Rate dependency
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Rate dependency
Is the rate really only dependent on the reactants? Is that the scope of this class?
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Re: Rate dependency
I think we only consider reactants because we are talking about the initial rate. At that point, there will be minimal products formed so the concentrations of products are not considered.
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Re: Rate dependency
the rate depends on the reactants initially, over time the products will decompose back into reactants as they reach equilibrium, but initially it only matters on reactants (assuming temperature and all other factors are constant)
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Re: Rate dependency
Also remember to look at the order of the reactants. If there rate order of a reactant is zero, then it is not dependent on the concentration, but rather k.
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