Question

Reaction Mechanisms with Rate Law

Br2 + 2NO ---> Br2NO

Reaction Mechanism (?) :
Br2 + NO ---> Br2NO
Br2NO + NO ---> 2BrNO

Im not exactly sure about that ^ And how do you determine which one is the slow step with a rate law?

Answer 1

slow step is the rate determining step

Answer 2

if for example the rate law is: rate =k[A][B]

then the rate determining step would be:

A + B -> product

another example would be: rate=k[A]^2

2A -> product


ps. your reaction mechanism is not adding up correctly