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Help on this Chemistry HL question?

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Its from the May 2012 Paper 2 (Tuesday 8 May 2012 afternoon)
Code for the exam is M12/4/CHEMI/HP2/ENG/TZ1/XX

It is regarding question 1c.
I had read it and did not comprehend what they wanted me to do.
Here is the question:
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And here is the table for that question{there was a(i),(ii),(iii) and b(i),(ii) so this table refers to a lot of other questions as well as the one above}:
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The answer written in the mark scheme :
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Can someone please explain ?
 
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They ask you if the mechanism is correct: if it were the rate equation would be Rate=k(Br2) because the slowest step is the rate determining step. However because the rate is (you can see it from part a) Rate=k(CH3COCH3)(H+) (1st order reaction with respect to CH3COCH3 and H+, as one doubles the rate doubles too) then you need to say that his hypothesis is wrong and explain why.Do you understand now?
By the way do you take business as a subject?:D
 
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They ask you if the mechanism is correct: if it were the rate equation would be Rate=k(Br2) because the slowest step is the rate determining step. However because the rate is (you can see it from part a) Rate=k(CH3COCH3)(H+) (1st order reaction with respect to CH3COCH3 and H+, as one doubles the rate doubles too) then you need to say that his hypothesis is wrong and explain why.Do you understand now?
By the way do you take business as a subject?:D
OH ! thank you so much ! Sometimes i read questions and overcomplicate them(you can never be too sure with the IB).
And no I don'y take business, it never was my forte :p
Thank you again !!
 
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