 Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-chemistry-course-of-the-year-1-of-the-natural-sciences-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2024/paper-1/4/b/ii/solution

\frac{d [ N O _{2} ]}{d t} = 2 k_{2} [NO] [ONOO]_{ss} = \frac{2 k _{1} k _{2} [ NO ] ^{2} [ O _{2} ]}{k _{- 1} + k _{2} [ NO ]} .

The factor of two is required for the production rate requested. The conventional reaction rate for

2NO + O_{2} \to 2N O_{2}

would be one half of this production rate.

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