Answer: Rate law=, order with respect to A is 1, order with respect to B is 2 and total order is 3. Rate law constant is
Explanation: Rate law says that rate of a reaction is directly proportional to the concentration of the reactants each raised to a stoichiometric coefficient determined experimentally called as order.
k= rate constant
x = order with respect to A
y = order with respect to A
n = x+y = Total order
a) From trial 1: (1)
From trial 2: (2)
Dividing 2 by 1 :
therefore y=2.
b) From trial 2: (3)
From trial 3: (4)
Dividing 4 by 3:
, x=1
Thus rate law is
Thus order with respect to A is 1 , order with respect to B is 2 and total order is 1+2=3.
c) For calculating k:
Using trial 1:
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