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Unit 5: Kinetics

Quick questions on Reaction mechanism and rate law - AP Chemistry Unit 5

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A mechanism has a slow first step A+BC\text{A} + \text{B} \rightarrow \text{C} (elementary). Write the overall rate law. [2 points]
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Explain why a reactant that appears only in a fast step after the slow step does not appear in the rate law. [2 points]

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