Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

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Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Chemical Reactions - Study Questions - Page 553c: 32

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Plotting the data, of $ln[NH_3]$ vs t, we get the linear regression: $ln[NH_3]=-0.00586\times t-14.05$ with a $r^2=0.999$ For the $1/[NH_3]$ vs t: $1/[NH_3]=9224.4\times t+1.0\times10^6$ with a $r^2=1$ Since this regression leads to a slightly higher $r^2$, the process is more likely to be of second-order so: $k=9224.4\ L/mol.h$
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