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Kinetics Q
« on: April 23, 2010, 01:28:12 AM »
Rate law of a reaction is 2A + B --> C is second order in A and first order in B. What happens to the rate when the concs of A and B are halved?

The reaction rate becomes halved?

What are the units for the rate constant for the rate law = k[a][ b][c]

M^-2 sec^-1 ? Is that right?
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Re: Kinetics Q
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 01:37:12 AM »
Rate law of a reaction is 2A + B --> C is second order in A and first order in B. What happens to the rate when the concs of A and B are halved?

The reaction rate becomes halved?
Write down the rate law in terms of rate constant and concentrations of reactants. Then replace each concentration by half the original value.
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