Consider this overall reaction, which is experimentally observed to be second order in X and first order

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Consider this overall reaction, which is experimentally observed to be second order in X and first order in Y:X + Y XY

a. Does the reaction occur in a single step in which X and Y collide?

b. Is this two-step mechanism valid?k 2X = X k X + Y k3 XY + X Fast Slow

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