Chemical Kinetics Ques 33

33. If the rate of the reaction is equal to the rate constant, the order of the reaction is

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(a) 3

(b) 0

(c) 1

(d) 2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 33.(b)

Solution:

(b) $\because r=k[A]^{n}$

if $n=0$

$r=k[A]^{0}$

or $r=k$ thus for zero order reactions rate is equal to the rate constant.