The rate equation for a reaction between reactants A and B was found to be

CHEMISTRY · Multi-part · AP · Chemistry · Kinetics · Kinetics

Problem

\text{rate} = k[\text{A}]^a[\text{B}]^b

(a) What name is given to

k

in the expression above and what does it represent? (b) What name is given to terms such as

a

and

b

in this rate equation? (c) For the rate equation, what name is given to the sum of

a

and

b

? (d) What is the effect of temperature on the values of

a

b

and

k

in a rate equation, such as that given here?