Given the Chlorination of Acetone Shown Below, Choose the Correct

question 94

Multiple Choice

Given the chlorination of acetone shown below, choose the correct rate law.
CH₃COCH₃ + Cl₂ → CH₃COCH₂Cl + HCl

• A) rate = [CH₃COCH₃]
• B) rate = [Cl₂]
• C) rate = [CH₃COCH₃][Cl₂]
• D) rate = [CH₃COCH₃][Cl₂]^1/2
• E) cannot be determined from stoichiometry; must be determined experimentally

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