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16 Nov 2021
Given information
The following data were collected for the reaction:
[CH3Cl] (M) | [Cl2] (M) | Initial Rate (M/s) |
0.050 | 0.050 | 0.014 |
0.100 | 0.050 | 0.029 |
0.100 | 0.100 | 0.041 |
0.200 | 0.200 | 0.115 |
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
To find the order of the reaction:
[CH3Cl] (M) | [Cl2] (M) | Initial Rate (M/s) |
0.050 | 0.050 | 0.014 |
0.100 | 0.050 | 0.029 |
0.100 | 0.100 | 0.041 |
0.200 | 0.200 | 0.115 |
To check how change in concentration of [CH3Cl] affects the Initial rate of this reaction,
Let us divide the Row 2/Row 1:
[In this case [Cl2] is not changing but [CH3Cl] is changing hence we can find the affect of [CH3Cl] on the initial rate of the reaction]
Hence when [CH3Cl] doubles the initial rate also doubles.
Therefore we can say the order of the reaction with respect to [CH3Cl] is one.
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