Assertion: nitrogen dioxide | /r/HasProperty | lost to competing reaction
Facets:
value: because of the faster reaction rate
type: CAUSE
value: with sulfur dioxide
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Thus, because of the faster reaction rate, less nitrogen dioxide is lost to the competing reaction with sulfur dioxide and, furthermore, the dye formed by the new reagent is only very slowly bleached whereas dye from conventional reagents is bleached in a few minutes by sulfur dioxide.