Negative Orders
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Re: Negative Orders
It can because rate law is experimentally determined so if the experiment yields a result that allows for a negative reaction order then that is possible. Typically I don't think we will be dealing much with negative reaction order because it is not as common but it is good to know that it can exist.
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Re: Negative Orders
A previous post stated that their T.A told them that we should be comfortable with negative orders for the final, but we shouldn't worry about fractions or stuff like that.
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Re: Negative Orders
It can be negative, which means as the substances decreases , the reaction rates increases. Try to think of the relationships between products and forward reaction
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Re: Negative Orders
A reaction can be negative with respect to one reactant but I don't think all reactants can have a negative order. The overall order for a reaction has to be at least 0.
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Re: Negative Orders
Yes, negative orders are possible and just means that whatever the substance is, it decreases and cases the reaction rate to increase. I had the same confusion, but a TA told me to get familiar with negative orders and fractions.
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