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DETERMINATION OF ORDER USING THE INTEGRATED RATE LAWS

HOW MUCH REMAINS OVER TIME?

Salvador Dali,

“Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach,” 1938

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LINEARIZING DATA

For the reaction A → B,

here are integrated rate laws we developed in the last lecture when the order of the reaction is:

 

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LINEARIZING DATA

If we rearrange the equations a little, we get this:

 

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WHY DID WE WRITE THE INTEGRATED RATE LAWS THIS WAY?

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WHY DID WE WRITE THE INTEGRATED RATE LAWS THIS WAY?

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WHY DID WE WRITE THE INTEGRATED RATE LAWS THIS WAY?

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Consequences:

If you graph

  • [A] vs. t
  • ln[A] vs t
  • 1/[A] vs t

the one that gives a linear plot indicates the order of the reaction.

This is called “linearizing data”

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WHY DID WE WRITE THE INTEGRATED RATE LAWS THIS WAY?

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PRACTICE

The concentration vs time data for the decomposition of NO2 is shown above. Using graphical methods, a) determine if the reaction is 0th, 1st, or 2nd order with respect to NO2, b) determine the value of the rate constant, k, and c) write the rate law for the reaction.

Time (s)

[NO2] (M)

0

1.00 × 10−2

60

6.83 × 10−3

120

5.18 × 10−3

180

4.18 × 10−3

240

3.50 × 10−3

300

3.01 × 10−3

360

2.64 × 10−3

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

To do this, lets first determine the ln[NO2] and 1/[NO2] for each data point.

Time (s)

[NO2] (M)

0

1.00 × 10−2

60

6.83 × 10−3

120

5.18 × 10−3

180

4.18 × 10−3

240

3.50 × 10−3

300

3.01 × 10−3

360

2.64 × 10−3

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

To do this, lets first determine the ln[NO2] and 1/[NO2] for each data point.

Time (s)

[NO2] (M)

ln[NO2]

1/[NO2] (M−1)

0

1.00 × 10−2

60

6.83 × 10−3

120

5.18 × 10−3

180

4.18 × 10−3

240

3.50 × 10−3

300

3.01 × 10−3

360

2.64 × 10−3

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

To do this, lets first determine the ln[NO2] and 1/[NO2] for each data point.

Time (s)

[NO2] (M)

ln[NO2]

1/[NO2] (M−1)

0

1.00 × 10−2

−4.605

100

60

6.83 × 10−3

−4.986

146

120

5.18 × 10−3

−5.263

193

180

4.18 × 10−3

−5.477

239

240

3.50 × 10−3

−5.655

286

300

3.01 × 10−3

−5.806

332

360

2.64 × 10−3

−5.937

379

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

Now we should graph each variation of the concentration vs. time to determine which gives a linear relationship.

Time (s)

[NO2] (M)

ln[NO2]

1/[NO2] (M−1)

0

1.00 × 10−2

−4.605

100

60

6.83 × 10−3

−4.986

146

120

5.18 × 10−3

−5.263

193

180

4.18 × 10−3

−5.477

239

240

3.50 × 10−3

−5.655

286

300

3.01 × 10−3

−5.806

332

360

2.64 × 10−3

−5.937

379

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

Now we should graph each variation of the concentration vs. time to determine which gives a linear relationship.

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

  • Notice that the inverse of [NO2] shows a linear relationship.
  • This indicates that the reaction is 2nd order with respect to NO2.
  • The slope of the line is k, which is 0.79 M-1s-1 for this reaction.

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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PRACTICE

This means the rate law for the reaction is:

rate = 0.79M-1s-1[NO2]2

2 NO2(g) 🡪 2 NO(g) + O2(g)

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

a) Graph the data and appropriate variations of the data to determine the order of the reaction with respect to N2O5 (g).

b) Determine the value of the rate law constant. Don’t forget the units!

c) Write the general rate law equation for this reaction.

  1. Write the integrated rate law equation for this reaction. Don’t forget the units on constants!
  2. Calculate the [N2O5] at 2.70x104 s after the start of the reaction.

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

a) Graph the data and appropriate variations of the data to determine the order of the reaction with respect to N2O5 (g).

ln[N2O5] vs t is linear

so,

the reaction is 1st order

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

b) Determine the value of the rate law constant. Don’t forget the units!

-k = m

k = -m

so,

k = 4.79x10-4 s-1

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

c) Write the general rate law equation for this reaction.

rate = k[N2O5]x

we know k and x

so,

rate = 4.79x10-4 s-1[N2O5]

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

d) Write the integrated rate law equation for this reaction. Don’t forget the units on constants!

ln[N2O5]t = -kt + ln[N2O5]0

so,

ln[N2O5]t = -(4.79x10-4 s-1) t + ln(0.0365)

ln[N2O5]t = -(4.79x10-4 s-1) t - 3.31

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GUIDED PRACTICE TIME ON YOUR OWN COMPUTER!

Time

(s)

[N2O5] (mol/L)

0

0.0365

600

0.0274

1200

0.0206

1800

0.0157

2400

0.0117

3000

0.00860

At a temperature of 225oC, the data to the right was collected for the reaction, 2 N2O5(aq) 🡪 4 NO2(aq) + O2(g)

e) Calculate the [N2O5] at 2.70x104 s after the start of the reaction.

ln[N2O5]t = -(4.79x10-4 s-1) t - 3.31

so,

ln[N2O5]t = -(4.79x10-4 s-1)(2.70x104 s) + 0.0365 M

ln[N2O5]t = -12.90

[N2O5]t = e-12.90

[N2O5]t = 2.51x10-6 M