General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 13 - Rates of Reaction - Exercises - Page 560: 13.7

Answer

2

Work Step by Step

R = [$a]^{a}$ * [$b]^{b}$ now, 4R = [$2]^{a}$[$a]^{a}$ * [$b]^{b}$ [$2]^{2}$ R = [$2]^{a}$R therefore, a = 2 so the order of the reaction is 2 with respect to that reactant.
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