A protein molecule P of molar mass dimerizes when it is allowed to stand in solution at r...

A protein molecule P of molar mass dimerizes when it is allowed to stand in solution at room temperature. A plausible mechanism is that the protein molecule is first denatured (that is, loses its activity due to a change in overall structure) before it dimerizes:

where the asterisk denotes a denatured protein molecule. Derive an expression for the average molar mass (of P and P2), , in terms of the initial protein concentration [P]0 and the concentration at time t, [P]t, and . Describe how you would determine k from molar mass measurements.