Exhibit 13-9 Use the Reaction Below to Answer the Following

question 64

Multiple Choice

Exhibit 13-9 Use the reaction below to answer the following question(s) . Phosgene is a toxic gas prepared by the reaction of carbon monoxide with chlorine:
CO (g) + Cl₂ (g) →COCl₂ (g) The following data were obtained in a kinetic study of its formation.
-Refer to Exhibit 13-9. What is the rate law for this reaction?

• A) Rate = k [CO][Cl₂][COCl₂]
• B) Rate = k [CO][Cl₂]
• C) Rate = k [CO]²[Cl₂]
• D) Rate = k [CO] [Cl₂]²
• E) Rate = k [CO]²[Cl₂]²

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