Topic 16 - Kinetics 2 Flashcards
1
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Rate of reaction
A
Change in concentration of a substance over a given period of time
2
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Overall order of reaction
A
Sum of all the individual orders of all reactants in a chemical reaction
3
Q
Half-life
A
Time taken for the initial amount of a reactant to be halved
4
Q
Rate determining step (RDS)
A
The slowest step in a multi-step reaction
5
Q
Instantaneous rate
A
Rate found by drawing a tangent on the conc. vs time graph to find a rate at the given time
6
Q
Colorimeter
A
A device for measuring absorbable
7
Q
Absorbance
A
Amount of light absorbed by solution
