Saturday 2 October 2010

Rate Law

What is the rate law for the uncatalyzed reaction?

2Ce4++(aq) + Tl+ (aq) --->2Ce3+(aq)+Tl3+(aq)?


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You can't simply create a rate law from a chemical equation. The rate law can only be determined by experiments.

There are various ways to determine the rate law by experiment, One way is by altering the concentration of the reactants and determine the effect on the rate of the reaction. By doing so, the order of reaction with respect to the reactant can be asertained.

Repeating the same process with other reactant and finally the overall order of reaction can be determined.

After the overall order of reaction is determined, then only the rate law can be established.

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