Consider the reaction:     2 2 2 2H g 2NO g N g 2H O g    The rate law for this reactio — AITS & Test Series Chemistry Question

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Consider the reaction:     2 2 2 2H g 2NO g N g 2H O g    The rate law for this reaction is Rate = K[H2] [NO]2 Under what conditions could these steps represent the mechanism? 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Step :1 2NO N O Step : 2 N O H N O H O Step : 3 N O H N H O         (A) These steps cannot be the mechanism under any circumstances (B) These steps could be the mechanism if step 1 is the slow step (C) These steps could be the mechanism if step 2 is the slow step (D) These steps could be the mechanism if step 3 is the slow step