Chemistry A-Level
Rate from gradient of a quantity–time graph
What Rate from gradient of a quantity–time graph means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Reaction rate is found from the gradient of a graph of a physical quantity against time, where the quantity may be concentration, mass, gas volume or absorbance.
Topics that use Rate from gradient of a quantity–time graph
- Reaction rates (OCR A-Level)
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