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The rate law for the general reaction is rate = k[A] m[B]
Chapter 16, Problem 20P(choose chapter or problem)
The rate law for the general reaction
\(a \mathrm{~A}+b \mathrm{~B}+\cdots \longrightarrow c \mathrm{C}+d \mathrm{D}+\cdots\)
is rate = \(k[\mathrm{~A}]^{m}[\mathrm{~B}]^{n} \cdots\)
(a) Explain the meaning of ๐.
(b) Explain the meanings of ๐ and ๐. Does ๐ = ๐ and ๐ = ๐? Explain.
(c) If the reaction is first order in A and second order in B, and time is measured in minutes (min), what are the units for ๐?
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
aA+bB+... rightarrow cC+dD+...
k[A]^m[B]^n...
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
The rate law for the general reaction
\(a \mathrm{~A}+b \mathrm{~B}+\cdots \longrightarrow c \mathrm{C}+d \mathrm{D}+\cdots\)
is rate = \(k[\mathrm{~A}]^{m}[\mathrm{~B}]^{n} \cdots\)
(a) Explain the meaning of ๐.
(b) Explain the meanings of ๐ and ๐. Does ๐ = ๐ and ๐ = ๐? Explain.
(c) If the reaction is first order in A and second order in B, and time is measured in minutes (min), what are the units for ๐?
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
aA+bB+... rightarrow cC+dD+...
k[A]^m[B]^n...
ANSWER:Solution 20P
Step 1
(a) Here we have to explain the meaning of k.
The rate law for the general reaction
is rate = k[A] m[B] nยทยทยท
k is the rate constant or proportionality constant in the rate law and is depends on temperature i.e k varies with temperature. k represents the fraction of successful collisions which includes the fraction of collisions with sufficient energy and fraction of collisions with correct orientation.
Thus k is the rate constant.