Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Chemical Kinetics - Exercises - Page 620: 14.36a

Answer

$rate=k[NO]^2[O_2]$

Work Step by Step

If we compare Experiments 1 and 2, we can see that $[O_2]$ is held constant while $[NO]$ is doubled. And because doubling NO concentration leads to a fourfold increase in the overall rate of the reaction, the rate is proportional to $[NO]^2$ (the rate is in second-order in $NO$). In contrast, between Experiments 2 and 3, $[NO]$ is kept constant while $[O_2]$ is increased by a factor of 2. Since the reaction rate also increased by a factor of 2, the rate is proportional to $[O_2]$ (the rate is in first-order in $[O_2]$. Thus, the rate law for this reaction is: $rate=k[NO]^2[O_2]$
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