For the Reaction AA → Products, Select the Reaction Order(s)

question 34

Multiple Choice

For the reaction aA → products, select the reaction order(s) that best fit(s) the observations.
-A plot of [A]² vs. t gives a straight line.

• A) zero order in A
• B) second order in A
• C) first order in A
• D) all of these
• E) none of these

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