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Lecture 14 Thursday 2/21/08 Pseudo Steady State Hypothesis (PSSH) Net Rate of Reaction of Active Intermediates is Zero Hall of Fame Reaction: 2NO +O2? 2NO2 * An active intermediate is a molecule that is in a highly energetic and reactive state It is short lived as it disappears virtually as fast as it is formed. That is, the net rate of reaction of an active intermediate, A*, is zero. The assumption that the net rate of reaction is zero is called the Pseudo Steady State Hypothesis (PSSH) Example The rate law for the