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Grade 8Physical Chemistry

For a reaction, A + B ? Product; the rate law is given by, r = k [ A]1/2 [B]2. What is the order of the reaction?

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12 Years agoGrade 8
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Profile image of Sunil Kumar FP
11 Years ago
The order of a reaction with respect to a given substance is equal to its index or exponent to which its concentration term is raised
for in the rate law expression ,rate=k[A]x[B]y
the order of the reaction is x +y
according to the given problem
order=1/2+2=5/2