g. If you were to added a positive catalyst to step (ii) what would the end result be? Explain your prediction h. Your friend is looking at your graph and states that she believes that step (ii) is the rate determining step. Do you agree with her? If you do not agree with her, what step would you pick as the RDS

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Potential Energy (kJ)
1. Consider these three reactions as the elementary steps in the mechanism for a chemical reaction.
(i) Cl₂ (g) + Pt (s) → 2Cl (g) + Pt(s)
ΔΗ = - 950 kJ
ΔΗ = 575 kJ
(ii) Cl (g)+ CO (g) + Pt (s) → CICO (g) + Pt (s)
(iii) Cl (g) + CICO (g) → Cl₂CO (g)
AH = -825 kJ
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a. Draw the potential energy diagram for the reaction. Label the data points for clarity.
The potential energy of the reactants is 600 kJ
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Ea = 1550 kJ
Ea = 2240 kJ
Ea = 2350 kJ
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b. What is the overall chemical equation?
c. What is the overall change in enthalpy for the above chemical reaction?
Transcribed Image Text:Potential Energy (kJ) 1. Consider these three reactions as the elementary steps in the mechanism for a chemical reaction. (i) Cl₂ (g) + Pt (s) → 2Cl (g) + Pt(s) ΔΗ = - 950 kJ ΔΗ = 575 kJ (ii) Cl (g)+ CO (g) + Pt (s) → CICO (g) + Pt (s) (iii) Cl (g) + CICO (g) → Cl₂CO (g) AH = -825 kJ 2600 2400 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 a. Draw the potential energy diagram for the reaction. Label the data points for clarity. The potential energy of the reactants is 600 kJ 600 400 200 0 -200 -400 -600 -800 Ea = 1550 kJ Ea = 2240 kJ Ea = 2350 kJ Reaction Progress b. What is the overall chemical equation? c. What is the overall change in enthalpy for the above chemical reaction?
g. If you were to added a positive catalyst to step (ii) what would the end result be? Explain your
prediction
h. Your friend is looking at your graph and states that she believes that step (ii) is the rate
determining step. Do you agree with her? If you do not agree with her, what step would you
pick as the RDS
Transcribed Image Text:g. If you were to added a positive catalyst to step (ii) what would the end result be? Explain your prediction h. Your friend is looking at your graph and states that she believes that step (ii) is the rate determining step. Do you agree with her? If you do not agree with her, what step would you pick as the RDS
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