ASSIGNMENT 1

(12
th
August 2011)
(To be Submitted by 22
nd
August 2011)
Q1. Consider the following reaction taking place on the Catalyst Surface
A + B C
The mechanism is :
Adsorbed A reacts with adsorbed B and the adsorption of A is controlling the overall reaction
rate.
Show that the rate expression for above mechanism can be given as..

Where C
A,
C
B
and C
C
are the concentrations of A, B and C in the in the gas phase adjacent to
catalyst surface, k
a
is the intrinsic adsorption rate of A, K
A,
K
B
and K
C
are the adsorption
equilibrium constant and K is over all reaction rate constant.
Approach : Refer to the Section 9-2 of CRE by J. M. Smith (Third Edition). Scanned copy
attached.