A study of the rate of dimerization of C₄H₆ gave the data shown in the table: 2C₄H₆⟶C₈H₁₂ Time (s). [C₄H₆] (M) 0. 1.00 × 10⁻² 1600 5.04 × 10⁻³ 3200 3.37 × 10⁻³ 4800 2.53 × 10⁻³ 6200 2.08 × 10⁻³ (a) Determine the average rate of dimerization between 0 s and 1600 s, and between 1600 s and 3200 s. (b) Estimate the instantaneous rate of dimerization at 3200 s from a graph of time versus [C₄H₆]. What are the units of this rate?
(c) Determine the average rate of formation of C₈H₁₂ at 1600 s and the instantaneous rate of formation at 3200 s from the rates found in parts (a) and (b).