i have to write a paper on these using my text book but its so confusing! :( can someone please explain this to me in PLAIN ENGLISH not this foreign language that my textbook assumes everyone else will understand. so far I've basically copied the entire chapter into my paper but i don't want to plagiarize but i don't know how else to explain it when i don't even understand it myself!
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My advise is to go onto YouTube, find a video that will explain it to you, because it is actually very simple once you think about it!
I can't remember the Rate laws off by heart, but as for the rate determining step, think of it as the energy point that must be reached or the reaction will not proceed!
Imagine you are playing crazy golf, and there is a hill infront of you, that you must get the ball over to go into the hole. If you do not hit the ball with enough force, the ball won't go into the hole. The rate that you hit it will determine if it will happen or not! It is the rate determining step! Now apply tht to the reaction, If I don't give the reaction sufficient energy for a CERTAIN step (of the reaction) to take place, the reaction will not proceed! This 'awkward' step, is the rate determining step, and it will determine how quickly the reaction proceeds eg If a lot of energy is needed, it may be very slow!
I hope that made sense, use the internet, search different sites and try to make sense of it! I know exactly what you mean about the books, sometimes you need to dumb it down! Try YouTube and some sites, you might get lucky! :)
I can't remember the Rate laws off by heart, but as for the rate determining step, think of it as the energy point that must be reached or the reaction will not proceed!
Imagine you are playing crazy golf, and there is a hill infront of you, that you must get the ball over to go into the hole. If you do not hit the ball with enough force, the ball won't go into the hole. The rate that you hit it will determine if it will happen or not! It is the rate determining step! Now apply tht to the reaction, If I don't give the reaction sufficient energy for a CERTAIN step (of the reaction) to take place, the reaction will not proceed! This 'awkward' step, is the rate determining step, and it will determine how quickly the reaction proceeds eg If a lot of energy is needed, it may be very slow!
I hope that made sense, use the internet, search different sites and try to make sense of it! I know exactly what you mean about the books, sometimes you need to dumb it down! Try YouTube and some sites, you might get lucky! :)