Appeared in: 2023 (3 sets)
Given below is the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in alkaline medium, which is catalysed by iodide ions :
$2\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 \xrightarrow{\text{I}^-, \text{alkaline medium}} 2\text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{O}_2$
The above reaction takes place in two steps :
Step I : $\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 + \text{I}^- \longrightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{IO}^-$ (slow)
Step II : $\text{H}_2\text{O}_2 + \text{IO}^- \longrightarrow \text{H}_2\text{O} + \text{I}^- + \text{O}_2$
Molecularity of Step I and Step II is :
(a) Step I – 2, Step II – 2
(b) Step I – 1, Step II – 2
(c) Step I – 2, Step II – 1
(d) Step I – 3, Step II – 1