You may have been told not to mix bleach and ammonia. The reason is that bleach (sodium hypochlorite) reacts with ammonia to produce toxic chloramines, such as $\mathrm{NH}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}$ . For example, in basic solution:
$$\mathrm{OCl}^{-}(a q)+\mathrm{NH}_{3}(a q) \longrightarrow \mathrm{OH}^{-}(a q)+\mathrm{NH}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}(a q)$$
(a) The following initial rate data for this reaction were obtained in basic solution at $25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} :$ What is the rate law for the reaction? What is the numerical value of the rate constant $k$ , including the correct units?
(b) The following mechanism has been proposed for this reaction in basic solution:
$\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{OCl}^{-} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{HOCl}+\mathrm{OH}^{-} \quad$ Fast, equilibrium constant $K_{1}$
$\mathrm{HOCl}+\mathrm{NH}_{3} \longrightarrow \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}+\mathrm{NH}_{2} \mathrm{Cl}$ Slow, rate constant $k_{2}$
Assuming that the first step is in equilibrium and the second step is rate-determining, calculate the value of the rate constant $k_{2}$ for the second step. $K_{\mathrm{a}}$ for $\mathrm{HOCl}$ is $3.5 \times 10^{-8} .$