The mechanism below has been proposed for the reaction of CHCl3 with Cl..
Step 1: Cl2 = 2C1 (fast)
Step 2: Cl + CHC13 → CCl2 + HCI (slow)
Step 3: CCl2 + Cl → CCL (fast)
Which of the following rate laws is consistent with this proposed mechanism?
(a) Rate = k[Cl]
(b) Rate = k[CHCl3][Cl]
(c) Rate = k [CHCI)
(d) Rate = k [CHC13][Cl]"
(e) Rate = k [CHCI] [CI]"