Answer:
The length of the bond is determined by the number of bonded electrons (the bond order). The higher the bond order, the stronger the pull between the two atoms and the shorter the bond length. Generally, the length of the bond between two atoms is approximately the sum of the covalent radii of the two atoms.
Answer:
Second order
Explanation:
We could obtain the order of reaction by looking at the table very closely.
Now notice that in experiment 1 and 2, the concentration of [OH^-] was held constant while the concentration of [S8] was varied. So we have;
a situation in which the rate of reaction was tripled;
0.3/0.1 = 2.10/0.699
3^1 = 3^1
Therefore the order of reaction with respect to [S8] is 1.
For [OH^-], we have to look at experiment 2 and 3 where the concentration of [S8] was held constant;
x/0.01 = 4.19/2.10
x/0.01 = 2
x = 2 * 0.01
x = 0.02
So we have;
0.02/0.01 = 2^1
2^1 = 2^1
The order of reaction with respect to [OH^-] = 1
So we have the overall rate law as;
Rate = k[S8]^1 [OH^-] ^1
Overall order of reaction = 1 + 1 = 2
Therefore the reaction is second order.
Electrons, specifically valence electrons
