Talk:Mass action

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[edit] Equilibrium constant

Shouldn't the equilibrium constant be equal to [C][D]/[A][B]?

From what I've read, they seem to be swapping products with reactants here.

If you read the article more carefully then you will find that the same thing is written there. Loom91 08:59, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kinetic order

This seems to be saying that the kinetic order of a reaction with respect to each reactant will always be whatever coefficient goes in font of it in the balanced equation. Is this generally regarded as being correct? Because it's perfectly plausible to have a reaction like A + B -> C that is second order with respect to the concentration of “A”.

For a single-step/concerted reaction (the only type for which the Law of Mass Action is valid), the kinetic order of a reactant is indeed equal to its coefficient in the balanced (and correct) stoichiometric equation reduced to its lowest terms. Examples where this is not true all have a multi-step/non-concerted mechanism. Loom91 12:26, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

\ Isn't there another Law of Mass Action thats important in semiconductor physics?? Danski14 18:44, 1 February 2007 (UTC)