The reaction between no2 and co to produce no and co2 is thought to occur in two steps: step 1: no2 + no2 no + no3 step 2: no3 + co no2 + co2 the experimental rate law is rate = k[no2]2. (a) write the equation for the overall reaction. do not include phase abbreviations. (b) identify the intermediate(s). no3 no2 co no co2

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Part a) The equation for the overall reaction can be found by adding up the reactions for each individual step, substrating chemical compounds that are in opposite sites of the arrow, in the following way:

NO₂ + NO₂ → NO + NO₃

NO₃ + CO → NO₂ + CO₂

NO₂ + CO → NO + CO₂

Part b) The intermediates of a reaction are chemical compounds that are formed in the initial steps of a reaction and continues to react in the next step(s) of the reaction to produce the final products of the reaction. In this case, the reagent that is produced in the first reaction and consumed in the second is NO₃, so this is the reaction intermediate. 

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