Q.

One proposed mechanism of the reaction of HBr  with O2 is given here

HBr+O2HOOBr     (slow) HOOBr+HBr2HOBr     (fast) HOBr+HBrH2O+Br2     (fast) 

What is the equation for the overall reaction?

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a

HBr+O2HOOBr

b

2HBr+O2Br2+H2O2

c

4HBr+O22H2O+2Br2

d

2HOBr2H2O+Br2

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Mechanism given as,

HBr+O2HOOBr    (slow) HOOBr+HBr2HOBr    (fast) HOBr+HBrH2O+Br2    (fast) 

Multiply 3rd equation with 2 and add to let two equations. By this the overall reaction obtained will be,

4HBr+O22H2O+2Br2

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