The conversion of ClO- to ClO₃- in aqueous solution proceeds by a 2-step mechanism: (1) ClO- + ClO- -> ClO₂- + Cl-; (slow) (2) ClO₂- + ClO- -> ClO₃- + Cl-; (fast).
A. write the overall reaction; determine
B. the rate law and
C. the reaction order for the overall reaction