Question

Nitrogen dioxide decomposes to nitric oxide and oxygen via the reaction: 2NO2 → 2NO + O2 In a particular experiment at 300 °C, [NO2] drops from 0.0100 to 0.00650 M in 100 s. The rate of disappearance of NO2 for this period is __________.

Answer 1

Answer:

$rate=-1.75x10^{-5}\frac{M}{s}$

Explanation:

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In this case, for the given information, we can compute the rate of disappearance of NO₂ by using the following rate relationship:

$rate=\frac{1}{2}*\frac{C_f-C_0}{t_f-t_0}$

Whereas it is multiplied by the the inverse of the stoichiometric coefficient of NO₂ in the reaction that is 2. Moreover, the subscript f is referred to the final condition and the subscript 0 to the initial condition, thus, we obtain:

$rate=\frac{1}{2}*\frac{0.00650M-0.0100M}{100s-0s}\\\\rate=-1.75x10^{-5}\frac{M}{s}$

Clearly, it turns out negative since the concentration is diminishing due to its consumption.

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