Elementary Reactions

AP Chemistry· difficulty 2/5

A bimolecular elementary step A + B \to products has rate law

A
$rate = k[A]²[B]²$
B
$rate = k[A]$
C
$rate = k$
D
$rate = k[A][B]$
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Explanation

Bimolecular collision: first order in each reactant.

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