CHE 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bromine, Rate Equation, Reaction Rate
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Notice that the rate law is written in terms of reactant concentrations only. From experiment to experiment , both [a] and [b] have changed so we cannot compare these two experiments: we don"t know how much each reactant contributes to the change in rate between and . From experiment to experiment , [b] did not change but [a] has increased by a factor of. Let"s call the reaction rates for these two experiments r2 and r3. Since [a] increased by a factor of 2, we are looking for the rate to increase by a factor of 2m (i. e. , 1, 2, 4, 8, etc ). The ratio of rates is 4. 01 or approximately 4 = 22 and so m = 2. From experiment to experiment , [a] did not change but [b] was increased by a factor of. Let"s call the reaction rates for these two experiments r1 and r2. The ratio of the two rates is: ratio of rates =