Experimentally, it is found that the rate law for this process can be expressed as: RATE = k[Ala]². Several possible mechanisms have been suggested for this reaction. Schematic representations of two of them are shown below:

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Experimentally, it is found that the rate law for this process can be expressed as: RATE =
k[Ala] ². Several possible mechanisms have been suggested for this reaction. Schematic
representations
of two of them are shown below:
E₁
2 Ala
Reactants
A
Reaction Path
Ala-Ala
+ H₂O
Products
S1: 2 Ala → Ala-Ala + H₂O
E₁
2 Ala
B
Reactants
B
Reaction Path
Ala-Ala
+ H₂O
Products
S1: 2 Ala B
S2: B → Ala-Ala + H₂O
Transcribed Image Text:Experimentally, it is found that the rate law for this process can be expressed as: RATE = k[Ala] ². Several possible mechanisms have been suggested for this reaction. Schematic representations of two of them are shown below: E₁ 2 Ala Reactants A Reaction Path Ala-Ala + H₂O Products S1: 2 Ala → Ala-Ala + H₂O E₁ 2 Ala B Reactants B Reaction Path Ala-Ala + H₂O Products S1: 2 Ala B S2: B → Ala-Ala + H₂O
Which of the two proposed mechanisms predicts a rate law that corresponds to the experimental result?
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b
Mechanisms
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d
Mechanism A
Mechanism B
Both of them
None of them
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the two proposed mechanisms predicts a rate law that corresponds to the experimental result? Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a b Mechanisms Homework. Unanswered с d Mechanism A Mechanism B Both of them None of them
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