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ERIC Number: EJ241243
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jan
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What is the Rate-Limiting Step of a Multistep Reaction?
Murdoch, Joseph R.
Journal of Chemical Education, v58 n1 p32-36 Jan 1981
Presents information concerning a fundamental concept for understanding reaction rate, the idea of a rate-limiting step for a chemical reaction. Discusses problems in using flow analogies and introduces an alternative approach to finding the rate-limiting step based on locating the transition state of highest energy. (CS)
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - General; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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