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Hydrogen gas, H2(g), reacts with iodine gas, I2(g), to form hydrogen iodide, HI(g):

H2(g) + I2(g)  2HI(g)

The mechanism of the two-step reaction is considered to be:

step 1: I2(g) k-1k1 2I(g)                        fast

step 2: 2I(g) + H2(g) k2 2HI(g)     slow

What is the rate equation for the overall reaction?

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