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Rate constant

Tynos

What does the rate constant measure in kinetics?
And is it only temperature that affects this constant?

Thanks!

Reply 1

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Original post by Tynos

What does the rate constant measure in kinetics?
And is it only temperature that affects this constant?

Thanks!

K is just a constant of proportionality, scaling the relationship rate=k[A] so that the values are the correct order.

K is dependant upon T only if the system follows the Arrhenius law.

Reply 2

Tynos

Original post by JMaydom

K is just a constant of proportionality, scaling the relationship rate=k[A] so that the values are the correct order.

K is dependant upon T only if the system follows the Arrhenius law.