable mechanism
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Cl2(g)+3F2(g)2ClF3(g)...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction. 8H2S(g)+4O2(g)8H2O(g)+S8(g)...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction: C4H8(g)2C2H4(g) The...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction: NO2(g)NO(g)+12O2(g) The...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction. H2(g)+Br2(g)2HBr(g) The...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction. 2H2O2(aq)2H2O(l)+O2(g) The...Ch. 15 - This graph shows a plot of the rate of a reaction...Ch. 15 - This graph shows a plot of the rate of a reaction...Ch. 15 - What are the units of k for each type of reaction?...Ch. 15 - This reaction is first order in N2O5:...Ch. 15 - A reaction in which A, B, and C react to form...Ch. 15 - A reaction in which A, B, and C react to form...Ch. 15 - Consider the tabulated data showing initial rate...Ch. 15 - Consider the tabulated data showing initial rate...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data were collected for this...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data were collected for this...Ch. 15 - Indicate the order of reaction consistent with...Ch. 15 - Indicate the order of reaction consistent with...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data show the concentration of AB...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data show the concentration of N2O5...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data show the concentration of...Ch. 15 - Prob. 52ECh. 15 - This reaction was monitored as a function of time:...Ch. 15 - This reaction was monitored as a function of time:...Ch. 15 - Prob. 55ECh. 15 - Prob. 56ECh. 15 - Prob. 57ECh. 15 - Prob. 58ECh. 15 - The diagram shows the energy of a reaction as the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 60ECh. 15 - Prob. 61ECh. 15 - Prob. 62ECh. 15 - Prob. 63ECh. 15 - The rate constant (k) for a reaction is measured...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data shown here were collected for...Ch. 15 - Prob. 66ECh. 15 - The tabulated data were collected for the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 68ECh. 15 - A reaction has a rate constant of 0.0117/s at...Ch. 15 - A reaction has a rate constant of 0.000122/s at...Ch. 15 - Prob. 71ECh. 15 - Prob. 72ECh. 15 - Prob. 73ECh. 15 - Prob. 74ECh. 15 - Prob. 75ECh. 15 - Prob. 76ECh. 15 - Consider this three-step mechanism for a...Ch. 15 - Prob. 78ECh. 15 - Prob. 79ECh. 15 - Prob. 80ECh. 15 - Suppose that a catalyst lowers the activation...Ch. 15 - The activation barrier for the hydrolysis of...Ch. 15 - The tabulated data were collected for this...Ch. 15 - Prob. 84ECh. 15 - Consider the reaction: A+B+CD The rate law for...Ch. 15 - Consider the reaction: 2O3(g)3O2(g) The rate law...Ch. 15 - At 700 K acetaldehyde decomposes in the gas phase...Ch. 15 - Prob. 88ECh. 15 - Dinitrogen pentoxide decomposes in the gas phase...Ch. 15 - Cyclopropane (C3H6) reacts to form propene (C3H6)...Ch. 15 - Iodine atoms combine to form I2 in liquid hexane...Ch. 15 - Prob. 92ECh. 15 - The reaction AB(aq)A(g)+B(g) is second order in AB...Ch. 15 - The reaction 2H2O2(aq)2H2O(l)+O2(g) is first order...Ch. 15 - Consider this energy diagram: a. 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