rate of reaction
What rate of reaction means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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The change in concentration of a reactant or product per unit time.
The change in the concentration of a reactant or product per unit time.
Topics that use rate of reaction
- Effect of temperature on reaction rate (AQA A-Level)
- Rate equations (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- How fast? (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Order of reaction
- Overall order
- Rate equation
- Rate-determining step
- units of k
- zero, first and second order
- area beyond Eₐ
- Calculating rate and concentration from the rate equation
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