The pyrolysis of acetaldehyde is believed to take place according to the following sequenc...

The pyrolysis of acetaldehyde is believed to take place according to the following sequence:

(a) Derive the rate expression for the rate of disappearance of acetaldehyde,

(b) Under what conditions does it reduce to the equation at the top of page 378?

(c) Sketch a reaction pathway diagram for this reaction.

(d) List ways you can work this problem incorrectly.

(e) How could you make this problem more difficult?