Rate Equations

REACTION RATE

• It is the change in the amount of reactants or products per unit time
• If reactants are in solution, the rate= change in concentration per second (units moldm-3s-1)

RATE EQUATION

• Rate equations tells you how the rate is affected by concentration of reactants 
• m and n are orders of the reaction with respect to reactants A and B
• m tells you how concentration of A affects rate and n tells you the same for B
• If A changes and rates stays the same the order of A=0 
• If rate is proportional to A the order of A=1
• If rate is proportional to A squared…