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Q.Give two examples for zero order reaction.

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Step 1. A zero order reaction has a rate that is independent of reactant concentration over a wide range -- genuinely rare, and usually arising when the rate-limiting step is something OTHER than a direct bimolecular collision (e.g. photon absorption, or a saturated catalyst surface).

Step 2. Example 1: the photochemical combination of hydrogen and chlorine, H2(g)+Cl2(g)→hν2HCl(g)H_2(g)+Cl_2(g)\xrightarrow{h\nu}2HCl(g) -- the rate is limited by how many photons are absorbed per second, not by the concentration of H2H_2 or Cl2Cl_2 present.

Step 3. Example 2: decomposition of nitrous oxide on a hot platinum surface, N2O(g)⇌N2(g)+12O2(g)N_2O(g)\rightleftharpoons N_2(g)+\tfrac{1}{2}O_2(g) -- once the platinum surface is fully saturated with adsorbed N2ON_2O, adding more gas-phase N2ON_2O cannot speed the reaction up further, since only surface-bound molecules can react. …

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