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Answer: Determine the overall orders of the reactions to
Chapter 13, Problem 17P(choose chapter or problem)
Determine the overall orders of the reactions to which the following rate laws apply:
(a) \(\text { rate } =k\left[\mathrm{NO}_{2}\right]^{2}\)
(b) rate = k
(c) \(\text { rate } =k\left[\mathrm{H}_{2}\right]\left[\mathrm{Br}_{2}\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}\)
(d) \(\text { rate }=k[N O]^{2}\left[O_{2}\right]\)
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QUESTION:
Determine the overall orders of the reactions to which the following rate laws apply:
(a) \(\text { rate } =k\left[\mathrm{NO}_{2}\right]^{2}\)
(b) rate = k
(c) \(\text { rate } =k\left[\mathrm{H}_{2}\right]\left[\mathrm{Br}_{2}\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}\)
(d) \(\text { rate }=k[N O]^{2}\left[O_{2}\right]\)
ANSWER:
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Order of a reaction is an experimental quantity
The overall order of the reaction is the sum of the exponents of each species in the reaction