True or false: where a rate law comes from

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A rate law has to be determined experimentally.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A rate law can be read off the balanced equation.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   The rate constant is the proportionality factor in the rate law.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Order can be worked out from the stoichiometric coefficients.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Rate constant and order can be found from the integrated rate equation.

Explanation