Composite Reactions & the Steady State Approximation

HALOGENATION OF PROPANONE

Review
Overall ReactionPk + I2 → PI + H+ + I-
Proposed Mechanism[Halogenation of Propanone - Mechanism A]
Overall Rate
of Consumption
of Iodine
-d[I2]/dt = + k2[Pe][I2]

The Steady State Approximation

In the introduction to this chapter the following facts were given about the system:

Therefore, if the Steady State Approximation is to be used, it should be applied to

d[H+]/dt

d[I-]/dt

d[I2]/dt

d[Pe]/dt

d[PI]/dt

d[Pk]/dt