Molly studies the following chemical reaction:
2 H2O2(aq) → 2 H2O(l) + O2(g)
She plots her results on a graph of initial rate versus concentration and finds the relationship to be linear. What is the order of reaction with respect to H2O2?
a) zero
b) first
c) second
d) third
e) k
Based on the given information, if the relationship between the initial rate and concentration is linear, it indicates that the reaction is a first-order reaction with respect to H2O2. Therefore, the answer is b) first.
IS b) YOUR FINAL AND CORRECT ANSWER? GIVE ME THE CORRECT AND FINAL ANSWER?
Apologies for the confusion. The correct and final answer is b) first, indicating that the reaction is first-order with respect to H2O2.
To determine the order of the reaction with respect to a particular reactant (in this case, H2O2), we need to analyze the rate-concentration relationship.
In this scenario, Molly plotted her results on a graph of initial rate versus concentration and found that the relationship was linear. This suggests that the reaction is a zero-order reaction with respect to H2O2.
The order of a reaction refers to the exponent to which the concentration term is raised in the rate law. A zero-order reaction indicates that the concentration of H2O2 does not affect the rate of the reaction. Therefore, the answer is:
a) zero