Deriving Rate Laws

Your Turn: Derive rate law and k for

CH3CHO(g) ---> CH4(g) + CO(g)

from experimental data for rate of disappearance of CH3CHO: Rate of rxn = - k [CH3CHO]?

Expt. [CH3CHO] Disappear of CH3CHO (mol/L) RATE (mol/L•sec)

1 0.10 0.020

2 0.20 0.081

3 0.30 0.182

4 0.40 0.318

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