The decomposition of N2O5 in carbon tetrachloride has been studied: 2 N,O5 (g) 2 N204 (g) + O2 (g) The concentration of N2O5 is measured every 400 seconds. The data are tabulated below. A[N;O5] (М) -A[N»O5J/At (M/s) Rate = [N,O5] (M) time At (s) (s) 0.0 1.40 - 400.0 1.10 800.0 0.87 1200.0 0.68 a) Fill the blanks in the table. Note that the last column is the average rate of reaction. b) Briefly explain why the rates are decreasing.

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3. The decomposition of N,O5 in carbon tetrachloride has been studied:
2 N,O5 (g) → 2 N,O4 (g) + O2 (g)
The concentration of N,O5 is measured every 400 seconds. The data are tabulated below.
A[N;O5]
(M)
Rate = -A[N,O;]/At
(M/s)
At
[N2O5]
(M)
%3D
time
(s)
(s)
0.0
1.40
400.0
1.10
800.0
0.87
1200.0
0.68
a) Fill the blanks in the table. Note that the last column is the average rate of reaction.
b) Briefly explain why the rates are decreasing.
Transcribed Image Text:3. The decomposition of N,O5 in carbon tetrachloride has been studied: 2 N,O5 (g) → 2 N,O4 (g) + O2 (g) The concentration of N,O5 is measured every 400 seconds. The data are tabulated below. A[N;O5] (M) Rate = -A[N,O;]/At (M/s) At [N2O5] (M) %3D time (s) (s) 0.0 1.40 400.0 1.10 800.0 0.87 1200.0 0.68 a) Fill the blanks in the table. Note that the last column is the average rate of reaction. b) Briefly explain why the rates are decreasing.
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