Question

12.5. The decomposition of diacetlene at 1173 K was measured by Hou et al, J. Phys. Chem., 69, 858 (1965) and reported below: t/s 0.0 0.03 0.05 0.15 0.20 0.25 [diacetylene x 10°/mol cm 5.32 4.54 4.20 2.98 2.67 2.37 Plot the data to determine the reaction order.

Answer 1

0.5 OTTTTTTTTT Data --- Best fit line 17 [diacetylene x 10%) 0.16 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 time / s

ORDER OF REACTION : SECOND ORDER: hus time is STRAIGHT (DIALEtalaTVE X108) LINE. FOR A SECOND ORDER REACTION La , + ke t ust is STRAIGHT LINE