Which reaction rate is a useful value but does not tell how fast the concentration of the reactant(s) is decreasing at any given time of the reactic the average reaction rate the initial reaction rate O the last reaction rate the middle reaction rate

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Which reaction rate is a useful value but does not tell how fast the concentration of the reactant(s) is decreasing at any given time of the reaction?
O the average reaction rate
O the initial reaction rate
O the last reaction rate
O the middle reaction rate
Transcribed Image Text:Which reaction rate is a useful value but does not tell how fast the concentration of the reactant(s) is decreasing at any given time of the reaction? O the average reaction rate O the initial reaction rate O the last reaction rate O the middle reaction rate
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The average reaction rate can be defined as change in concentration of the reactant by change in time. 

Initial reaction rate is defined as the rate of the reaction take instantly at the beginning of the reaction when t=0. 

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