Using Initial Rates to Determine Rate Laws

Using Initial Rates to Determine Rate Laws 

We have seen that the rate law for most reactions has the general form Rate = fcfreactant l] [reactant 2] ... 

In working with rate laws, it is important to realize that the rate of a reaction depends on concentration but the rate constant does not. As we will see later in this chapter, the rate constant (and hence the reaction rate) are affected by temperature and by the presence of a catalyst. 

Determining a Rate Law from Initiai Rate Data 

Using these data, determine (a) the rate law for the reaction, (b) the rate constant, (c) the rate of the reaction when [A] = 0.050 Aland [B] = 0.100M. 

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