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Define 'order of a reaction'.

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Order of Reaction : It is the sum of powers to which the conc. terms are raised in rate law expression
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Knowledge Check

  • The order of a reaction

    A
    can never be zero
    B
    can never be fraction
    C
    must be a whole number
    D
    can be an integer or a fraction or zero

  • order of reaction is

    A
    never zero
    B
    never fractional
    C
    always equal to number of molecules taking part in reaction
    D
    an experimentally determined quantity