Chlorine oxide (ClO), which plays an important role in the depletion of ozone, decays rapidly according to the equation
$$2ClO(g) \rightarrow Cl_2(g) + O_2(g)$$
From the following data, determine the reaction order and calculate the rate constant of the reaction.
| Time(s) | [ClO] (M) |
|----------------|-----------------|
| 3.92 × 10^{-3} | 7.07 × 10^{-6} |
| 4.82 × 10^{-3} | 6.19 × 10^{-6} |
| 5.72 × 10^{-3} | 5.51 × 10^{-6} |
| 6.62 × 10^{-3} | 4.96 × 10^{-6} |
| 7.52 × 10^{-3} | 4.52 × 10^{-6} |
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Reaction order = 2
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