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Define rate of reaction and rate constant.

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Rate of reaction is defined as the change in the concentration of any one of the reactants or products per unit time. Rate constant of a reaction is equal to the rate of reaction when concentration of each reactant is taken as `1" mol L"^(-1)`.
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