Q. The rate of physical or chemical process can be defined as

A) The amount of reactant consumed per unit time
B) The amount of product formed per unit time
C) The bond energy released during bond formation per unit time
D) All of the above
Explanation

Rate of a physical or chemical process refers to the amount of product formed per unit time. It can be expressed as $Rate = \frac{\delta P}{\delta t}$ Rate can also be called velocity if the direction is specified. Rates of physical and chemical processes are influenced by temperature among other factors. A general rule of thumb is that rate doubles or decreases by half for every 10$℃$ change in either direction. Catalysed reactions proceed at rates vastly higher than that of uncatalysed ones. When enzyme catalysed reactions are observed, the rate would be vastly higher than the same but uncatalysed reaction

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