zer,first,second order plotting

[Lesley Perez 1F]

Hi,

For all of the orders, such as that of zero, first, and second order rxns, are all of the plots a straight line?

[Emily_Chen_2L]

You determine what order the reaction is by seeing what kind of plot produces a linear graph. Therefore all the plots are linear, but it depends on what the axis is. For 0th order reactions the y axis is simply [A], for first order reactions the y axis is ln[A] and for second order the y axis is 1/[A]. The x axis is always time.

[Jordan Guzman 3A]

However only one of the plots should be linear. For example, if the reaction is zero order, then the graph of time vs [A] would be linear and the graphs for time vs ln[A] and time vs 1/[A] should be exponential curves.