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What is a reaction rate?

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Answer:

A reaction rate is a measure of how fast a reactant disappears or a product forms during a reaction.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is usually defined as the change in concentration per unit time:

Δ(concentration)/Δt

The units are (moles per litre) per second.

In symbols, the units are mol/(L·s) or mol·L^-1 s^-1.

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