When formic acid is heated, it decomposes to hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a first-order decay: HCOOH(g) →CO₂(g) + H₂ (9) The rate of reaction is monitored by measuring the total pressure in the reaction container. Time (s)... P (torr) 0....... 220 50 100 150 200 250 ******* 300..... At the start of the reaction (time=0), only formic acid is present. What is the formic acid pressure (in torr) when the total pressure is 245? Hint: use Dalton's law of partial pressure and the reaction stoichiometry. Answer: 324 379 408 423 431 435 What is the rate constant (in s)? (To determine the rate, you must use a reactant concentration or pressure. Use the procedure of in the previous question to determine the HCOOH pressure as a function of the total pressure.) Answer: What is the half-life (in s)? Answer:

When formic acid is heated, it decomposes to hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a first-order decay: HCOOH(g) →CO₂(g) + H₂ (9) The rate of reaction is monitored by measuring the total pressure in the reaction container. Time (s)... P (torr) 0....... 220 50 100 150 200 250 ******* 300..... At the start of the reaction (time=0), only formic acid is present. What is the formic acid pressure (in torr) when the total pressure is 245? Hint: use Dalton's law of partial pressure and the reaction stoichiometry. Answer: 324 379 408 423 431 435 What is the rate constant (in s)? (To determine the rate, you must use a reactant concentration or pressure. Use the procedure of in the previous question to determine the HCOOH pressure as a function of the total pressure.) Answer: What is the half-life (in s)? Answer:

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Chapter11: Chemical Kinetics

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Problem 86AE: Sulfuryl chloride (SO2Cl2) decomposes to sulfur dioxide (SO2) and chlorine (Cl2) by reaction in the...

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