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Kinetics of Consecutive Reactions: First Reaction, First-Order; Second Reaction, Zeroth Order
David Ball
Cleveland State University, Department of Chemistry, Euclid Avenue at East 24th Street, Cleveland, OH 44115

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July 1998
Vol. 75 No. 7
p. 917

Abstract
Many physical chemistry texts discuss the kinetics of sequential or consecutive reactions, viz: A -k1-> B -k2-> C

Some of them derive or present equations that relate the time-dependent concentrations [A]t, [B]t, and [C]t from the integrated forms of the rate laws. In all cases, the presumption is made that each step is a first-order reaction. However, there is one very relevant case in which the second step is actually zeroth-order through most of its occurrence. We therefore present a similar analysis for a two-step sequential process in which the first step is first-order and the second step is zeroth-order.

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Supplement
Additional Reference and Correction to Manuscript Cited in J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 1387.
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Ball, David W. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 917.
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Physical Chemistry, Kinetics
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