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posted by  mhn745 on 12/1/2008 6:42:46 PM  |  status: Live  

Need help calculating the rate constant

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Azomethane decomposes into nitrogen and ethane at elevated temperature:


A chemist studying this reaction at 300 deg C obtains the following data: 


Time(s)               0   100   150   200   250   300

[Azomethane] (mM)   7.94  6.15  5.40  4.75  4.20  3.69
Calculate the rate constant. Give an answer with concentration units of molarity and time units of seconds.
 

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posted by Neils on 12/1/2008 10:52:59 PM  |  status: Live
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From the equation rate constant is nothing but slope of the equation  . So rate constant is 390.1 s-1.
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