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Published: 29.06.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Rate Law and Mechanisms ', 1.
  • Essays 'Rate Law and Mechanisms ', 2.
  • Essays 'Rate Law and Mechanisms ', 3.
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Many reactions occur over a number of steps. The slowest of these steps determines the rate of the reaction and is called the "rate determining step".
A.<Tab/>Rate Expression (or Rate Law)
For a given reaction:
<Tab/>aA<Tab/>+<Tab/>bB<Tab/><Tab/>cC<Tab/>+<Tab/>dD<Tab/>(where a, b, c & d are the stoichiometric
<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/><Tab/&…

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