## Kinetics

$aR \to bP, Rate = -\frac{1}{a} \frac{d[R]}{dt} = \frac{1}{b}\frac{d[P]}{dt}$

lizettelopez1F
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### Kinetics

What is the difference between instantaneous rate, average rate, and unique rate?

Toru Fiberesima 1L
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### Re: Kinetics

The average rate is obtained by taking the slope of the line connecting any two points on the curve during that period. Ie amount of change/time taken.

The instantaneous rate is obtained by taking the slope of the line tangent to the curve at a given time (t). The instantaneous rate is essentially the average rate as t approaches zero.

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### Re: Kinetics

When you are looking at a chemical reaction, the rate at which each reactant and product is changing might be different from one another. A unique rate would be the rate of change for any species in a chemical reaction divided by its stoichiometric coefficient. Unique rates should be the same for each reactant and product.

Alma Flores 1D
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### Re: Kinetics

The average rate is the average instantaneous reaction rate over a period of time during the reaction. The average rate of reaction can be calculated for any time interval. The instantaneous rate is the rate at a particular instant of time during the reaction represented by the instantaneous slope of the curve at that point.

-average rate = (conc(t2) − conc(t1))/(t2 −t1) = ∆conc/∆t
-instantaneous rate = −(d[R])/dt or instantaneous rate = (d[P])/dt
-unique rate = −1/a (d[A])/dt = 1/b (d[B])/dt = 1/c (d[C])/dt