The breakdown of a certain pollutant X in sunlight is known to follow first-order kinetics. An atmospheric scientist studying the process fills a 20.0Lreaction flask with a sample of urban air and finds that the partial pressure of X in the flask decreases from 0.473atm to 0.376atm over 5.6hours. Calculate the initial rate of decomposition of X, that is, the rate at which Xwas disappearing at the start of the experiment.

Round your answer to 2 significant digits.

The small bags of silica gel you often see in a new shoe box are placed there to control humidity. despite its name, silica gel is a solid. it is a chemically inert, highly porous, amorphous form of sio2. because water vapor readily adsorbs onto the surface of silica gel, it acts as a desiccant. despite not knowing mechanistic details of the adsorption of water onto silica gel, from the information provided you should be able to make an educated guess about the thermodynamic characteristics of the process. predict the signs for δg, δh, and δs for the adsorption of water.