For the decomposition of hydrogen iodide on a gold surface at 150 °C
2 HI(g)H2(g) + I2(g)
the average rate of disappearance of HI over the time period from t = 0 s to t = 1019 s is found to be 1.20×10-4 M s-1.
The average rate of formation of I2 over the same time period is M s-1