For a Certain Reaction of the General Form AA →

question 5

Multiple Choice

For a certain reaction of the general form aA → products,the experimental data plotted as [A] versus time is linear.The slope of this plot must equal

• A) -1.
• B) the negative of the rate constant.
• C) one over the rate constant.
• D) the rate constant.
• E) 1.

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