Negative order

[Simrina Desar Dis 1H]

What does it mean for a reaction to have a negative order?

[Chloe1K]

the concentration will appear in the denominator of the rate law. increasing the concentration would slow down the reaction because the negative order means it favors the reverse reaction.

[SantanaRodriguezDis1G]

i am unsure if the order can be negative, good question

[Patricia Macalalag 2E]

I looked up negative order and apparently it indicates that the concentration of that species inversely affects the rate of the reaction. I'll link the site below

https://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physic ... tion_Order

[Meredith Steinberg 2E]

I wouldn't worry too much about it when you're studying, since we will only be tested on 1st, 2nd and zeroth order.