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a) Consider a general reaction aA + bB → cC + dD. The rate expression for the reaction is Rate = K[A][B]yi) Establish the significance of ‘(a+b)’ and ‘(x+y)’ in terms of order and molecularity.ii) Write any two differences between order and molecularity.b) “Reactions with zero order is possible, but zero molecularity is not”. Justify the statement. |
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Answer» a) i) (a + b) – Molecularity of the reaction (X + y) – Order of the reaction ii)
b) The order of a reaction can be zero which means that the rate of the reaction is independent of the concentration of the reactants. But, molecularity of a reaction cannot be zero which means that there is no reacting species and hence no reaction is possible. |
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