MHT CET Chemistry question

Which one of the following statement for the order of a reaction is incorrect?

(A)Order of reaction is always whole number.Correct
(B)Order can be determined only experimentally.
(C)Order is not influenced by stoichiometric coefficient of the reactants.
(D)Order of reaction is sum of the power to the concentration terms of reactants to express the rate of reaction.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Order can be zero, a whole number or even fractional (e.g. 3/2), so (a) is incorrect;

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