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Consider the following mechanism for the oxidation of bromide ions by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous acid solution. H+ + H2O2  Consider the following mechanism for the oxidation of bromide ions by hydrogen peroxide in aqueous acid solution. H<sup>+ </sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>   H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>-OH (rapid equilibrium)  H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>-OH + Br<sup>-</sup>  \to  HOBr + H<sub>2</sub>O (slow)  HOBr + H<sup>+</sup> + Br<sup>-</sup>   \to  Br<sub>2 </sub>+ H<sub>2</sub>O (fast)  What is the overall reaction equation for this process? A)  2H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>-OH + 2Br<sup>- </sup>   \to  H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2 </sub>+ Br<sub>2 </sub>+ 2H<sub>2</sub>O B)  2H<sup>+</sup> + 2Br<sup>-</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2 </sub>  \to  Br<sub>2 </sub>+ 2H<sub>2</sub>O C)  2H<sup>+</sup> + H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2 </sub>+ Br<sup>-</sup> + HOBr   \to  H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>-OH + Br<sub>2 </sub>+ H<sub>2</sub>O D)  H<sub>2</sub>O<sup>+</sup>-OH + Br<sup>-</sup> + H<sup>+</sup>   \to  Br<sub>2 </sub>+ H<sub>2</sub>O E)  none of the above H2O+-OH (rapid equilibrium)
H2O+-OH + Br- \to HOBr + H2O (slow)
HOBr + H+ + Br- \to Br2 + H2O (fast)
What is the overall reaction equation for this process?


A) 2H2O+-OH + 2Br- \to H2O2 + Br2 + 2H2O
B) 2H+ + 2Br- + H2O2 \to Br2 + 2H2O
C) 2H+ + H2O2 + Br- + HOBr \to H2O+-OH + Br2 + H2O
D) H2O+-OH + Br- + H+ \to Br2 + H2O
E) none of the above

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