Biology GCSE
reaction rate
What reaction rate means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of reaction rate
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A compound measure expressing the velocity of biochemical transformations, expressed in units like cm³ s⁻¹, g min⁻¹, or s⁻¹.
Topics that use reaction rate
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