Units of rate
Units of rate:
We have the rate of reaction=
Change in concentration of the reaction or product
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Time taken
Thus, reaction rate has the units of concentration divided by time. Concentration in moles per litre (molar concentration, M =mol dm-³), and time may be in seconds, (s), minutes (min), hours (h), days (d) or possibly years (y).
Therefore, the units of reaction rates may be
mol dm-³ s-¹ or mols/ liter, sec or Ms-¹
mol dm-³ min-³ or moles/liter min, or M min-¹
mol dm-³h-¹ or moles/ liter- hour or Mh-¹ and so on
In gaseous reaction, pressure is normally used and thus rate is expressed in atm sec-¹ or atm mim-¹.