Chapter 6, Problem 6.21P

For each rate equation, what effect does the indicated concentration change have on the overall rate of the reaction?

[1] $\text{rate}=K\left[{\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{Br}\right]\left[{}^{-}\text{OH}\right]$

a. tripling the concentration of ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{Br}$ only.

b. tripling the concentration of ${}^{-}\text{OH}$ only.

c. tripling the concentration of ${\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}{\text{CH}}_{\text{2}}\text{Br}$ and ${}^{-}\text{OH}$ only.

[2] $\text{rate}=K\left[{\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_3\text{OH}\right]$

a. doubling the concentration of ${\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_3\text{COH}$.

b. increasing the concentration of ${\left({\text{CH}}_{\text{3}}\right)}_3\text{COH}$ by a factor of $10$.