A reaction rate determines how fast a reaction proceeds, and is mathematically defined as the change in concentration of a species over the change in time. For more information, please… Click to show full abstract
A reaction rate determines how fast a reaction proceeds, and is mathematically defined as the change in concentration of a species over the change in time. For more information, please read Measuring Reaction Rates. An example of a fast reaction would be fire burning (combustion of oxygen) and an example of a slow reaction is iron rusting (oxidation of a metal). Reactions do not only proceed forward; reactions often occur in a mixture of forward and reverse, the more prevalent being the observed course of the reaction.
               
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