Forward and reverse reaction rates
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Malia Shitabata 1F
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Forward and reverse reaction rates
For A+B->C+D, the forward rate is k[A][B] and for the reverse reaction C+D->A+B, the rate is k'[C][D]. Why is it k' as opposed to just k?
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Kevin Antony 2B
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Re: Forward and reverse reaction rates
There is a different rate for both the forward and reverse reactions so we use k and k'.
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Aman Sankineni 2L
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Re: Forward and reverse reaction rates
We use k vs k' to differentiate between the rates for forward and reverse reactions.
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Nathan Nakaguchi 1G
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Re: Forward and reverse reaction rates
k and k' have different numerical values, it is not necessarily a derivative or anything like that. Its the same as just arbitrarily writing k(forward) and k(reverse) they are both rate constants but they aren't the same number.
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Maya Pakulski 1D
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