Slow reaction
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 5:37 pm
How do I know what to make the approximation to?
In my slow reaction, I have:
Fast 1st step:
forward O3 rate decomp= k1[O3]
reaverse form rate= kprime1[O2][O]
Slow 2nd Step:
forward O3 consume rate = k2[O][O3]
Why is it k2[O][O3] << kprime1[O2][O]
and not
k2[O][O3] << k1[O3]
In my slow reaction, I have:
Fast 1st step:
forward O3 rate decomp= k1[O3]
reaverse form rate= kprime1[O2][O]
Slow 2nd Step:
forward O3 consume rate = k2[O][O3]
Why is it k2[O][O3] << kprime1[O2][O]
and not
k2[O][O3] << k1[O3]