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Define these terms: (a) unimolecular reaction (b) bimolecular reaction (c) elementary reaction (d) overall reaction

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A unimolecular reaction is an elementary reaction in which the rearrangement of a single molecule produces one or more molecules of product(Chem Purdue).

A bimolecular reaction refers to the chemical combination of two molecular entities in a reaction that can be considered either reversible or irreversible(Springer).

Elementary reaction refers to any reaction that takes place in a single reactive encounter.

Overall reaction is the sum of all the steps of a non-elementary reaction.

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