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Parallel Reactions-Competitive Reactions

k1
A -> B
k2
-> C
- d[A]
dt = k1 [A] + k2[A]
k = k 1 + k2
[A]
[B]_
t ->
[A]
[B]
[C]
[C]
- d[A]
dt = k [A] [A] = [A]o e-kt = [A]o e-(k1+k2) t
d[B]
dt = k1 [A] = k1 [A]o e-(k1+k2) t
d[C]
dt = k2 [A] = k2 [A]o e-(k1+k2) t
[B] = - k1 [A]o
(k1 + k2) e-(k1+k2) t + c
0 = - k1 [A]o
(k1 + k2) + c c =
k1 [A]o
(k1 + k2)
[B] =
k1 [A]o
(k1 + k2) ( 1 - e-(k1+k2) t )
[C] =
k2 [A]o
(k1 + k2) ( 1 - e-(k1+k2) t )
[B]
[C] =
k1
k2

Opposed Reactions
kf
A+B
->
<- C + D - d[A]
dt = kf [A] [B] - kr [C] [D]
kr
- d[A]

dt = kf [A] [B] - kr [C] [D] = 0


kf
kr
=

[C] [D]
[A] [B]
eq

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