Q. For the reaction , the reaction rate is doubled, if the concentration of is doubled. The rate is increased by four times when concentrations of both and are increased by four times. The order of the reaction is

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Solution:

Rate of reaction is doubled when concentration of A is doubled. Again, rate of reaction becomes four times when concentration of is increased by four times. It is clearly shown that there is no effect on rate of reaction on increasing the concentration of .
Thus, order with respect to is 1 and order with respect to is Total order of reaction .