Look at the equation for the reaction for nitric oxide and oxygen. Do you think this is a single-step reaction or a multistep re

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Look at the equation for the reaction for nitric oxide and oxygen. Do you think this is a single-step reaction or a multistep re

action? Use what you know collision theory explain your answer.

Chemistry

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Sveta_85 [38] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-23T20:06:22+03:00

Answer:

This is most likely a multi-stepped reaction.

Explanation:

From the collision theory, we know that it is super improbable for 3 different molecules (2 NO and 1 O2) to all hit each other at the perfect speed in the perfect position to make the products. From this, we can pretty confidently say that this is most likely a multi-stepped reaction.

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