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An oversimplified version of the CH3CHO decomposi­tion mechanism is(The CHO reacts to form...

An oversimplified version of the CH3CHO decomposi­tion mechanism is

(The CHO reacts to form minor amounts of various species.)

(a) Identify the initiation, propagation, and termination steps.


(b) What is the overall reaction, neglecting minor products formed in initiation and termination steps?


(c) Show that r = k[CH3CHO]3/2, where k = k2(k1/2k4)1/2.

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