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Question

The energy diagram for the reaction of NO₂ with CO is

Energy diagram showing reaction progress for NO2 and CO with labeled energy changes.

The overall reaction is

NO₂ + CO → NO + CO₂

with the following proposed mechanism

step 1: NO₂ + NO₂ → NO + NO₃

step 2: NO₃ + CO → NO₂+ CO₂

Determine the rate-limiting step

Accepted Answer

Step 1

Answer

Step 2

Answer

Overall step