The Iodination of Acetone lab- Need help with determining the reaction orders

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The discussion focuses on determining the reaction order of acetone in the iodination reaction represented by the equation rate=k(acetone)m(I2)n(H+)p. Experimental data from two trials indicated that the rate of reaction for Exp. 1 was 1.47 x 10-5 and for Exp. 2 was 3.63 x 10-5. The calculated order with respect to acetone, "m", was found to be 1.26. The participant questioned the validity of this result and whether it should be rounded to 1, emphasizing the limitations of using only two data points for accurate reaction order determination.

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I need to find the variable m in the following equation
rate=k(acetone)m(I2)n(H+)p

Here is our expirmental data
Exp. 1
10 ml of 4 M acetone + 10 ml of 1 M HCl + 10 ml 0.005 M I2 reacted in 68 sec.
Exp. 2
20 ml of 4 M acetone + 10 ml of 1 M HCl + 10 ml 0.005 M I2 reacted in 27.6 sec.


I calculated the initial concentration of each to be
Exp. 1 (Acetone)=0.8 M (H+)=0.2M (I2)=0.001M
Exp. 1 (Acetone)=1.6 M (H+)=0.2M (I2)=0.001M
I found the rate of reaction to be
Exp. 1 = 1.47 * 10-5
Exp. 2 = 3.63 * 10-5

Then I plugged the data into the equation
rate=k(acetone)m(I2)n(H+)p
and solved for "m"
but i got 1.26

My question is whether or not this number is even close and if it is should I just round it to 1 or what is the correct answer?
 
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The calculation looks fine. The correct answer can be found with a quick google search, but keep in mind that if you only have two data point, your error bars are likely to be huge.
 

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