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The rate constant, or the specific rate constant, is the proportionality constant in the equation that expresses the relationship between the rate of a chemical reaction and the concentrations of the reacting substances.
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The rate constant, or the specific rate constant, is the proportionality constant in the equation that expresses the relationship between the rate of a chemical reaction and the concentrations of the reacting substances.
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• define rate constant
- a coefficient of proportionality relating the rate of a chemical reaction at a given temperature to the concentration of reactant (in a unimolecular reaction) or to the product of the concentrations of reactants.
- The rate constant, or the specific rate constant, is the proportionality constant in the equation that expresses the relationship between the rate of a chemical reaction and the concentrations of the reacting substances.
- r = reaction rate
- k(T) = reaction rate constant that depends on temperature
- [A] = molar concentrations of substances A in moles per unit volume of solution
- [B] = molar concentrations of substances B in moles per unit volume of solution
- m,n = partial orders of reaction
∆ What Is Rate Constant?
- The rate constant is defined as the proportionality constant which explains the relationship between the molar concentration of the reactants and the rate of a chemical reaction.
- The rate constant is denoted by k and is also known as reaction rate constant or reaction rate coefficient. It is dependent on the temperature.
• There are two possible ways to calculate rate constant and they are:
- Using the Arrhenius equation.
- Using the Arrhenius equation.Using the molar concentrations of the reactants and the order of the reaction.
• Unit of rate constant is dependent on the order of reaction and is given:
- Zero order reaction : mol.L-1.s-1
- First order reaction : s-1
- Second order reaction : M-1.s-1
- Third order reaction : M-2.s-1
• Following are the ways to express rate constant:
Where,
- k is the rate constant
- [A] and [B] are the molar concentration of reactants A and B
- a and b are the order of reaction.
• Rate constant from the Arrhenius equation,
Where,
- A is the frequency of particle collision
- Ea is the activation energy
- R is the universal gas constant
- T is the absolute temperature
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