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Chemical Kinetics

Question
CBSEENCH12006270

Identify, giving reasons, the faster reaction in the following:
2Na(s) + I2(s)  2Nal(s)
2Na(s)+I2(g)  2Nal(s)

Solution
2Na(s)+I2(g)  2Nal(s)

The second reaction is expected to be fast because iodine molecules in the gaseous state have greater surface area and more kinetic energy than the molecules in the solid state.