Dinitrogen pentoxide (N₂O₅) decomposes as follows to nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen trioxide:

N₂O₅(g) → NO₂(g) + NO₃(g)

Calculate the average rate of the reaction between consecutive measurement times in the following table.

Time (s) (N₂O₅) (molecules/cm)
0.00 1.405x10¹²
1.55 1.319x10¹²
3.10 1.251x10¹²
4.65 1.195x10¹²
6.20 1.149x10¹²