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19 Nov 2021
Given information
We are provided with a gas-phase reaction.
Proposed mechanism I:
Proposed mechanism II:
Based upon the reaction a 2-step mechanism is given and we need to show that both the proposed mechanism are valid.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
Most chemical reactions do not occur in a single step but through several steps. We usually represent the overall reaction, not the series of individual steps by which the reaction occurs.
A reaction mechanism is the series of individual chemical steps by which an overall chemical reaction occurs.
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