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Factors that affect the rate of a reaction.  

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Factors that affect the rate of a reaction INTRODUCTION The rate of a reaction is how long it takes for the products in a reaction to form or how rapidly the reactants get used up. It is possible to tell something is reacting because odours and gases are given off, there can be a change in colour, change in ph level, fizzing and bubbling. A reaction will happen fastest at nearer the start of the reaction because this is when there is the most amounts of reactants, as the reactants get used up the rate of reaction is slower. The rate of reaction is found by measuring the amount of a reactant used up per unit of time or the amount of a product produced per unit of time. A reaction can be made to go faster or slower by changing a number of factors. In order for...

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