Example Help

[Gabriel Ordonez 2K]

Can someone walk through a zero order reaction problem step by step? Please include side information, conceptual knowledge, and graphical representations?

[Chem_Mod]

Zero order does not depend on the concentration of reactants. The equation is [A]= -kt + [A]o. The graph is a negative line because the slope is -k. Zero order are common in enzymes and catalysts. Various UA sessions will cover these, and you can ask TA's for clarification.

[Leonardo Le Merle 1D]

You can identify a reactant as zero-order if changing its concentration does not affect the rate in any way.

[Michael Nguyen 1E]

If you see a graph of [A] v. t and it is linear with a negative slope, you know that the reaction is zero-order with respect to that reactanct. The rate constant k is equal to the negative of the slope.

[Juana Abana 1G]

If you see a graph of [A] v. t and it is linear with a negative slope, you know that the reaction is zero-order with respect to that reactanct. The rate constant k is equal to the negative of the slope.

Thank you this is very helpful.

[CalvinTNguyen2D]

In a zero order reaction, the rate of the reaction does NOT depend of the concentration of the reactant; the rate remains constant throughout the entire reaction.

[RobertXu_2J]

In a zero order reaction, the rate of reaction does not depend on the concentration of the reactants, so the rate of reaction is constant as the concentration decreases.
If you want examples and graphs: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Supplemental_Modules_(Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry)/Kinetics/Reaction_Rates/Zero-Order_Reactions