1. A)Determine the rate law of the reaction and find the value of the rate const

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A)Determine the rate law of the reaction and find the value of the rate constant (k) with proper units.
   2O3 3O2
Experiment #    Initial [O3] (M)    Initial Rate (M/sec)
1 0.2            4
2 0.4            8
3 0.6            12

B) Find out the rate constant K data for a method of initial rates problem with three experimental rates determined.
[A]          [B]            rate
Experiment 1       1M           .1M 2 x 10-4
Experiment 2       2M            .1M 4 x 10-4
Experiment 3       2M           .2M           4 x 10-4

Explanation / Answer

This table shows that after doubling the initial concentration of O3, rate is getting doubled. Therefore, the rate is first order in terms of concentration of O3.

Rate = K [O3]

4 M/Sec = K (0.2)M

K = 4/0.2 Sec-1= 40/2 Sec-1= 20 Sec-1

B) This table shows that after doubling the initial concentration of A, rate is getting doubled while doubling the concentrations of both the A and B, rate is doubled. This observation indicates that the reaction is first order in terms of concentration of A and zero order in terms of concentration of B. Thus the rate law can be represented as:

Rate = K [A]1 [B]0

2 x 10-4 = K x 1

K = 2 x 10-4 Sec-1

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