Chemical Engineering - Chemical Reaction Engineering - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Chemical Reaction Engineering - Section 1 (Q.No. 25)
25.
For a reaction of the type, 
, the rate of reaction (- rx) is given by
, the rate of reaction (- rx) is given byDiscussion:
9 comments Page 1 of 1.
Perry said:
7 months ago
Isn't -rx. interpreted as the rate of disappearance? Please explain to me.
Saheed said:
4 years ago
Yes, I agree @Mujahid Barde.
Because X appears as a product for k1.
Because X appears as a product for k1.
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Pathu said:
5 years ago
Positive sign for disapperance and negative for formation. So the answer is k2Cx - k1Cv.
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Rohan said:
7 years ago
Yes, right. Thanks @Satya.
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Mohit said:
7 years ago
Yes, right @Satya. Thanks all.
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Ashish patel said:
7 years ago
I Agree @satya.
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Mujahid Barde said:
7 years ago
The rate expression is independent on k3 since we are considering the rate of disappearance of X, and only k1 and k2 involve formation and disappearance of X respectively.
So you write the expression using positive sign for formation and negative for disappearance. So the answer is k1Cv-k2Cx.
So you write the expression using positive sign for formation and negative for disappearance. So the answer is k1Cv-k2Cx.
Dssa said:
8 years ago
You are correct @Satya.
Satya said:
1 decade ago
k2cx-k1cv is the answer as he asked the rate of disappearance of X.
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