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... consider when the conc of B is mulitplied by 2 with no change to the rate - we can draw conclusion that B has to be raised to the zeroth power. What is the last rate divided by the first rate? Note how the conc of A is doubled - can you form some relation to the exponent? e.g. If initially the rate between x + y ---> z was 2 mol dm^3 s^-1 , with the conc of y halved, given x has no effect on the rate, and the rate halves, what is the equation; rate = k [x] ...
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... consider when the conc of B is mulitplied by 2 with no change to the rate - we can draw conclusion that B has to be raised to the zeroth power. What is the last rate divided by the first rate? Note how the conc of A is doubled - can you form some relation to the exponent? e.g. If initially the rate between x + y ---> z was 2 mol dm^3 s^-1 , with the conc of y halved, given x has no effect on the rate, and the rate halves, what is the equation; rate = k [x] ...


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Reply 4
Given that when the concentration of B is doubled, the rate does not change, we can say the reaction is zero order with respect to B. When the concentration of A is doubled however, the rate also doubles, therefore making the order of reaction with respect to A first order. A zero-order reactant is exempt from the rate equation, so the answer would be 1, rate=k[A].

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