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So, let's say we have an elementary reaction:
2A --> C
The rate of this reaction is (according to IUPAC: http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05156.html)
[tex] - \frac{1}{2} \frac{d[A]}{dt} = k [A]^2 [/tex]
If we integrate this we get a certain integrated rate law (second order)
However, if we multiply all of the stoichiometric coefficients by 2:
4A --> 2C
And do the same procedure, we'll get a different rate law, right?
Does this mean that the stoichiometric coefficients should be taken as the smallest possible integers in a rate equation? I can't find this statement anywhere. Help me understand this if you can.
2A --> C
The rate of this reaction is (according to IUPAC: http://goldbook.iupac.org/R05156.html)
[tex] - \frac{1}{2} \frac{d[A]}{dt} = k [A]^2 [/tex]
If we integrate this we get a certain integrated rate law (second order)
However, if we multiply all of the stoichiometric coefficients by 2:
4A --> 2C
And do the same procedure, we'll get a different rate law, right?
Does this mean that the stoichiometric coefficients should be taken as the smallest possible integers in a rate equation? I can't find this statement anywhere. Help me understand this if you can.
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