Question

The formation of iodine is described by the following chemical equation:

2NO(g) + O2(g) → 2NO2(g)

Suppose a two-step mechanism is proposed for this reaction, beginning with this elementary reaction:
2NO(g) → N2O2(g)

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 mechanism.

Answer 1

N_2O_2(g)+O_2(g)===>2NO_2(g)

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer retrieved from ALEKS

Answer 2

N2O2(g) +O2(g) ===> 2NO2(g)

Step-by-step explanation:

For a nonelementary reaction, the reaction equation is described as the sum of all the steps involved. All these steps constitute the reaction mechanism. Each step in the mechanism is an elementary reaction. The rate law of the overall reaction involves the rate determining step (slowest step) in the reaction sequence.

Now look at the overall reaction 2NO(g) + O2(g) ---------> 2NO2(g)

The two steps in the mechanism are

2NO(g) --------->N2O2(g) (fast)

N2O2(g) +O2(g) -------> 2NO2(g) (slow)

Summing all the steps and cancelling out the intermediate N2O2(g), we obtain the reaction equation;

2NO(g) + O2(g) ---------> 2NO2(g)

Hence the answer.