ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry
6.1.8.2Rate equations
Rate equations in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.1.8.2.1Explain rate equation, order of reaction, rate constant and half-life.
- 6.1.8.2.2Construct rate equations of the form rate = k[A]^m[B]^n with m and n equal to 0, 1 or 2.
- 6.1.8.2.3Calculate initial rate, half-life and rate constant.
- 6.1.8.2.4Deduce the order of reaction by the initial-rate method and from concentration-time graphs.
- 6.1.8.2.5Show graphically that the half-life of a first-order reaction is constant.
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Rate equations, orders and half-life
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