Question #97166

How is the rate of a chemical reaction expressed? Explain giving a suitable
example.

Expert's answer

Rate of chemical reaction is the measure of how fast these changes are taking place.

 It is 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.

For example: Let us assume an elementary reaction such that:

A+2BCA+2B\to C

r=dAdt=12dBdt=dCdt=k[A][B]2r=-\frac{dA}{dt}=-\frac{1}{2}\frac{dB}{dt}=\frac{dC}{dt}=k[A][B]^2



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