Without Performing Complex Calculations, Determine the Order of a Reaction

question 47

Multiple Choice

Without performing complex calculations, determine the order of a reaction that has the following initial rates for the specified starting concentration:

• A) zero order
• B) first order
• C) second order
• D) third order
• E) impossible to determine

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