Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 18 - Reaction Rates and Equilibrium - 18.2 The Progress of Chemical Reactions - 18.2 Lesson Check - Page 608: 16

Answer

It is a multi-step reaction. In order for it to have been a single-step reaction, three molecules would have to collide in the correct order, which is highly unlikely.

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It is a multi-step reaction. In order for it to have been a single-step reaction, three molecules would have to collide in the correct order, which is highly unlikely.
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