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Title: How to find the rate determining step?
Post by: potatopotato on October 05, 2008, 09:33:14 PM

For any reaction mechanism, how do you find the rate determining step? Is there a pattern to look for and a specific feature to identify to find the slowest step of reaction?

Thx

Title: Re: How to find the rate determining step?
Post by: potatopotato on October 05, 2008, 09:49:05 PM

I was trying to find the slowest reaction, but I don't think molecularity would help...

Title: Re: How to find the rate determining step?
Post by: potatopotato on October 05, 2008, 10:04:30 PM

btw i need to know this for a test soon

Title: Re: How to find the rate determining step?
Post by: Astrokel on October 05, 2008, 11:04:15 PM

hey,

you could look at the rate law or the activation energy of each step to determine the rate determing step(slowest step).

Title: Re: How to find the rate determining step?
Post by: nielsgeode on October 06, 2008, 02:54:40 AM

Please give a little more information...
What reaction is it?