AP Chemistry Unit 5.8 Reaction Mechanism and Rate Law

Reaction Mechanism and Rate Law

  • The rate of a reaction can be no faster than the slowest step
  • We cannot use the coefficients from a balanced, overall equation to determine the orders of a reaction
    • Ex:
  • We can use the coefficients from an elementary reaction determine the orders of a reaction
    • Unimolecular:
    • Bimolecular:                  
      • Molecularity greater than bimolecular has a very low probability of occurring
    • Termolecular:
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