define rate law? explain rate law with 2 examples
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A rate law relates the concentration of the reactants to the reaction rate in a mathematical expression. It is written in the form rate = k[reactant1][reactant2], where k is a rate constant specific to the reaction. The concentrations of the reactants may be raised to an exponent (typically first or second power).
The rate law is a mathematical relationship obtained by comparing reaction rates with reactant concentrations. The reaction order is the sum of the concentration term exponents in a rate law equation. A reaction's rate law may be determined by the initial rates method
For example, the rate law Rate=k[NO]2[O2] Rate = k [ NO ] 2 [ O 2 ] describes a reaction which is second-order in nitric oxide, first-order in oxygen, and third-order overall. This is because the value of x is 2, and the value of y is 1, and 2+1=3.