Answer to Question #178478 in Inorganic Chemistry for swarnajeet kumar

Question

What is meant by rate of a reaction? List and explain different types of rates used in chemical kinetics

Answer 1

Reaction rate, in chemistry, the speed at which a chemical reaction proceeds. It is often expressed in terms of either the concentration (amount per unit volume) of a product that is formed in a unit of time or the concentration of a reactant that is consumed in a unit of time.

There are five general properties that can affect the rate of a reaction:

• The concentration of the reactants. The more concentrated the faster the rate.
• Temperature. ...
• Physical state of reactants. ...
• The presence (and concentration/physical form) of a catalyst (or inhibitor). ...
• Light.