Chemistry A-Level
Initial rates method
What Initial rates method means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Initial rates method
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Carrying out separate experiments with one reactant's concentration varied while others are held constant, measuring the rate at the very start of each reaction.
Topics that use Initial rates method
- How fast? (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Calculating rate and concentration from the rate equation
- Colorimetry
- Concentration–time graphs
- Constant half-life
- continuous monitoring
- Controlled comparison of experiments
- Deducing order from initial-rate data
- Deducing order with respect to a reactant
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