Why are rates of different reactions often compared by observing the rate of the

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Why are rates of different reactions often compared by observing the rate of the reaction at the early stages of the reaction?

A) The change in concentration vs. change in time at the beginning of the reaction approximates a linear relatinahip, therefore the slope of this initial plot can be used to calculate the initial rate.

B) Since the rate of the reaction will slow down over time, the change in concentration vs. change in time is not linear over a longer time period and a linear plot can no longer be used to calcualte the rate.

C) The initial rate provides more information about how the reactants are behaving/interacting, since the reactants are at their highest concentrations in the initial stages of the reaction.

D) All of these are correct.

A) The change in concentration vs. change in time at the beginning of the reaction approximates a linear relatinahip, therefore the slope of this initial plot can be used to calculate the initial rate.

B) Since the rate of the reaction will slow down over time, the change in concentration vs. change in time is not linear over a longer time period and a linear plot can no longer be used to calcualte the rate.

C) The initial rate provides more information about how the reactants are behaving/interacting, since the reactants are at their highest concentrations in the initial stages of the reaction.

D) All of these are correct.

Explanation / Answer

D) All of these are correct.

D) All of these are correct.

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