Benzene diazonium chloride in aqueous solution decomposes according to the quation \({ C }_{ 6 }{ H }_{ 5 }{ N }_{ 2 }Cl\longrightarrow { C }_{ 6 }{ H }_{ 5 }Cl+{ N }_{ 2 }\) Starting with an initial concentration of 101 g L-1, the volume of N2 gas obtained at 50 °C at different intervals of time was found to be as under:
| t(min) |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
30 |
\(\infty \) |
| Vol.of N2 (ml) |
19.3 |
32.6 |
41.3 |
46.5 |
50.4 |
58.3 |
Show that the above reaction follows the first order kinetics. What is the value of the rate constant?
