Rate Law Practice

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1) 2 Na + Cl2 2 NaCl

Tri [Na]o [Cl2]oInitial Rate of Reaction

al (M s-1)
1 0.100 0.100 .2
M M
2 0.200 0.100 .4
M M
3 0.300 0.100 .6
M M
4 0.300 0.200 2.4
M M
5 0.300 0.300 5.4
M M

a. Determine the rate law for the above reaction using the given data.
b. If you could only add more of one of the reactants and you wanted to speed up your reaction as
much as possible, which reactant would you add and why?

2) 2 NO + Br2 2 NOBr

Tri [NO]o [Br2]oInitial Rate of Reaction

al (M s-1)
1 0.185 0.133 3.35 E-4
M M
2 0.185 0.266 1.35 E-3
M M
3 0.370 0.133 6.75 E-4
M M
4 0.370 0.266 2.70 E-3
M M

a. Determine the rate law for the above reaction using the given data.
b. If you wanted to slow down your reaction as much as possible by decreasing the concentration of
only one of the reactants, which reactant would you choose and why?

3) AgNO3 + NaCl AgCl + NaNO3

Tri [AgNO [AgCl Initial Rate of Reaction

al 3]o ]o (M s-1)
1 0.100 0.100 .001
M M
2 0.200 0.100 .002
M M
3 0.300 0.100 .003
M M
4 0.100 0.200 .001
M M
5 0.100 0.300 .001
M M

a. Determine the rate law for the above reaction using the given data.
b. If you could only add more of one of the reactants and you wanted to speed up your reaction as
much as possible, which reactant would you add and why?

4) Fe+2 + S-2 FeS

Tri [Fe+2] [S-2]oInitial Rate of Reaction

al o (M s-1)
1 0.100 0.100 5.50 E-6
M M
2 0.200 0.100 2.20 E-5
M M
3 0.100 0.300 1.65 E-5
M M
4 0.100 0.600 3.30 E-5
M M

a. Determine the rate law for the above reaction using the given data.
b. If you wanted to slow down your reaction as much as possible by decreasing the concentration of
only one of the reactants, which reactant would you choose and why?