COMPOSITE REACTIONS AND THE STEADY STATE APPROXIMATION

Hint

Competing Reactions are where the reactant is consumed by two different reactions to form different products, i.e. A → B, A → C.

Consecutive Reactions are where the reactant forms an intermediate product, which reacts further to form another product, i.e. A → B → C.

Reversible Reactions are where the reaction can proceed in either direction, i.e. A → B, B → A.

Review Question

A → B

B + C → D

D → B + C

Competing and Consecutive Reactions

Competing and Reversible Reactions

Consecutive and Reversible Reactions

Consecutive and Series Reactions