General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
In a zero order reaction, the rate of the reaction does not depend on the concentration of the reactant.
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
This typically occurs when the reactant concentration is already very high, so adding more reactant doesn't change the rate
Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
Danielle_Gallandt3I wrote:This typically occurs when the reactant concentration is already very high, so adding more reactant doesn't change the rate
Thank you for clarifying!
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
Zero-order reactions can also occur when there is a catalyst, so the reaction would depend on the catalyst instead of the concentration of reactant.
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
If the reaction rate is dependent on a catalyst, does that mean the substrate has to be in high concentration as well?
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
This means that the reaction rate does not depend on the particular amount of a specific reactant (that is 0 order).
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Re: General Meaning of "Zero Order" Reactions
Celine Cheng 1H wrote:If the reaction rate is dependent on a catalyst, does that mean the substrate has to be in high concentration as well?
Dr. Lavelle said to assume the catalyst/enzyme is saturated with substrate (meaning it is already working at maximum capacity) so adding substrate doesn't change the rate.
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