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For industrial scale production of ethane (C'Hd), it is produced by passing purified ethylene (C2H4) and hydrogen gas through abed of porous activated carbon, which

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For industrial scale production of ethane (C'Hd), it is produced by passing purified ethylene (C2H4) and hydrogen gas through abed of porous activated carbon, which serves as a catalyst: C2H4 + H2C2H6 Experimental data for the gas-phase catalytic reaction are shown in Table 2. The limiting step in the reaction is known to be irreversible, so that the overall reaction is irreversible. Table 2: Experimental data for the gas-phase catalytic reaction Run Reaction rate Partial Pressure (atm) (mol/kg cat-s) PC2H4 (atm) PH2 (atm) PC2H6 (atm) 0.146 1 0.1 2 6.84 10 1 2 ) 2 3 1 10 2 1.08 13.6 4. 20 1 2 5 5.76 20 1 10 1.12 1 20 2 6 7 1 1 2 0.68 9 8 20 1 5 (a) (b) Suggest a rate law consistent with the data given from the sketched partial pressure profile for each component. (5 Marks) Synthesis mechanism consistent with the rate law and determine the rate limiting step. (15 Marks) Sketch the overall possible mechanism for this reaction and state what model does this reaction follows. (5 Marks) (c)

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