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The photochemical chlorination of chloroform,
CHCl3 + Cl2 =====➔CCl4 + HCl
is believed to proceed by the following mechanism;
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Derive the steady-state rate law for the production of carbon tetrachloride.

Transcribed Image Text:The photochemical chlorination of chloroform,
CHCI3 + Cl2 – CCI4 + HCI
is believed to proceed by the following mechanism:
Ch + hv
2CI
Cl + CHC!3
ki
CCI3 + HCI
k2
CCI3 + C2
CCI4 + CI
2CCI3 + C2
k3
2CCI4
Derive the steady-state rate law for the production of carbon tetrachloride.
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