Question

Which of the following statements is not correct about order of a reaction?

• A. The order of a reaction can be a fractional number
• B. Order of a reaction is exeperimentally determined quantity.
• C. The order of a reaction is always equl to the sum of the stoichiometric coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction
• D. The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of molar concentrations of the reactants in the rate law expression

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Order of reaction may or may not be equal to the sum of stoichiometric coefficients.