Chemistry A-Level
stoichiometry is not the rate equation
What stoichiometry is not the rate equation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The stoichiometric equation counts what is consumed overall, whereas the rate equation reflects only the species involved up to and including the slowest step.
Topics that use stoichiometry is not the rate equation
- Determination of rate equation (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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