Rates of Reaction

Determining Rate Law


<div class="wp-block-create-block-problemblock">For the mechanism proposed below, determine the overall rate law for <em>k</em>##_1## < <em>k</em>##_2##, <em>k</em>##_1## > <em>k</em>##_2##<br />$$2~NO~+~2 H_2~\longrightarrow~2~H_2O~+~N_2~~{overall}$$<br />$$2~NO+~H_2~\mathop{\leftrightharpoons}^{k_1}_{k_{-1}}~N_2O~+~H_2O$$ $$N_2O~+~H_2~\xrightarrow{k_2}~N_2~+~H_2O$$</div>


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