Chapter 12: Q1. (page 398)
Consider the nonenzymatic elementary reaction A 鈫 B. When the
concentration of A is 20 mM, the reaction velocity is measured as 5 碌M
B produced per minute. (a) Calculate the rate constant for this reaction.
(6) What is the molecularity of the reaction?
Short Answer
(a) The rate constant for the nonenzymatic elementary reaction A鈫払 is 2.5脳10鈦烩伌min鈦宦.
(b) The molecularity of the given nonenzymatic elementary reaction A鈫払 is 1.
