When formic acid is heated, it decomposes to hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a first-order decay: The

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When formic acid is heated, it decomposes to hydrogen and carbon dioxide in a first-order decay:

HCOOH(g)CO,(g)+H,(g)


The rate of reaction is monitored by measuring the total pressure in the reaction container.

Time (s) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Pressure (torr) 220 324 379 408 423 431 435


Calculate the rate constant and half-life in seconds for the reaction. At the start of the reaction (time = 0), only formic acid is present. (Find the partial pressure of formic acid using Dalton’s law of partial pressure and the reaction stoichiometry to find PHCOOH at each time.)

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Chemistry For Engineering Students

ISBN: 9780357026991

4th Edition

Authors: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme

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