rate constant

(′rāt ′kän·stənt)

(physical chemistry) Numerical constant in a rate-of-reaction equation; for example, r_A = kCaACbBCcC, where C_A,C_B, and C_C are reactant concentrations, k is the rate constant (specific reaction rate constant), and a, b, and c are empirical constants.

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