MHT CET Chemistry question

Chemistry Chemical Kinetics MHT CET

The overall rate of a reaction is governed by

(A)The rate of the fastest intermediate step
(B)The rate of the slowest intermediate stepCorrect
(C)The sum total of the rates of all the intermediate steps
(D)The average of the rates of all the intermediates steps

Answer: (B)

Solution

The slowest step is the rate determining step and limits the overall rate; the fastest

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