Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity (9th Edition)

by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John R.; Treichel, David A.

Published by Cengage Learning

ISBN 10: 1133949649

ISBN 13: 978-1-13394-964-0

Chapter 14 Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Chemical Reactions - Study Questions - Page 553d: 51

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Assuming the concentration of the other reactant is constant, the rate could be considered of second-order with respect to $OH^-$ if the plot of $1/[OH^-]\ vs\ t$ has a better straight-line fit than $ln[OH^-]\ vs\ t$ or $[OH^-]\ vs\ t$.

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