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The reaction 2NO --> N2 + O2 has the following rate law:

-D[NO]/Dt = 2k[NO]^2

After a period of 2.0 x 10^3 s, the concentration of NO falls from an initial value of 2.8 x 10^-3 mol/L to 2.0 x 10^-3 mol/L. What is the rate constant, k?

2007-08-31 06:06:47 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

1 answers

solve the differential equiation for the rate and it states

[NO]^-1 = 2k +[NO]o^-1 where [NO]o is initial concentration

make sure you understand this and validate my math (I have not solved a differentail equation in well over 25 years and there may be an error). Now solve the above for k

k = {[NO]^-1 -[NO]o^-1}/2 and plug in the numbers from above

2007-08-31 06:35:54 · answer #1 · answered by GTB 7 · 0 0

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