3.

Determine the
a) Order of reaction (x) with the respect to iodide using initial rate method

( )( )
x y
r A B
=
r A B

( )( )
x y
2.22× 10 ‾ ⁴ 0.08 0.04
=
1.17 ×10 ‾ ⁵ 0.06 0.04

18.97 = 1.33 x

log 18.97 = X log 1.33

X = 10.32
X ≈ 10

b) Order of reaction (y) with the respect to peroxydisulphate using initial rate method

( )( )
x y
r A B
=
r A B

( )( )
x y
2.06 ×10 ‾ ⁵ 0.08 0.02
=
5.75× 10 ‾ ⁶ 0.08 0.01
3.58 = 2y
Log 3.58 = y log 2
y = 1.83
y=2

2
k = [ l ‾ ]10 [ S ₂ O₈2 ‾ ]

Order of reaction = 10 + 2 = 12
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4. Calculate rate constant, k, using known values of x,y, [ l ‾ ]̥ [ S ₂ O ₈2 ‾ ] , for each trial and find an
average value of k.
rate of reaction
k= ̥
[ l ‾ ]̥ [ S ₂O ₈2 ‾ ]

Trial 1
‾⁴ ¿
K = (2.22×10 ¿ 10 2
(0.08) (0.04)
K = 1.29 × 1010

Trial 2

k =( 1.17 ×10 ‾ ⁴ ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 6 ) (0.04)
k = 1.21 × 1011

Trial 3

k =( 4.62×10 ‾ 5 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 4 ) (0.04)
k = 2.75 × 1012

Trial 4

k =( 1.65 ×10 ‾ 5 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 2 ) (0.04)
k = 1.00 × 1015

Trial 1

k =( 7.14 ×10 ‾ 5 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 8 ) (0.04)
k = 4.16 × 109
 Trial 5

k =( 4.75×10 ‾ 5 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 8 ) (0.0 3 )
k = 4.92 × 109

Trial 6

k =( 2.06 ×10 ‾ 5 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 8 ) (0.0 2 )
k = 4.80 × 109

Trial 7
k =( 5.75 ×10 ‾ 6 ¿ ¿
10 2
(0.0 8 ) (0.0 1 )
k = 5.36 × 109

Total value of k = (1.29 × 1010) +( 1.21 × 1011) +(2.75 × 1012) + (1.00 × 1015) +( 4.16 × 109) +
(4.92 × 109) +(4.80 × 109) +( 5.36 × 109)
= 1.00× 1015
Average k,

k = ( 1.00 ×10
‾ 15
¿¿
8
k = 1.25× 1016

c) Comment on the slope of both with reference to equation (3)

Based on the equation (3) which using:
rate of reaction
k= ̥
[ l ‾ ]̥ [ S ₂O ₈2 ‾ ]
According to Arrhenius, the reaction rate affects the graph's slope, which increases in almost all cases.
Mathematically, Ea<Rt and k increase quickly with t at very high temperatures.

d) Determine x and y from the plots respectively.

y = mx + c

Log(rate) vs. log [l⁻] ̥

Log(rate) vs. log[ S ₂O ₈2 ‾ ]

−2.65−(−3.93 )
m= −4.15−(−4.32 )
−1.1−(−1.2 ) m=
−1. 4−(−1. 5 )
= 12.8
= 1.7

-1.1 = 12.8 (-2.65) + c

-1.4 = 1.7 (-4.15) + c
C = 32.82
c = 5.7

y = 12.8x + 32.82
y = 1.7x + 5.7
0 = 12.8x + 32.82
0 = 1.7x + 5.7
X = 2.7
X = 3.4
y = 12.8(0) + 32.82
y = 1.7(0) + 5.7
y = 32.82
y = 5.7
∴ x = 2.7; y = 32.82
∴ x = 3.4; y = 5.7