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A reaction is second order with respect to a reaction. How is the rate of reaction affected if the concentration of the reactant is : (a) doubled, (b) reduced to 1/2?

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A reaction is second order with respect to a reactant.
Rate =k[A]2
(i) If the concentration of the reactant is doubled, the rate of reaction becomes 4 times .
(ii) If the concentration of the reactant is reduced to half, the rate of reaction becomes one fourth.

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