The Rate Expression

Define rate of a reaction

→
The rate of reaction of
a is the
change in concentration
any reactants or
products over time .

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The Rate

a - -- -
Expression
- so
,
%,

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The rate equation is an
experimentally determined relationship .

The constant the of the reaction to the

→ rate is the
proportionality constant
relating rate

concentration of reactants .

→ The order of a reaction is the

power to which the concentration of that
species is raised in the

rate
expression .

Orders of
" " " "on with respect to

rate = K [ A ]m< [ pgynt reactants A and B

rate constant

Determining the Rate Equation

""""" """" "x x x x x ,

Graphs of Rate
Against concentration

* * ↳

Zero order

É É first order É
order greater
than one

• A *
[ A] [A ] [ A]

The Initial Rate Method

Why ? By measuring the initial rate , the concentrations of all substances in the reaction known at this
-

mixture
•

are

time .

What's for ?
it
Comparing initial concentration and initial rates for of experiments the order with
-

allow
•

the respect to
pairs
each reactant to be found