5.2.4 - m and n (Orders of Reaction)
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What is a rate law?
💡 Hint: Recall the formula involving k and concentrations.
Define a first-order reaction.
💡 Hint: Think about how the concentration changes affect the reaction rate.
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What does the exponent 'm' in the rate law signify?
💡 Hint: Think about it relating to the concentration and rate relationship.
True or False: The orders of reaction are always equal to the coefficients in the balanced chemical equation.
💡 Hint: Consider how you derive order from data.
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Given a reaction where the rate quadruples when [A] is doubled, determine the order of the reaction with respect to A and explain your reasoning.
💡 Hint: Compare rate changes to concentration changes.
If a runs an experiment with concentrations of [A] = 0.1 M and [B] = 0.1 M yielding a rate of 5 x 10^-3 M/s, how would changes to [B] affect the overall rate if it’s second-order?
💡 Hint: Use the known order to correlate changes.
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