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| an expression relating the rate of a reaction to the concentration of the reactants |
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| a proportionality constant relating the concentrations of reactants to the rate of the reaction |
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| when is k, the specific rate constant, large? |
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| if the products form quickly |
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| if the products form slowly |
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| a reaction in which the reaction rate is proportional to the concentration of only one reactant |
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| a reaction in which reactants are converted to products in a single step |
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| a series of elementary reactions that take place during the course of a complex reaction |
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| what do peaks refer to in a reaction progress curve? |
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| energies of the activated complexes |
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| what do the valleys refer to in the reaction progress curve? |
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| energy of an intermediate |
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| a product of one of the steps in a reaction mechanism; it becomes a reactant in the next step |
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