Q9Multiple choice
Which of the following statements is not correct about order of a reaction.
- (i)The order of a reaction can be a fractional number.
- (ii)Order of a reaction is experimentally determined quantity.
- (iii)The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of the stoichiometric coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction.
- (iv)The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of molar concentration of the reactants in the rate law expression.
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(iii) The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of the stoichiometric coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction.