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Capitolo 14, Problema 54b

From the plot of concentration–time data in Figure 14.1, estimate: (b) the initial rate of decomposition of N2O5.

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Identify the initial concentration of N2O5 from the plot at time t = 0.
Find the concentration of N2O5 at a small time interval after t = 0 from the plot.
Calculate the change in concentration, Δ[N2O5], by subtracting the initial concentration from the concentration at the chosen small time interval.
Determine the change in time, Δt, which is the time interval chosen in step 2.
Calculate the initial rate of decomposition of N2O5 using the formula: Rate = -Δ[N2O5]/Δt. The negative sign indicates the concentration of N2O5 is decreasing.

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