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13.108. 13.109. 13.102. A proposed mechanism for the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide consists of three elementary steps: H


If the rate law for the reaction is first order in H2O2, which step in the mechanism is the rate-determining step?
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i) H2O2(g) ------> 2OH(g)

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Rate law = k [H2O2]

step1 involved H2O2 only as the reactant, step2 is involved OH also as reactant and step3 is not involved H2O2 as a reactant . So, step1 must be the rate determing steps.

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