The discussion focuses on determining the rate constant (k) and the reaction order (n) from the equation k' = k[OH-]^n. By applying logarithmic transformations, the equation is reformulated to log k' = n log([OH-]) + log k, which resembles the linear equation y = mx + b. The slope (m) of the resulting line corresponds to the reaction order n, which is calculated to be 1.04. Subsequently, the value of k can be derived using the calculated n and the measured k'.
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