Mean rate of reaction
What Mean rate of reaction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Calculated as quantity of reactant used divided by time taken, or quantity of product formed divided by time taken.
The average over the whole time interval, calculated as change in quantity divided by time taken.
Topics that use Mean rate of reaction
- Calculating rates of reactions (AQA GCSE)
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