Biology GCSE
reaction rates
What reaction rates means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of reaction rates
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How rapidly reactants disappear or products accumulate over time, calculated as volume of product formed or mass of substrate broken down divided by time taken.
Topics that use reaction rates
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