Chemical Principles
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Author: Steven S. Zumdahl; Donald J. DeCoste
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Chapter 15, Problem 58E
What two requirements must be met to call a mechanism plausible? Why say a "plausible" mechanism instead of the "correct" mechanism? Is it true that most reactions occur by a one-step mechanism? Explain.
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Chemical Principles
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