Chemistry A-Level
Zero order: constant gradient
What Zero order: constant gradient means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Zero order: constant gradient
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The concentration falls at a constant rate, so the graph is a straight line with a constant negative gradient, and the half-life shortens as concentration drops.
Topics that use Zero order: constant gradient
- 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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