What's the insulating in houses made out of?

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What's the insulating in houses made out of?
 
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Many different materials are and can be used. Fiber glass is common, vermiculite is another, crumpled newspapers have been used. The list is long. Some key properties are trapped air spaces and low flammability.
 
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TL;DR Summary: cannot find out error in solution proposed. [![question with rate laws][1]][1] Now the rate law for the reaction (i.e reaction rate) can be written as: $$ R= k[N_2O_5] $$ my main question is, WHAT is this reaction equal to? what I mean here is, whether $$k[N_2O_5]= -d[N_2O_5]/dt$$ or is it $$k[N_2O_5]= -1/2 \frac{d}{dt} [N_2O_5] $$ ? The latter seems to be more apt, as the reaction rate must be -1/2 (disappearance rate of N2O5), which adheres to the stoichiometry of the...
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