J.R. S. answered 04/15/21
Ph.D. University Professor with 10+ years Tutoring Experience
Run 1 vs. 2: [NO] doubles, [NO2] is constant, [O2] is constant. Rate doubles, means 1st order in NO.
Run 1 vs. 4: [O2] doubles, [NO] is constant], [NO2] is constant. Rate stays same, means zero order in O2
Run 2 vs 3: [NO2] triples, [NO] is constant, [O2] doubles. Rate increases 3x, means 1st order in NO2 (the reason for this is because it's zero order in O2, so O2 doubling doesn't play any role in the calculation).
Rate law: Rate = k[NO][NO2]
2.1x10-2 M/s = k[0.10 M][0.10 M] = 0.01 M2*k
k = 2.1 M-1s-1
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