Elementary Reactions


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Sara Richmond 2K
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Elementary Reactions

Postby Sara Richmond 2K » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:58 pm

Is it true that coefficients to dont influence rate laws for elementary reactions?

Sara Richmond 2K
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Re: Elementary Reactions

Postby Sara Richmond 2K » Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:59 pm

How are we supposed to know if something is an elementary reaction? What exactly is different from an elementary reactions and a classic reaction?

Caroline Beecher 2H
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Re: Elementary Reactions

Postby Caroline Beecher 2H » Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:31 pm

I believe that coefficients determine the order of reactants in the rate law when we are dealing with elementary reactions. Elementary reactions are when chemical species react directly to form products with a single reaction step and single transition state.

Rida Ismail 2E
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Re: Elementary Reactions

Postby Rida Ismail 2E » Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:40 pm

I thought that elementary equations were the only ones where they determine the order of the reactants in the rate law.

Edmund Zhi 2B
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Re: Elementary Reactions

Postby Edmund Zhi 2B » Thu Mar 12, 2020 10:09 pm

Caroline Beecher 2H wrote:I believe that coefficients determine the order of reactants in the rate law when we are dealing with elementary reactions. Elementary reactions are when chemical species react directly to form products with a single reaction step and single transition state.


I believe this is correct, yes. They are also involved when there are calculations involving K.

Natalie Benitez 1E
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Re: Elementary Reactions

Postby Natalie Benitez 1E » Sat Mar 14, 2020 5:35 pm

Do coefficients play a role in elementary reactions??


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