Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 14 - Chemical Kinetics - Exercises - Page 619: 14.35b

Answer

The reaction is second-order.

Work Step by Step

The overall order is the sum of the individual orders of the reactants. Because both $NH_{3}$ and $BF_{3}$ is first-order, the reaction is second-order.
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