Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321910417
Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 30E

The rates of many atmospheric reactions are accelerated by the absorption of light by one of the reactants. For example, consider the reaction between methane and chlorine to produce methyl chloride and hydrogen chloride:

Reaction 1: CH4 (g) + C12 (g) → CH3 C1 (g) + HC1 (g)
This reaction is very slow in the absence of light. However, C12 (g) can absorb light to form C1 atoms:

Reaction 2: C12 (g) + hv → 2C1 (g)
Once the C1 atoms are generated, they can catalyze the reaction of CH4 and C12, according to the following proposed mechanism:

Reaction 3: CH4 (g) + C1 (g) → CH3 C1 (g) + HC1 (g)
Reaction 1: CH3 (g) + C12 (g) → CH3 C1 (g) + C1 (g)
The enthalpy changes and activation energies for these two reactions are tabulated as follows:

    Reaction ΔH0(KJ/mol) Ea (KJ/mol)
    3 +4 17
    4 --109 4

By using the bond enthalpy for C12 (Table 8.4), determine the longest wavelength of light that is energetic enough to cause reaction 2 to occur. In which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum is this light found? (b) By using the data tabulated here, sketch a quantitative energy profile for the catalyzed reaction represented by reactions 3 and 4. (c) By using bond enthalpies, estimate where the reactants, CH4 (g) + C12 (g), should be placed on your diagram in part (b). Use this result to estimate the value of Ea for the reaction CH4 (g) + C12 (g) → CH3 C1 (g) + C1 (g). (d) The species C1 (g) and CH3 (g) in reactions 3 and 4 are radicals, that is. Atoms or molecules with unpaired electrons. Draw a Lewis structure of CH3, and verify that it is radical. (e) The sequence of reactions 3 and 4 comprises a radical chain mechanism. Why do you think this is called a “chain reaction”? Propose a reaction that will terminate the chain reaction.

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