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The reaction of the persulfate ion with the iodine ion at room temperature is:
S2O82- + 2 I- ↔ 2 SO42- + I2 , so rate = k [S2O82-]x [I-]y
The following data was collected at room temperature:
| 
 Experiment  | 
 [S2O82-] (M)  | 
 [I-] (M)  | 
 Initial Rate (M/s)  | 
| 
 1  | 
 0.10  | 
 0.15  | 
 2.61 x 10-5  | 
| 
 2  | 
 0.20  | 
 0.15  | 
 5.21 x 10-5  | 
| 
 3  | 
 0.10  | 
 0.30  | 
 5.24 x 10-5  | 
Determine the following:
(a) The rate law (including exponents for S2O82- and I-)
(b) The rate constant, k