Interpretation:
Two reactions those are very slow and two reactions those are very fast have to be identified.
Concept introduction:
Rate of a reaction: It represents the speed at which a
Slow reaction: In slow reactions the rate of reaction is very slow. It means the conversion of substrates (reactants) to targets (products) takes long time over days, even years also.
Fast reaction: In fast reactions the rate of reaction is very high. It means the conversion of substrates (reactants) to targets (products) takes very less time over in seconds, minutes or hours.
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