Below Is a Plot of the Reaction of a Decomposing

question 130

Multiple Choice

Below is a plot of the reaction of A decomposing to form products. Based on the figure, which might be the order of the reaction with respect to A?

• A) The reaction must only be zeroth order in A.
• B) The reaction must only be first order in A.
• C) The reaction must only be second order in A.
• D) The reaction could be either first order in A or second order in A.
• E) The reaction could be of any order in A.

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