d. Calculate the initial reaction rate that would be seen in a solution in which [BF3] is 5.0 x10 -1M and [NH3] is 2.0 x10 -2 M

Explanation:

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In this case, considering the given table, we are able to represent the symbolic rate law as shown below:

Thus, by using the following steps, we can find both m (BF3 order of reaction) and n (BF3 order of reaction):

- Experiment 1 and 2 for the calculation of n:

So we plug in to obtain:

So the order of reaction with respect to NH3 is 1.

- Experiment 3 and 4 for the calculation of m

So we plug in to obtain:

So the order of reaction with respect to BF3 is also 1.

Now, we can compute the rate constant by solving for it on any of the experiments there, say experiment 1:

Thus, the initial reaction rate for the 0.50M BF3 and 0.020M NH3 is:

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