The isomerization of methyl isonitrile (CH3NC) to acetonitrile (CH3CN) was studied in the gas phase at 215 oC, and the following data were obtained:
Time (s) [CH3NC] (M)
0..........................0.0165
2, 000....................0.0110
5, 000....................0.00591
8, 000....................0.00314
12, 000..................0.00137
15, 000..................0.00074
(a) Calculate the average rate of reaction, in M/s, for the time interval between each measurement.
(b) Calculate the average rate of reaction over the entire time of the data from t = 0 to t = 15, 000s.
(c) Graph [CH3NC] versus time and determine the instantaneous rates in M/s at and t = 8000 s?