chemistry student mixes sodium bicarbonate with acetic acid in a beaker at room temperature. If the acetic acid is warmed to 50 degrees C before adding it to sodium bicarbonate, what affect would if have on the rate of the reaction?  a) No change in the rate b) Decrease in the rate  c) Increase in the rate d) Decrease in the rate by a factor of 1

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A chemistry student mixes sodium bicarbonate with acetic acid in a beaker at room temperature. If the acetic acid is warmed to 50 degrees C before adding it to sodium bicarbonate, what affect would if have on the rate of the reaction

a) No change in the rate

b) Decrease in the rate 

c) Increase in the rate

d) Decrease in the rate by a factor of 10 

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Step 1: About rate of reaction.

In simple terms,  rate of reaction defines the speed of reaction to form product from reactant. 

 

According to rate law,  

"rate of reaction always depends on the concentration of reactant. "

Hence,  rate of reaction directly proportional to the [reactant ]

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