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The reaction of hydrogen and iodine monochloride is given as: 2 g g g 2 g H 2ICl 2HCl I -> The reaction is of first order with respect to 2 g H and g ICl following mechanisms were proposed. Mechanism A: 2 g g g 2 g H 2ICl 2HCl I -> Mechanism B: 2 g g g H ICl HI ;slow -> g g g 2 g HI ICl HCl I ; -> fast. Which of the above mechanism(s) can be consistent with the given information about the reaction? (AIPMT 2007)

A.A and B both
B.neither A nor B
C.A only
D.B only✓ Correct
Explanation

As the slowest step is the rate determining step thus the mechanism B will be more consistent with the given information also because it involve one molecule of H2 and one molecule of ICl it can expressed as r = k[H2][ICl] which shows that the reaction is of first order w.r.t. both H2 & ICl.

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