Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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Author: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball, Edward Mercer
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 13, Problem 13.1QE
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Interpretation:
The rate law, rate constant, and reaction order has to be defined.
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The rate law is an equation which provides the relationship between
The rate constant is a value which provides proportionality between the rate of a reaction and the concentrations of the reactants in the rate law of a reaction.
The order of a reaction is nothing but the sum of exponents or powers of the concentrations of reactants in the rate law of a reaction.
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Chemistry: Principles and Practice
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