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Write two main differences between order of reaction and molecularity of a reaction ?

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Order of a reaction is the sum of the exponents to which the concentration terms of the reactants are raised.
Molecularity is the number of molecules/atoms participants in a reaction.
Order of a reaction can be be determined experimentally whereas molecularity is a theoretical concept.

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