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Rate Law

Reaction rate as a function of reactant concentrations.

Formula

rate=k[A]m[B]nrate = k[A]^m[B]^n

Variables

kRate constant
[A],[B]Concentrations
m,nOrders

Example

Orders found experimentally

Did You Know?

A reaction's rate law must be found by experiment; you cannot simply read it off the balanced equation.

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