Answer:
Therefore (2.30-0.03747)= 2.2625 M of HI remains from an initial concentration of 2.30 M after 4.5 hours.
Step-by-step explanation:
second order reaction: The rate of reaction proportional to the square of the concentration of reactant.
For second order reaction

K is rate constant = 1.6×10⁻³M⁻¹hr⁻¹
a = initial concentration of reactant = 2.30 M
a-x = concentration of reactant after t h
t = time = 4.5 h
Putting the values in the above equation,





Therefore (2.30-0.03747)= 2.2625 M of HI remains from an initial concentration of 2.30 M after 4.5 hours.
Answer:
The mistake is in step 1 when you do -2(x+4) you do the distributive property first -2 times x is -2x that's correct but -2 times 4 is not 8 it is -8
when you multiply by negatives the answer will always be a negative unless your multiply 2 negative number together then itll be positive ex. 4 × -4 = -16 (negative) but -4 × -4 = 16 (positive)