Question

Ammonium ion (NH4+) reacts with nitrite ion (NO2-) to yield nitrogen gas and liquid water. The following initial rates of reaction have been measured for the given reactant concentrations. Expt. # [NH4+] [NO2-] Initial rate (M/hr) 1 0.010 0.010 0.020 2 0.020 0.010 0.040 3 0.010 0.020 0.080 Which of the following is the rate law (rate equation) for this reaction? a. rate = k [NH4+]2 [NO2-? b. rate = k [NH4+ ] [NO2-] c. rate = k [NH4+] [NO-2]2 d. rate = k [NH4+]-1[N02-] e. rate = k [NH4+] [NO2-]-1 Please explain how to solve!!