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by mindruna » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:14 pm
The rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the square of the concentration of chemical A present and inversely proportional to the concentration of chemical B present. If the concentration of B is increased by 100%, which of the following is closest to the percent change in concentration of chemical A required to keep the reaction rate unchanged?

A) 100 % decrease
B) 50% decrease
C) 40 % decrease
D) 40 % increase
E) 50 % increase

The OA is D. How?
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by givemeanid » Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:25 am
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by tanyajoseph » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:42 am
Pardon my ignorance here....how does A^2 = 2A1^2 become 1.41A??? Am I missing something ???
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