Figure 16.21
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Reaction Energy Diagram for the two-step NO2-F2 reaction
2NO2(g) + F2(g) 2NO2F(g)
Two transition states and
one intermediate are involved.
The first step is
rate-determining.
The reaction is exothermic
(thermodynamics).
rate = k[NO2][F2]
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