I think you meant, “why is a slow step rate-determining?”, and I think it’s more productive to answer that instead. Rate-determining steps are slow because of […]
When an ionic compound such as ##PbSO_4## is insoluble in water, it means that the ##Pb^(2+)## ions and ##SO_4^(2-)## ions have such a strong attraction for […]
Looks like this can be formed via TWO aldol condensations. Nice! Let’s see… Alright, let’s start with these two compounds, then: The mechanism will involve a […]
Activation Energy and Bond energy Activation energy is the energy required for any molecule to take part or initiate the reaction. Bond energy is the energy […]