True or false: order and molecularity

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Order can be zero, a whole number, or a fraction.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Molecularity can be zero.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Molecularity is defined only for an elementary reaction.

4. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   For an elementary reaction, order and molecularity are the same.

5. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Molecularity may take any value above 3.

Explanation