A Second-Order Chemical Reaction
A Second-Order Chemical Reaction
A reaction of second order A + B → C is shown with initial concentrations , , and . The rate constant and the initial conditions are variable. Displayed are the time dependent concentrations that are solutions to the corresponding differential equations:
a
0
b
0
c
0
k
a
∂
t
k
a
∂
t
k
a
∂
t
k
a
with initial conditions
a(0)=
a
0
b(0)=
b
0
c(0)=
c
0
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