12. When heated, tetrafluoroethylene dimerizes to form octafluorocyclobutane. 2C₂F4 → C4F8 Data from a kinetics experime
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12. When heated, tetrafluoroethylene dimerizes to form octafluorocyclobutane. 2C₂F4 → C4F8 Data from a kinetics experiment was collected and plotted below. 0.12 0 100 200 300 600 -0.5 0.1 -1 0.08 -1.5 0.06 -2 0.04 -2.5 0.02 -3.5 0 100 200 300 400 time (s) time (s) y = 0.0449x + 9.9758 a. What order is the reaction and what is the rate law? b. What is the value of the rate constant? c. What was the initial concentration of C₂F4? 200 300 time (s) [C2F4] 1/[C2F4] 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 0 0 100 400 500 500 600 600 In[C2F4] 3 400 500