Question

The decomposition of nitrogen dioxide is described by the following chemical equation: Suppose a two-step mechanism is proposed for this reaction, beginning with this elementary reaction: Suppose also that the second step of the mechanism should be bimolecular. Suggest a reasonable second step. That is, write the balanced chemical equation of a bimolecular elementary reaction that would complete the proposed

Answer 1

first step

NO2(g) ------------------------------------> NO(g) + O(g)

second step

NO2(g) + O(g) -----------------------------> NO(g) + O2(g)

Step-by-step explanation:

first step

NO2(g) ------------------------------------> NO(g) + O(g)

second step

NO2(g) + O(g) -----------------------------> NO(g) + O2(g)