Answer to Question #176494 in General Chemistry for Roland

Question

Determine the overall order of reaction for CO(g) + Cl₂(g) ® COCl₂(g) from the following data:

Experiment

[CO] (M)

[Cl₂] (M)

Rate (M/s)

1

1.000

0.100

1.29 ´ 10^-29

2

0.100

0.100

1.30 ´ 10^-30

3

0.100

1.000

4.11 ´ 10^-30

4

1.000

1.000

4.08 ´ 10^-29

Answer 1

A) Rate = 11 M-3/2s-1[CO][Cl2]3/2

B) Rate = 36 M-1.8s-1[CO][Cl2]2.8

C) Rate = 17 M-2s-1[CO][Cl2]2

D) Rate = 4.4 M-1/2s-1[CO][Cl2]1/2

E) Rate = 18 M-3/2s-1[CO]2[Cl2]1/2