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COMEDK · Chemistry · 19. Chemical Kinetics

\(a P+b Q \longrightarrow\) products, when \([P]\) is doubled keeping \([Q]\) constant and rate increases 2 times, when \([P]\) is constant and \([Q]\) is doubled and rate increases four times. The overall order is

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D \(2.5\)
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(C) 3

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For a reaction, \(a P+b Q \rightarrow\) Products \(r=k[P]^{a}[Q]^{b} \quad \text{...(i)}\) \(2 r=k[2 P]^{a}[Q]^{b} \quad \text{...(ii)}\) \(4 r=k[P]^{a}[2 Q]^{b} \quad \text{...(iii)}\) On dividing Eqs. (ii) by (i), we get \[ 2=2^{a} \Rightarrow a=1 \] On dividing Eqs. (iii) by…