(i) 3NO(g)→N2O(g)Rate=k[NO]2
Order w.r.t NO is 2 and overall order is 2.
Dimensions of the rate constant
molL−1s=k(molL−1)2k=mol−1L1s−1
(ii) H2O2(aq)+3I−(aq)+2H+→2H2O(I)+I−3Rate=k[H2O2][I−]
Order w.r.t H2O2 is 1, order w.r.t I− is 1 and overall order is 2.
Dimensions of the rate constant
molL−1s=k(molL−1)2k=mol−1L1s−1
(iii) CH3CHO(g)→CH4(g)+CO(g)Rate=k[CH3CHO]3/2
Order w.r.t CH3CHO is 3/2 and overall order is 3/2.
Dimensions of the rate constant
molL−1s=k(molL−1)3/2k=mol−1/2L1/2s−1
(iv) C2H5Cl(g)→C2H4(g)+HCl(g)Rate=k[C2H5Cl]
Order w.r.t C2H5Cl is 1, and overall order is 1.
Dimensions of the rate constant
molL−1s=k(molL−1)1k=s−1