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Reaction Kinetics
GATE 2015
Medium
An irreversible reaction A→products has rate=(2CA²+0.1CA)/(1+50CA), CA in 0.5-50 mol/m³. For very high concentrations of A, the reaction order tends to
- A0
- 1
- C1.5
- D2
Explanation
At high CA, the rate expression is dominated by 2CA²/(50CA)=CA/25 — first order.
Source: GATE CH 2015 (2015)
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