Example 1 · difficulty 3/5
For the reaction A + B → products, the following initial rate data were obtained: Experiment 1: [A] = 0.1 mol L⁻¹, [B] = 0.1 mol L⁻¹, rate = 2.0 × 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ s⁻¹; Experiment 2: [A] = 0.2 mol L⁻¹, [B] = 0.1 mol L⁻¹, rate = 4.0 × 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ s⁻¹; Experiment 3: [A] = 0.2 mol L⁻¹, [B] = 0.2 mol L⁻¹, rate = 1.6 × 10⁻² mol L⁻¹ s⁻¹. The overall order of the reaction is:
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 1.5
- D. 3