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Using the same procedure that you will use in this experiment, a student investi

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Question

Using the same procedure that you will use in this experiment, a student investigated the effect of changing reactant concentrations on the rate of the reaction: H_2 O_2_(aq) + 2 H^+_(aq) + 2 I^-_(aq) rightarrow I_2_(aq) + 2 H_2 O_(aq). The student made up four reaction mixtures with different initial concentrations of H_2 O_2, H^+, and I^-, which are listed in the table below. The student measured the time it took for each reaction to produce the first 8.33 times 10^-4 M of I_2. (That is, delta [I_2] = 8.33 times 10^-4 M.) For each of the four trials shown in the table, calculate the reaction rate, delta [I_2]/delta time. Determine the order of the reaction with respect to each of the three reactants. That is, determine the integer values of x, y, and z in the rate law:

Explanation / Answer

a) For mixture 1 :-

rate = 8.33 x 10-4 M / 185 s = 4.50 x 10-6 M s-1

For mixture 2 :-

rate = 8.33 x 10-4 M / 389 s = 2.14 x 10-6 M s-1

For mixture 3 :-

rate = 8.33 x 10-4 M / 99 s = 8.41 x 10-6 M s-1

For mixture 4 :-

rate = 8.33 x 10-4 M / 205 s = 4.06 x 10-6 M s-1

b) The rate can be given as :-

Rate = [H2O2]a[H+]b[I-]c

For mixture 1 , we have :-

4.50 x 10-6Ms-1 = [5.60 x 10-2]a[1.8 x 10-5]b[8.3 x 10-3]c

for mixture 2 ,w have :-

2.14 x 10-6Ms-1 = [2.8 x 10-2]a[1.8 x 10-5]b[8.3 x 10-3]c

Dividing for mixture 1 by mixture 2 ,we have :-

4.50 / 2.14 = [2]a

2.10= [2]a

a= 1.07

Taking reaction mixture 3 ,We have :-

8.41 x 10-6Ms-1 = [5.60 x 10-2]a[1.8 x 10-5]b[1.67 x 10-2]c

for reaction mixture 4 we have :-

4.06 x 10-6Ms-1 = [5.60 x 10-2]a[1.8 x 10-5]b[8.3 x 10-3]c

dividing mixture 3 by mixture 2 we have ,

8.41 / 2.14 = [16.7/8.3]c[2]1.07

1.88 = [2.01]c

c = 0.90

Divide mixture 3 by mixture 4 we have

8.41/4.06 = [0.1]b[2.01]0.9

1.11 = [0.1]b

b = -0.04