Rate laws are mathematical expressions that describe how the rate of a chemical reaction depends on the concentration of each reactant.
Topic 5.7: 5.7 Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms
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The speed at which reactants are converted into products in a chemical reaction, which is described by the rate law.
This refers to the power dependence of the rate on the concentration of each reactant in the rate law.
A proportionality constant in the rate law that is specific to a given reaction at a given temperature.