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(ii) Use your expression for the steady state concentration of oxygen atoms from

part (b)(i) to derive an expression for the overall rate of reaction (2) in terms of
the rate constants, k3, k–3 and k4, and the concentrations of the reactant, [O3],
and product, [O2].
According to SSA, the rate of change of concentration of a reactive intermediate
is approximately equal to zero.

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