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5. Hydrogen reacts with carbon monoxide to produce formaldehyde (H2CO) according to the following mechanism: H22H (fast, reversible) H+COHCO (slow) H+HCOH2CO (fast) (a) What is

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5. Hydrogen reacts with carbon monoxide to produce formaldehyde (H2CO) according to the following mechanism: H22H (fast, reversible) H+COHCO (slow) H+HCOH2CO (fast) (a) What is the overall reaction? (b) What is the molecularity of each step? (c) Write the rate equation for the rate-determining step. (d) What are the intermediates in this reaction? (If none, write "none.")

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