JEE Main Chemistry question

**Assertion:** The order of reaction may be negative.

**Reason:** In some cases, the rate of the reaction decreases as the concentration of the reactants increases.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

Order of reaction is an experimentally determined exponent and can indeed be negative — this happens exactly when increasing a reactant's (or an

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