Rate constant k

[Stevin1H]

What is the conceptual idea for rate constant k in the equation? What does the rate constant k do?

[Ryan Troutman 4L]

k quantifies the rate at which the chemical reaction occurs and allows us to determine the overall rate using the formula given. We multiply k to the molar concentrations of the reactants to their order number to find Rate.

[Elizabeth Kim 4E]

rate constant k determines how fast/slow the reaction occurs using the initial concentrations of the reactants

[Eva Zhao 4I]

To add on, the rate constant, k, does have different units depending on what order the reaction is. The general rule is as follows for the units of k: 1/(M^n-1*t^-1), where n is the order of the reaction.