Composite Reactions & the Steady State Approximation

HALOGENATION OF PROPANONE

Hint

Since the reaction is known to be 0th Order with respect to halogen, the following can be written:

[Derivation - Zero Order]

Obtaining the 0th Order Rate Coefficient

Therefore, the 0th Order rate coefficient (and hence the rate) can be obtained from the gradient of a plot of

1/[I2] versus Time

[I2] versus Time

ln[I2] versus Time