It can be determined graphically by drawing a tangent at
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It can be determined graphically by drawing a tangent at time ton either of the curves for concentration of R and P vs time t and calculating its slope Fig 4 1 So in problem 4 1 at 600s for example can be calculated by plotting concentration of butyl chloride as a function of time A tangent is drawn that touches the curve at t 600 s Fig 4 2 The slope of this tangent gives the instantaneous rate So instat 600 s At t 250 s t 350 s t 450 s 0 0165 0 037 800 400 s mol L 5 12 x 10 mal L s Finst 1 22 x 10 mol L s Finst 1 0 x10 mol L s 6 4 x 105 mol L g inst Now consider a reaction Hg l Cl g HgCl s Where stoichiometric coefficients of the reactants and products are same then rate of the reaction is given as A Hg A C1 A HgCl At At At Rate of reaction H nce of any of the reactants is same as the rate reaction two moles of