Question
The mechanism for the reaction of nitrogen dioxide with carbon monoxide to form nitric oxide and carbon dioxide is thought to be the following.
NO2 + NO2 NO3 + NO Slow
NO3 + CO NO2 + CO2 Fast
What would be the overall balanced equation to this reaction?
NO2 + NO2 NO3 + NO Slow
NO3 + CO NO2 + CO2 Fast
What would be the overall balanced equation to this reaction?