Consider the mechanism below and use it to answer the following questions. 2A > B + C B + C + D > E (a) Identify each species in the mechanism (A, B, C, D, E) as a reactant, product, intermediate, and/or transition state. (b) Write the overall reaction corresponding to the mechanism.

(c) Write the rate law for the reaction, assuming that the first step of the mechanism is the rate-limiting step. (d) Write the rate law for the reaction, assuming that the second step of the mechanism is the rate-limiting step and that the first step is a fast equilibrium. Define kobs.