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Re: units
In your rate law equation, you'd multiply out the units of the reactants to find the units.
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Re: units
The equilibrium constant, K has no units. If you mean rate constant, k, then the units are mol.L-1.s-1 for a zero order reaction, s-1 for a first order reaction, and L.mol-1.s-1 for a second order reaction.
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Re: units
the rate constant k has units s-1 for a first order reaction, and (L*mol-1*s-1) for a second order reaction.
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Re: units
the units will depend on the rate law and the order of the reaction because that will influence the power to which the units are multiplied. I would find the answer and then write out the formula with just the units to calculate/find what those would be.
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Re: units
k has different units depending on what order the reaction is. Since rate has units (mol x L)/s, you just set up a unit equation: mol x L/s = k x (mol x L)^(order of rxn) and solve for the units of k.
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