What are the units of K in the following rate law?Rate=k[X]

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We are given the rate for a first order reaction.

Rate = k [X]

The unit of the Rate is usually M/s.

The unit of [X] is M

So k must be in 1/s in this case.

Answer: the unit of K is 1/s

Yahfoufi answered Mar 2, 2023

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