Given the Following Data, Determine the Rate Law for the Reaction

question 56

Multiple Choice

Given the following data, determine the rate law for the reaction
NH₄⁺(aq) + NO₂^-(aq) $\rightarrow$ N₂(g) + 2H₂O(l) $\begin{array}{cccc}\text { Experiment } & {\left[\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}\right](\boldsymbol{M}) } & {\left[\mathrm{NO}_{2}{ }^{-}\right](\boldsymbol{M}) } & \text { Rate }(\boldsymbol{M} / \mathbf{s}) \\1 & 0.2500 & 0.2500 & 1.25 \times 10^{-3} \\2 & 0.5000 & 0.2500 & 2.50 \times 10^{-3} \\3 & 0.2500 & 0.1250 & 6.25 \times 10^{-4}\end{array}$

• A) k[NH₄⁺][NO₂^-]
• B) k[NH₄⁺]²[NO₂^-]
• C) k[NH₄⁺][NO₂^-]^1/2
• D) k[NH₄⁺]^1/2[NO₂^-]²
• E) k[NH₄⁺][NO₂^-]²

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