Question:
Which of the following statements is not correct about an order of a reaction.
(i) The order of a reaction can be a fractional number.
(ii) Order of a reaction is experimentally determined quantity.
(iii) The order of a reaction is always equal to the sum of the stoichiometric
coefficients of reactants in the balanced chemical equation for a reaction.
(iv) The order of a reaction is the sum of the powers of the molar concentration
of the reactants in the rate law expression.
Solution:
Option (iii) is the answer.