Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate


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beckyolmedo1G
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Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate

Postby beckyolmedo1G » Thu Mar 14, 2019 8:47 pm

is rate of formation the same as unique rate?

Chloe Qiao 4C
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Re: Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate

Postby Chloe Qiao 4C » Thu Mar 14, 2019 9:20 pm

I believe they are not the same. Rate of formation depends on the coefficient of the products, but unique rate does not.

005384106
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Re: Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate

Postby 005384106 » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:43 pm

How do you determine the rate of formation?

Pegah Nasseri 1K
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Re: Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate

Postby Pegah Nasseri 1K » Wed Mar 11, 2020 4:59 pm

Given the reaction 2A + B -> 3C, the rate following the rate law would be . Using the unique rate instead of the rate law, you would calculate the rate by plugging in the values for any of these: . The unique rate can be calculated using the rate of formation of A or B, or by calculating the rate of decomposition of C (which would be the negative value of the other two rate of formations). The unique rate of formation takes into account the stoichiometric coefficients of the reaction while the rate law does NOT.

Morgan Carrington 2H
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Re: Rate of Formation vs Unique Rate

Postby Morgan Carrington 2H » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:28 pm

Chloe Qiao 4C wrote:I believe they are not the same. Rate of formation depends on the coefficient of the products, but unique rate does not.


How would you determine the unique rate law if these two values are not the same? I'm super lost by how to differentiate between these two values.


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