Question

What is the instantaneous rate of change of NO2 at t= 2000s inthe experiment that produced the data in the table below? Thereaction is

2NO(g) + O₂(g) --> 2NO₂(g)

Changing Concentrations of Reactants and Products with Time at25C

Time (s) [NO](M) [O₂](M) [NO₂](M)

0 0.0100 0.0100 0.0000

285 0.0090 0.0095 0.0010

600 0.0080 0.0090 0.0020

1175 0.0070 0.0085 0.0030

1895 0.0060 0.0080 0.0040

2975 0.0050 0.0075 0.0050

4700 0.0040 0.0070 0.0060

7800 0.0030 0.0065 0.0070