The following is the overall reaction that occurs when HCl i…
The following is the overall reaction that occurs when HCl is mixed with I-C(CH3)3. (In this case, the – between I and C is for easy-reading purposes only). HCl(aq) + I-C(CH3)3(aq) -> HI(aq) + Cl-C(CH3)3(aq) When an initial rate study is taken for this reaction, the following data are obtained. Initial Rate 1.784 M/s 0.200 M 0.200 M 0.100 M 0.0500 M 0.892 M/s 0.400 M 0.200 M 0.100 M 0.100 M 0.446 M/s 0.400 M 0.100 M 0.100 M 0.100 M 2.676 M/s 0.300 M 0.300 M 0.100 M 0.0500 M 2.379 M/s 0.100 M 0.400 M 0.200 M 0.150 M a.) What are the orders of all the species studied? Create a rate law from those data (including a rate constant). b.) Using your answers from A, propose a mechanism that would give the the observed rate law. How realistic your reactions are is unimportant for this question, only that it would yield a rate law that matches the observed data and overall reaction.