RATE OF REACTION IN TERMS OF EXTENT (?) OR ADVANCEMENT OF THE REACTION

Abstract

The aim of this work was to illustrate the rate of a chemical reaction in terms of advancement or extent of reaction, denoted as ?. We applied theoretical mathematical treatments to hypothetical chemical reaction via decay of reactants. A more consistent and succinct definition of the rate of a given reaction has been observed to be given in terms of advancement or extent ? of the reaction. This method of simplification of the kinetics of reaction rates is hereby presented for enhancement of the study of chemical kinetics.