NEETChemistryChemical Kinetics
Why can we not determine the order of a reaction by taking into consideration the balanced chemical equation?
Options
- AThe order of a reaction cannot be determined using any method, as it is a constant value.
- BBecause order is determined experimentally and is confined to the dependence of observed rate of reaction on t
- CThe order of a reaction can be determined solely from the balanced chemical equation.
- DThe balanced chemical equation provides information about the activation energy of the reaction, not the order
Correct answer
B. Because order is determined experimentally and is confined to the dependence of observed rate of reaction on t
Step-by-step solution
Correct Option is : (B) Because order is determined experimentally and is confined to the dependence of observed rate of reaction on the concentration of reactants which is generally not equal to the sum of stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants