Synthesis of Hydrogen Bromide by Free-Radical Chain Reaction
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This Demonstration considers the gas phase reaction of hydrogen with bromine to produce HBr. The overall reaction is:
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Contributed by: Edward Li and Akash Mukherjee (June 2017)
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA
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The experimental rate law can be determined from the differential equations of the initiation, propagation, inhibition and termination steps, as given in the Initialization code.
Special thanks to the University of Illinois NetMath program and the Mathematics Department at William Fremd High School.
Reference
[1] W. R. Salzman. "Chain Reactions." (Jun 9, 2017) cbc.arizona.edu/~salzmanr/480a/480ants/chain/chain.html.
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Published: June 14 2017