What Is One of the Conditions That Must Be Met

question 137

Multiple Choice

What is one of the conditions that must be met to validate a proposed mechanism?

• A) The rate law predicted by the mechanism must be consistent with the experimentally observed rate law.
• B) The reaction rate law should be defined as the positive of the change in concentration of a reactant divided by the change in time.
• C) The reaction order with respect to the reactants must be the same as the stoichiometry of the net reaction.
• D) The rate of the reaction should be independent of the temperature.

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