Rate Constant [ENDORSED]

[William Lan 2l]

What exactly is the rate constant? What does K tell us?

[Eli Aminpour 2K]

Its a proportionality constant for the concentration of a reactant to the rate of reaction

[Jessica Benitez 1K]

The rate constant k can be seen as the proportionality constant that relates the rate of the reaction to the product of the concentrations of the reactants. An example of the equation would be: rate=k[A]^n[B]^m

[Garret G 2F]

This Bozeman science video does a really great job of explaining exactly what a rate constant is in terms of the rate law: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOSRn0jPbTk