## Fractional Reaction Orders [ENDORSED]

$K = \frac{k_{forward}}{k_{reverse}}$

Emily Oren 3C
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### Fractional Reaction Orders

What does it mean for there to be a fractional (for example 1.5) reaction order and how does this happen? Will we have to know/work with reactions like this on exams? Also, is having a fractional reaction order common?

Tanaisha Italia 1B
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### Re: Fractional Reaction Orders

This example is included in one of the sections we have to study for the next test, but we did not really cover it in class so I don't think that it will make up a significant portion of an exam. A fractional reaction order is when the order of a reaction is a fraction rather than an integer (we have been studying whole number orders so far, such as 0th, 1st, 2nd order of a reaction).

Chris Lamb 1G
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### Re: Fractional Reaction Orders  [ENDORSED]

I do not think that we will deal with non-interger reaction orders in this class.