## Zero order reaction

$\frac{d[R]}{dt}=-k; [R]=-kt + [R]_{0}; t_{\frac{1}{2}}=\frac{[R]_{0}}{2k}$

marcus lin 1E
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### Zero order reaction

How do we determine if a reactant is zero order?

Simran Rai 4E
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### Re: Zero order reaction

It is zero order if its concentration has no effect on the rate.

Briana Lopez 4K
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### Re: Zero order reaction

For instance, a liquid or solid would not affect the rate

EllaBerry
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### Re: Zero order reaction

You can tell if the concentration doesn’t affect the rate at all. Also the k will be a negative slope.

Daisylookinland
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### Re: Zero order reaction

The graph of a zero order reaction will be [A] vs. time and will have a slope of -K

Claudia Luong 4K
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### Re: Zero order reaction

Concentration doesn't have any effect on the rate

Samantha Silva 1F
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### Re: Zero order reaction

It will not affect the rate of reaction.

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### Re: Zero order reaction

You can derive the integrated rate law from -d[A]/dt= k bc and see that the rate is independent of concentration.

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### Re: Zero order reaction

You can determine experimentally, when observing that the initial rates don't change when changing the concentration of the reactants, or by looking at your K units as your K would have to be in the units of M/s to offset the unitless reactant.