Generally alkyl halides are soluble in non-polar solvents and insoluble in water but cycloheptatrienyl bromide is insoluble in non-polar solvents but readily soluble in water. Explain this unusual behaviour of cycloheptatrienyl bromide.

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Consider the following opposing reaction: A <=> B (both are elementary) with k1/k2 = 2. Depict the plots of concentration of A and B as a function of time and explain.

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Show that a surface catalysed decomposition reaction follows zero order kinetics with respect to reactant when its pressure is high enough.

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