Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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Chapter 15, Problem 6E
Why is the reaction rate for reactants defined as the negative of the change in reactant concentration with respect to time, whereas for products it is defined as the change in reactant concentration with respect to time (with a positive sign)?
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Chemistry: Structure and Properties Custom Edition for Rutgers University General Chemistry
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