JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3ck176
A mechanism for A+2BD is: step 1 (slow) A+BC; step 2 (fast) C+BD, where C is an intermediate. The rate law is
Arate =k[A][B]
Brate =k[A][B]2
Crate =k[C][B]
Drate =k[A]
Answer: A
The rate law follows the slow step: rate =k[A][B]. The fast second step comes after the rate-determining step and does not appear; the overall stoichiometric coefficients (1 and 2) are not the orders here.