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(a) What is the difference between an average rate and an
Chapter 16, Problem 8P(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 8P
(a) What is the difference between an average rate and an instantaneous rate?
(b) What is the difference between an initial rate and an instantaneous rate?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 8P
(a) What is the difference between an average rate and an instantaneous rate?
(b) What is the difference between an initial rate and an instantaneous rate?
ANSWER:
Solution 8P
Step 1
(a) Here we have to explain what is the difference between an average rate and an instantaneous rate.
It is known that for most of the reactions, the rate of the reaction changes as a reaction progress. The instantaneous rate is the rate at one point or instant during the reaction. The average rate is the average of the instantaneous rates over a period of time. On a graph of reactant concentration versus time, the instantaneous rate is the slope of the tangent to the curve at any one point. The average rate is the slope of the line connecting two points on the curve.