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How do I know if to use 1/t to measure initial rate or change in conc / time taken (when t=0) ? does it matter? in which situations should I use them?
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From my syllabus at least, the way you're supposed to measure an initial rate is to plot change in concentration over time and calculate the gradient of the tangent at t=0. I have seen that 1/t before but I always thought of that as just more of an estimate because rate is inversely proportional to time. I'm not sure though.

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