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Q.Write the rate law for the following reactions.

(a) A reaction that is 3/2 order in x and zero order in y.
(b) A reaction that is second order in NO and first order in Br2Br_2.
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Step 1 (a). 'Order 3/2 in x' means the exponent on [x][x] is 3/2; 'zero order in y' means the exponent on [y][y] is 0, and since anything raised to the power 0 equals 1, y effectively drops out of the rate law entirely.

Step 2 (a). So Rate=k[x]3/2[y]0=k[x]3/2\text{Rate}=k[x]^{3/2}[y]^0=k[x]^{3/2}. …

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