NO2 required for a reaction is produced by the decomposition of N2O5 in CCl4 as per the equation,

2N2O5 (g) → 4NO2 (g) + O2

The initial concentration of N2O5 is 3.00 mol L-1 and it is 2.75 mol L-1 after 30 minutes. The rate of formation of NO2 is:

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  1. 4.167 × 10-3 mol L-1 min-1
  2. 1.667 × 10-2 mol L-1 min-1
  3. 8.333 × 10-3 mol L-1 min-1
  4. 2.083 × 10-3 mol L-1 min-1

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Option 2 : 1.667 × 10-2 mol L-1 min-1
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Concept:

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a highly reactive gas which is also termed as nitrogen oxide and it has a high temperature of reddish-brown gas.

From the question, the reaction given is:

2N2O5 (g) → 4NO2 (g) + O2 (g)

Rate of reaction \(\Rightarrow \frac{{ - 1}}{2}\frac{{d\left[ {{N_2}{O_5}} \right]}}{{dt}} = \frac{1}{4}\frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = \frac{{d\left[ {{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}}\)

Rate of reaction \(\Rightarrow \frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = \frac{{ - 4}}{2}\frac{{d\left[ {{N_2}{O_5}} \right]}}{{dt}}\)

Rate of reaction \(\Rightarrow \frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = - 2\frac{{d\left[ {{N_2}{O_5}} \right]}}{{dt}}\)

Calculation:

According to the question,

\(\frac{{ - d\left[ {{N_2}{O_5}} \right]}}{{dt}} = - \frac{{\left( {2.75 - 3} \right)}}{{30}} = \frac{{0.25}}{{30}}\;M\;{\rm{mi}}{{\rm{n}}^{ - 1}} = \frac{1}{{120}}\;M\;{\rm{mi}}{{\rm{n}}^{ - 1}}\)

Now,

\(\frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = 2 \times \frac{{ - d\left[ {{N_2}{O_5}} \right]}}{{dt}} = 2 \times \frac{1}{{120}}\)

\(\therefore \frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = \frac{1}{{60}}M\;{\rm{mi}}{{\rm{n}}^{ - 1}}\)

Thus, the rate of formation of \(\therefore \frac{{d\left[ {N{O_2}} \right]}}{{dt}} = \frac{1}{{60}}M\;{\rm{mi}}{{\rm{n}}^{ - 1}}\) 1.667 × 10-2 M min-1
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