The rate law for the reaction, 3ClO-→ ClO3- + 2Cl- is Rate = K ClO-2, the rate determining step is correctly represented as
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a
ClO2-+ClO-→ClO3-+Cl-
b
ClO-→ClO2-
c
ClO-+2ClO-→ClO3-+Cl-
d
ClO-+ClO-→ClO2-+Cl-
answer is D.
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Since Rate = K ClO-2 indicates that in slow step two molecules are involved.Mechanism:ClO-+ClO-→ClO2-+Cl-(Slow step)ClO2-+ClO-→ClO3-+Cl-(Fast step)Overall reaction:3ClO-→ ClO3- + 2Cl-