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General Chemistry 2: Rates of Reaction

The following initial rate data was collected for the reaction, 2 NO + O2_2 \longrightarrow 2NO2_2

[NO2_2]X^X[O2_2]Y^Y

The following initial rate data was collected for the reaction, CH3_3Br + OH^- \longrightarrow CH3_3OH + Br^-

B. What is the rate constant?

The following initial rate data was collected for the reaction, A + B + C \longrightarrow products

What are the reaction orders with respect to the reactants?

A \longrightarrow products

t12_\frac{1}{2} = 180s

A. What % of A is left unreacted at 900 s?

B. What is the rate at [A] = 0.50 M?

The half life of uranium-238 is 4.51 x 109^9 years. What is the rate constant? How much uranium-238 is left after 4 half lives if we start with 64 mg?

A first order reaction has a half life of 20.0 min.

A. Calculate the rate constant for this reaction

B. How much time is required for this reaction to be 75% complete?

Below is a proposed mechanism for a reaction, with k2 > k1. What is the rate law?

NO2+CO k1 NO+NO3NO_2 + CO~ \xrightarrow{k_1}~ NO + NO_3

NO3+CO k2 NO2+CO2NO_3 + CO~ \xrightarrow{k_2}~ NO_2 + CO_2

Below is a proposed mechanism for a reaction, with k1 > k2. What is the rate law?

NO2+CO k1 NO+NO3NO_2 + CO~ \xrightarrow{k_1}~ NO + NO_3

NO3+CO k2 NO2+CO2NO_3 + CO~ \xrightarrow{k_2}~ NO_2 + CO_2

Below is a proposed mechanism for a reaction, with k1 > k2. What is the rate law?

NO+Br2 k1k1 NOBr2NO+ Br_2~ \mathop{\leftrightharpoons}^{k_1}_{k_{-1}}~ NOBr_2

NOBr2+NO k2 NOBr+NOBrNOBr_2 + NO~ \xrightarrow{k_2}~ NOBr + NOBr

For the mechanism proposed below, use the quasi (pseudo) steady state approximation to determine the overall rate law assuming the pseudo steady state.

2 NO + 2H2  2 H2O + N2  overall2~NO~+~2 H_2~\longrightarrow~2~H_2O~+~N_2~~{overall}

2 NO+ H2 k1k1 N2O + H2O2~NO+~H_2~\mathop{\leftrightharpoons}^{k_1}_{k_{-1}}~N_2O~+~H_2O

N2O + H2 k2 N2 + H2ON_2O~+~H_2~\xrightarrow{k_2}~N_2~+~H_2O

Use the pseudo steady state hypothesis to derive the rate law for the rate of production of P

E + S k1k1 ESE~+~S~\mathop{\leftrightharpoons}^{k_1}_{k_{-1}}~ES

ES k2 E +PES~\xrightarrow{k_2}~E~+P

Derive the rate law for the following reaction mechanism

OCl H2O  HOCl+OHOCl^-~H_2O~\leftrightharpoons~HOCl + OH^-

I+HOCl  HOI+Cl  slowstepI^- + HOCl~\longrightarrow~HOI + Cl^-~~{slow step}

HO+OH H2O+OIHO + OH^-\longrightarrow~H_2O + OI^-